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Old 11-29-2008, 07:01 AM   #25 (permalink)
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There are various brands available, but Hella (German) has the best price that I found among the established brands. You can buy these at Susquehanna Motorsports for $32 + shipping. Bulbs are extra, and I'm running 80/100w ($8), but if you are running high-wattage passing lamps you may want to go with 55/100w to keep the low-beam-circuit amperage at status quo--or, install a relay on the passing lamps. I had a relay on my old RK's passing lamps (using 37.5w quartz bulbs from CCI) with an 80/100w bulb in the headlight.

Cibie (French) is another good brand, but I could only find these in Daniel Stern Lighting and they were $75 each without a bulb.

Thanks for that link on the Hella. I was trying to find somewhere to buy the Cibie other than from Daniel Stern but had no luck.

So would you say the Hella e-spec makes a big difference over stock??? Are these made specifically for bikes or just 7" round lights in general. And would it make a difference if it wasn't m/c specific. I had an HID kit installed. Even though the lighting was much better it started having operating problems so I removed it. Don't wanna take a chance of being stranded w/o a headlight.
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