1985 KRT 100 headlamp bulb replacement

[frankenduck]

Thats quite true.  I modified my headlight assembly on a Yamaha RD350 (lots of vibration).  I installed low wattage halogen lights, standard type not specifically for bikes.  They last only a few times for a ride at night before filament fails. 

True the BMW is as smooth as a car.  But not all motorcycles are.  and when the make a general light bulb they have to cover it for any motorcycle application.

Prior to using LED headlights, I added relays to my K bikes and ran 100/90 H4 bulbs from Ebay Chicoms. They cost $8/pair and I guarantee you that they were manufactured as inexpensively as possible. They worked well in terms of the amount of light they put out and Hi/LO beam patterns. The "worst" mileage I've gotten out of any of them is about 22,000 miles on my K1100RS.

[Laitch]

Thats quite true.  I modified my headlight assembly on a Yamaha RD350 (lots of vibration).  I installed low wattage halogen lights, standard type not specifically for bikes.

What is the bike specific bulb of your recommendation?

[pinhead]

What is the bike specific bulb of your recommendation?

it is no longer available,  a sealed bulb in an entire unit, not a sealed beam standard.

[Martin]

Gryph I'm managing to sneak up on the 5 metres, these two pictures are from 3 metres. I'm still looking for a dark spot that i can do a 5 metre shot.
Regards Martin.

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[The Mighty Gryphon]

Thanks, Martin!  I'm pretty sure the pattern won't change much with another 2 meters. 

Looks like it throws a good amount of light down range, but for some reason, the pattern doesn't seem to throw a lot of light off to the side of the road where the deer lurk waiting to leap in front of my machine.

[Laitch]

Gryph I'm managing to sneak up on the 5 metres, these two pictures are from 3 metres. I'm still looking for a dark spot that i can do a 5 metre shot.

I think you have plenty of light to keep you from running into your garage doors, Martin.  Maybe find a level street, indicate where a hundred yard distance is by hanging balloons or patriotic bunting then take some photos.

[Martin]

Laitch it's not that easy, there's not too much level around here and it's pretty well lit. Also people tend to get a bit suspicious when you ride up their drive on high beam. And although we aren't as well armed it's still hurts when hit with a well aimed Beemerang.
Regards Martin.

[Laitch]

there's not too much level around here and it's pretty well lit. Also people tend to get a bit suspicious when you ride up their drive on high beam.

So those are the garage doors of other people? How do you get inside, reverse engineering? Isn't there a vast, unlit territory inhabited only by kangaroos, crocodiles, human-flesh-eating jellyfish and pie shops just minutes from your doorstep?

[Martin]

Due to advancing years I no longer like to tangle with roos, crocs, jellyfish, advancing waistline eliminates pie shops.
Regards Martin.

[Laitch]

Due to advancing years I no longer like to tangle with roos, crocs, jellyfish, advancing waistline eliminates pie shops.

I doubt any of those hit you with a Beemerang. For one thing, that would be bad business for a pie shop. More photos!

[pinhead]

I just got back from a night ride after installing the new LED Bulb.  It works great.  I was worried on the low beam that it might blind oncoming drivers but that was not the case.  In fact, I think it dims down a little too much.  But on the bright beam its all you want when riding on a back country road.  Birght light on both sides as far as the eye can see!

[frankenduck]

The RS/RT/LT beam can be adjusted several ways:



LEFT/RIGHT - Turn the knob clockwise to adjust the beam towards the left or counter-clockwise to adjust the beam towards the right.


UP/DOWN - There are two mechanisms for adjusting beam height: a white lever for macro adjustments and a black hex knob for fine tuning.

The white macro lever has three positions: up, middle and down. This is handy for quick headlight adjustments when you have changing loads. e.g. Riding solo with no luggage vs. riding 2-up with full luggage. Up is the highest  pointing beam and down is the lowest.

Up/down fine tuning: The black knob turned clockwise lowers the beam and turning it counter-clockwise raises it.

For countries where you drive on the right side of the road the low beam cutoff on the right side angles up. I'm pretty sure that the reason for this is to better illuminate road signs.

LED vs. OEM halogen: