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Offline Streak

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HID Lighting on a Honda ST1100
« on: December 01, 2012, 10:43:06 PM »
For those who are thinking of adding extra lighting to your bike, I have just got home from testing my new HID driving lights, and Damn they are fantastic!

It is just pure clear light, I did about 80km worth of back roads and was just brilliant, I don't have diesels flair with the camera, spouting took a couple of shots on the road while I was adjusting the lights how I like them, below is just before I adjusted them out properly, (I somehow deleted the photo of after dammit  :|||| )



Compare that to my low beam  :grin



I have Hella FF50 lights on top with the HIDs in them, and underneath I have some 55 watt floods that I am using to fill the dark spots closer to the bike, all in all was just like riding in daylight, and I don't have the cannons that diesel and TJ have...I have also upgraded my headlight bulbs to the Xenon H4 style bulbs as well, the whiter light is fantastic!
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Re: HID Lighting on a Honda ST1100
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 10:32:01 AM »
great job there Streak  :thumbsup
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Re: HID Lighting on a Honda ST1100
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2012, 12:57:12 PM »
HIDs in the headlight does improve low beam performance, not so obvious on high beam as the pattern lacks penetration..
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Re: HID Lighting on a Honda ST1100
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2012, 01:58:50 PM »
HIDs in the headlight does improve low beam performance, not so obvious on high beam as the pattern lacks penetration..

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