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« on: January 20, 2016, 05:43:33 AM » |
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Through all my motorcycles I have had, only had one headlight go bad, and that was a Ceebe light. That had, I think it was called Quartz Iodine bulb, don't find those in your local hardware. Luckily I had a extra, gets really dark up north in MI.
So my question is, how long has people gone with their stock lights before blown the bulb. I am still on my original bulb, I am just trying to get a rough Guesstimate, for the bulbs life, just wondered. Knock on Wood!!
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FLAVALK
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2016, 05:45:03 AM » |
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I've replaced mine three times so far  All standard bulbs too |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2016, 05:59:17 AM » |
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My stock bulb died when the bike was around seven. I replaced it with a Sylvania ExtraVision. That was around seven years ago. So, I bought a spare. I don't keep it on the bike because its better for the bulb to rest safely on the shelf. I'll have to rely on the spots to get home if it does at night.
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Solorider
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2016, 09:05:15 AM » |
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Head light bulbs going out is normally no problem, even with out a spare .....because you have a high and low beam switch, one or the other element will burn out at one time not both at the same time !
Long story short ya'll always have a high or low beam working.....good enough to get the bike home
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2016, 04:09:47 PM » |
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my low beam just went out on my Valkyrie it lasted 17 years.
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dreamaker
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2016, 06:16:57 PM » |
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Head light bulbs going out is normally no problem, even with out a spare .....because you have a high and low beam switch, one or the other element will burn out at one time not both at the same time !
Long story short ya'll always have a high or low beam working.....good enough to get the bike home
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Punisher
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2016, 06:47:19 PM » |
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Standard light bulbs get weaker over time. Even as little as 2-3 years of regular use the light will be lessened.
Some folks don't ride but a few thousand miles a year so not that many hours on a bulb but I ride 15-20k miles per year on average so a lot more hours of use on the bulb.
Do a search on your favorite Internet search engine or even on this board, it has been discussed plenty of times.
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Oldnick
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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2016, 04:50:35 AM » |
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I've replaced mine three times so far All standard bulbs too By standard do you mean ":Honda replacements" or "not halogen, superbright, HID etc"? If you mean you buy from the Honda shop, then either change brands or check your wiring for why you keep losing headlight! |
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BonS
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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2016, 06:04:30 AM » |
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Running a quartz bulb at less than its rated voltage, such as our OEM bulbs are, shortens their life. That's why all quartz bulbs say "not for use with dimmers". Standard OEM bike harness wiring coupled with old handlebar switch contacts leads to a headlight's early demise. Fix the low-voltage problem to your headlight and you'll enjoy a brighter headlight and longer bulb life.
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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2016, 11:11:25 AM » |
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I've replaced mine three times so far All standard bulbs too By standard do you mean ":Honda replacements" or "not halogen, superbright, HID etc"? If you mean you buy from the Honda shop, then either change brands or check your wiring for why you keep losing headlight! No, just a plain ol' H4 55/60 Sylvania. I don't know who makes the Honda bulb |
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Oldnick
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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2016, 03:03:03 PM » |
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I've replaced mine three times so far All standard bulbs too By standard do you mean ":Honda replacements" or "not halogen, superbright, HID etc"? If you mean you buy from the Honda shop, then either change brands or check your wiring for why you keep losing headlight! No, just a plain ol' H4 55/60 Sylvania. I don't know who makes the Honda bulb As BonS said, if the volts to the bulb are low, it can shorten life and the Valk wiring is minimal, at best. I ran heavier wiring straight from the battery (with a fuse!) to the headlight bay and used relays that are fired by the old headlight volts to connect each filament (HiLo) as required. It added 1.5-2V to the High filament voltage. BUT as was also pointed out, if you ride heaps, then a couple of years may be it, especially with low beam on all the time. Bikes can be harder on filaments than cars. When a filament is hot, it is weaker...they run them pretty hot these days. So the harsher ride of a bike will affect them more. So carry a spare and a little torch to do the work  ...or yeah use HB to get home. Roll on affordable, decent LED headlights that you can actually fit in the Valk's well-packed headlight cavity! |
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Nick
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CajunRider
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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2016, 05:24:33 PM » |
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The Valk headlight bulb had to be changed once in 7 years... plus a blinker bulb.
Uni-go trailer brake light bulb died once in 7 years... but I only use it once or twice a year.
Triumph headlight took a rock on the highway... put a BB sized hole in the glass, during a rain storm. Bulb kept working!! Replacement headlight housing came with a new bulb, so I changed it anyway.
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