malcott Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 I bought a 900 Diversion earlier this year. I am very pleased with it apart from the headlight, which is poor. Has anyone any experience or knowledge of HID conversions? Do they actually work? Are they legal / safe? Do they cause any problems - e.g. over heating of wiring / connectors? If HID is not suitable, does anyone have any other tips on how the headlamp can be improved? Thanks for your help. Malcott
JimR Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 I bought a 900 Diversion earlier this year. I am very pleased with it apart from the headlight, which is poor. Has anyone any experience or knowledge of HID conversions? Do they actually work? Are they legal / safe? Do they cause any problems - e.g. over heating of wiring / connectors? If HID is not suitable, does anyone have any other tips on how the headlamp can be improved? Thanks for your help. Malcott I put a 100w bulb in mine, works fine and no problem with the electrics. I have had my divi from new and suffered with poor headlamp (hence the bulb) and after a bit of thought found out the beam was not adjusted correctly (the bike has right/left & up/down adjustment) once adjusted the headlamp was acceptable unless you like running around country lanes at over the ton Regards Jim
malcott Posted November 7, 2008 Author Posted November 7, 2008 I put a 100w bulb in mine, works fine and no problem with the electrics. I have had my divi from new and suffered with poor headlamp (hence the bulb) and after a bit of thought found out the beam was not adjusted correctly (the bike has right/left & up/down adjustment) once adjusted the headlamp was acceptable unless you like running around country lanes at over the ton Regards Jim Thanks Jim. You're right about the adjustment - it was well out. It's a lot nearer now but I've still not got it right yet. Even so, the light output seems poor. If HID is not going to be suitable, I will take your advice and try a 100w bulb. I haven't noticed these around - is it a standard bulb? Malcott
JimR Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Thanks Jim. You're right about the adjustment - it was well out. It's a lot nearer now but I've still not got it right yet. Even so, the light output seems poor. If HID is not going to be suitable, I will take your advice and try a 100w bulb. I haven't noticed these around - is it a standard bulb? Malcott Hi there try looking at this one, hope this helps Regards Jim
The Beginner Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 looking at this one Are they completely legal on a bike? cos I might get a pair of them?
JimR Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Are they completely legal on a bike? cos I might get a pair of them? well not really but I have had mine in since 1998 & never failed to pass the test on headlamp. m/c headlamps should be 60w each so if you have 2 headlights you can display 120w but if you have one only 60w which I think is a little unfair also by the same token HID systems are not quite legal look here. Makes you wonder when Vosa will catch up with hi tech systems Regards Jim
The Beginner Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 I might have to have a look at those then, Need to look into powering it though cos i've only got a little battery on my 50cc lol. I'll have a chat with a guy i know and see if he's got anything for me ty for the advice Jim
malcott Posted November 12, 2008 Author Posted November 12, 2008 Hi there try looking at this one, hope this helps Regards Jim Hi Jim. Sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for the link, I will try one of these. Regards Mal
wild foamy Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 i got a DT50MX which have notoriously crap headlights from stock. mine came with this thingy on: http://www.motocrossmotorbikes.com/product...lid=m6b0s23p150 No problems with the original electronics and its pretty good output wise (although i had to use a 6v bulb to get it to work with my electric system) you may need a universal headlamp mounting kit to mount it though (i got mine from busters-accessories.co.uk) best of luck Steve
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