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mat1600 | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | Posts | : | 8,596 | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 14:17 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: EnGage) | | Great pic to prove a point. Are they any good for 'night riding'? (no Hasssllehofff or KITT jokes please)
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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Thatch | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | Posts | : | 3,655 | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 14:26 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: mat1600) | | no Hasssllehofff or KITT jokes please |
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I don't know who would do such a thing...
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mat1600 | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | Posts | : | 8,596 | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 14:54 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: Thatch) | | I knew I should have worded it better. Just thought ...........for once.......... doesn't matter. My fault.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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EnGage | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | Posts | : | 3,155 | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 15:11 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: mat1600) | |
mat1600 wrote:
Great pic to prove a point. Are they any good for 'night riding'? (no Hasssllehofff or KITT jokes please) |
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They help a lot. Don't give much more distance, but they light up the road sides quite nicely. Good for seeing critters on the move.
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mat1600 | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | Posts | : | 8,596 | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 15:46 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: EnGage) | |
And thanks for answering in a sensible and grown up manner.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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Thatch | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | Posts | : | 3,655 | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 16:43 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: mat1600) | | Hey now!!!!
If you want 'sensible and grown up' you'll have to go to the rat.
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zolti | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | Posts | : | 3,127 | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 17:49 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: mat1600) | |
mat1600 wrote:
sensible and grown up manner. |
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Thatch wrote:
If you want 'sensible and grown up' you'll have to go to the rat. |
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"sensible and grown up"
oh how my sides ache
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narsisco_lopez | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | Posts | : | 2,765 | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 18:10 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: Thatch) | | Thatch wrote:
Hey now!!!!
If you want 'sensible and grown up' you'll have to go to the rat. |
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| 2012 Storm (SOLD!) Other Bikes: 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike) Past Bikes: 2012 K13S 2009 KTM 990 Adventure 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen) 2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!) 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman" 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J 1985 Suzuki GS550E 1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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EnGage | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | Posts | : | 3,155 | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 20:40 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: mat1600) | |
mat1600 wrote:
And thanks for answering in a sensible and grown up manner. |
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Hey! I was called a grown up Thanks Mat.
Gotta go tell my wife she's been wrong all these years
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feduke | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | Posts | : | 2,441 | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Posted : 12 Sep 2011 - 22:45 Post title : Re: Sensible and grown up? | | Well thanks a whole hell of a lot. "Sensible and grown up?" If you don't want me in your damn thread just say so!
| I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.
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zolti | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | Posts | : | 3,127 | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 13 Sep 2011 - 19:41 Post title : Re: Sensible and grown up? (Re: feduke) | | sounds like a dollup of yorkshire PMT,
must have been a rainy day
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mat1600 | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | Posts | : | 8,596 | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 13 Sep 2011 - 20:02 Post title : Re: Sensible and grown up? (Re: zolti) | |
zolti wrote:
sounds like a dollup of yorkshire PMT,
must have been a rainy day |
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Yeh the rain PMT - Permanently Motionless Thunderbird.
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lwc1600 | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 05/03/2010 | Posts | : | 114 | Location | : | Lakeland, Florida, United States |
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| Posted : 17 Oct 2011 - 21:06 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: narsisco_lopez) | |
narsisco_lopez wrote:
I've said it before, but I say it again (3 times, with feeling)...
HID (Xenon), HID (Xenon), HID (Xenon): cheap, simple to install, extremely effective.
How to Install an HID/Bi-Xenon Light Kit |
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I bought and installed the same kit that narsisco writes about. It was a very simple process and is the best lighting solution i have ever come across.
Thanks again, narsisco !!!!
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narsisco_lopez | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | Posts | : | 2,765 | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| Posted : 17 Oct 2011 - 21:44 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: lwc1600) | |
lwc1600 wrote:
narsisco_lopez wrote:
I've said it before, but I say it again (3 times, with feeling)...
HID (Xenon), HID (Xenon), HID (Xenon): cheap, simple to install, extremely effective.
How to Install an HID/Bi-Xenon Light Kit |
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I bought and installed the same kit that narsisco writes about. It was a very simple process and is the best lighting solution i have ever come across.
Thanks again, narsisco !!!! |
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Glad it worked out for you... 5000 miles on mine and I'm still extremely pleased with my HID bi-xenon headlight kit.
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!) Other Bikes: 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike) Past Bikes: 2012 K13S 2009 KTM 990 Adventure 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen) 2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!) 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman" 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J 1985 Suzuki GS550E 1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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feduke | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | Posts | : | 2,441 | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Posted : 17 Oct 2011 - 23:27 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | Sounds like telling, and telling, and telling Nabisco not to buy Metzler tires again.
| I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.
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narsisco_lopez | Thor | | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | Posts | : | 2,765 | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| Posted : 22 Oct 2011 - 15:22 Post title : Re: Improving headlight brightness (Re: feduke) | |
feduke wrote:
Sounds like telling, and telling, and telling Nabisco not to buy Metzler tires again. |
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| 2012 Storm (SOLD!) Other Bikes: 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike) Past Bikes: 2012 K13S 2009 KTM 990 Adventure 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen) 2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!) 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman" 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J 1985 Suzuki GS550E 1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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