Ex/sm led for night road driving

[Wnuudiction]

Is anyone running the Baja designs kit or other for night driving? I don’t even necessarily care if it’s dot approved, as long as it doesn’t completely blind other motorists. I have a 20 min commute down an curvy unlit rural road that has no reflectors or markers at some points, but the speed of traffic (which is very few) is around 60mph. The incandescent bulb does not cut it by a long shot, and the feed back from the housing and plastic are ridiculous. The blue light from the brights is so bright it blinds you. If anyone is happy with there aftermarket set up please let me know, I got to order something before I wrap the bike around a deer or a hog.

 

[Bionicman]

I’d question if the bike would provide enough power to run the lights

Maybe a coon light

 

[Slayer]

i think the stock light does the job as well as my old xt350 w/either the hi or lo beam, but the backlight from the Alta has me concerned too. Going to try to avoid looking into it initial thought was a non translucent shroud.

 

[schwankl]

I doubt just changing the bulb will get you what you want, but would try that out first.
If there is enough room under the seat could put in a small 300wh battery like:
52v Mighty Mini Cube Samsung Ebike Battery Pack 30q 6ah (3 pounds!)
with a step-down converter:
WaterProof DC 36V/48V to 12V 20A 240W Step Down Power Converter Regulator 645249697002 | eBay
then could run aftermarket 12v systems such as:
Thumper Jockey Enduro 3000 Headlight Kit
or 2x Motorcycle 12V 30W CREE U2 External Spot Head Light Work Lamp LED Fog 714497336176 | eBay

 

[Bionicman]

I have a very lightweight shorai battery & charger if anyone is interested

 

[Judaslefourbe]

Please note the below have been tested and seem to work, but they have not been validated (meaning we do not know whether they work 100% of the time in all situations):
Safego LED Headlight X000ZL69U5
3light Motorcycle LED Headlight X001AW316L

 

[schwankl]

@Judaslefourbe can you help on the part numbers? both those numbers (X000ZL69U5, X001AW316L) in google do not clarify
is it H4 version here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FHOY8I8/?tag=sce0f-20
or H3:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGVOF4A/?tag=sce0f-20
... any <35w 12v ? whats the spec on the power for the lights?

 

[Judaslefourbe]

The H4 looks familiar.

 

[Miles Prower]

I seriously have bicycling headlights that light up the road ahead better than my SM's shitty headlight.

 

[schwankl]

did anyone try the H4 version of that Safego 36w headlight? I finally got around to ordering it - will report back in a few days

 

[Wnuudiction]

I got the h4 light, installed it. The issue is the light back has a fan and some cooling wings so it doesn’t go back together perfectly. The dust boot doesn’t fit over the light, so I jury rigged a dust boot out of a cut sheet of plastic fashioned into a cup and wrapped in electrical tape. It’s not great, but it will work for now. It rubs on the frame a little but it’s pretty tight to get something that covers the led housing but doesn’t touch allowing the fan space for intake. I’ll drive at night to see how much improvement it makes. It looks brighter during the day.

 

[strider]

Keep us posted. Are you worried that covering the heatsink and fan will cause it to overheat?

 

[Wnuudiction]

Keep us posted. Are you worried that covering the heatsink and fan will cause it to overheat?

No, I just wanted to throw it on today because the bulb just came in the mail. Kind of in beta mode.

 

[Wnuudiction]

No, I just wanted to throw it on today because the bulb just came in the mail. Kind of in beta mode.

Well actually yes I suppose. I don’t know how hot they get that’s why I didn’t want to have it tightly shrink wrapped.

 

[OneLapper]

That'll need to be uncovered. The fan will recirculate the hot air unless it has a fresh air supply.

 

[Philip]

Well actually yes I suppose. I don’t know how hot they get that’s why I didn’t want to have it tightly shrink wrapped.

They get crazy hot. This is why these bulbs have the cooling fins and a fan.

 

[Wnuudiction]

It does get very hot with the housing on, so I took it off. I drove to work last night and the light is great. The only downside is it’s open to the elements under the number plate. I’ll probably just run the risk of moisture contamination and take the light off when I run off-road. Well worth it for street driving though.

 

[schwankl]

got motominded's used mxr last week then spent 4 days and nights riding in south utah with an exr and 2 wr450s - their light is mind blowing quality and performance. Night riding with it is a dream - I will be getting another one for the exr.
ULTIMATE Kit - 2014-16 KTM

 

[Philip]

got motominded's used mxr last week then spent 4 days and nights riding in south utah with an exr and 2 wr450s - their light is mind blowing quality and performance. Night riding with it is a dream - I will be getting another one for the exr.
ULTIMATE Kit - 2014-16 KTM

Does it plug into the stock harness and is powered directly from the bike's battery?

 

[schwankl]

@MotoMinded can you list what needed for your ultimate kit light to integrate with an exr or mxr ?

@Philip its powered from the bike battery @40w w/ 4900 lumens ... will dig into how its connected, looking into their web page, not DOT approved, probably because its sooo much light (low beam is reasonable, but high beam is more than most cars/trucks - watch motomided's vids), but would you rather see the deer/elk/moose/pig waiting to jump out, or briefly piss off another driver like someone with miss aligned headlights, probably ~20% of cars. Each led is adjustable with independent tilt if you want to aim your lights lower.