First Winter Riding - Dark and Wet tips

[Copycat73]

[Prawny]

[BTTD]

Post a picture of the headlamps form the front, and the bulb connectors on the back. It'll make the advice you're getting a bit more tailored.

[BTTD]

These are the bulbs I put into a projector headlamp on a car. They seem work well. They were around £25 when they were available.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FBKJH8R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the Daymaker knock off I put on my Triumph.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07G972T2M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[ThunderGuts]

I doubt any aftermarket LED bulb would really give you much benefit; more likely to blind oncoming vehicles so will possibly raise your overall risk of an incident.

Making sure your headlights are sparkly clean and a good halogen bulb (not a blue-tinted one) would be the easiest 1st step to improvement. A good halogen bulb is probably about £10. Research should help you find which one. Don't replace with a higher wattage - you'll "test" your wiring, possibly melt your lens and a whole load of other issues. You might be fine of course . . . but the chances are the issue will manifest itself when you least want it to.

Going back to the daybreaker-copy idea; I love the concept, but I can't bring myself to trust knock-off electronics on something as critical as a headlight; my experience of cheapo electronics is they fail prematurely - if this happened with the (single) headlight on a motorcycle, at speed and at night, it'd be terrifying. At least halogens are pretty reliable - worst case you can switch to high beam temporarily.
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[stinkwheel]

You get H4 replacement LED bulbs. I have one on my 612 bullet. It's brighter than a 55/55w halogen. Was not cheap! (about £45).
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[ThunderGuts]

[Prawny]

Update-

I fitted one of these today - H4 Led Motorcycle Headlight Bulb... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WGZVDBL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It was a revelation coming across the unlit part of my commute home, the beam pattern was spot on with a really defined cut off at around bonnet level of oncoming cars and well below the rear window line.

We’ll have to see how it goes longevity wise, it’s a sturdy thing though so fingers crossed. Installation was a simple swap, I’ve not bothered modding the current because I really don’t want to put too much effort into my scooter because it’s crap. That said, I see no desperate reason to get shot of it now until I get my full licence.

Now the only issue I have is keeping my visor anything resembling clear when it’s light rain, Misty or road spray, any tips?
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Yamaha Vity 125 (gone) Kawasaki ER6N(dead) 2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350 (nicked) 2003 DL1000 V Strom

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Prawny]

[Freddyfruitba...]

[Ste]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

I'd want to know the circumstances of Rogerborg and Cansa's forum demise before I said 'Rainpal' three times. AA might have been our dreadfully misunderstood saviour. Sadly it looks like we'll never know, although strangely I continue to ride in the rain and live.

[Prawny]

I've made a little side by side video to show the difference between
the original bulb and the LED from amazon, its only on a go pro so it's darker than real life but it really shows the difference.

https://youtu.be/-QDsopOU58s

If anyone is interested.

It's certainly made me more comfortable riding at night and I'm not concerned that motorbike headlights aren't all crap.

Happy days
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Yamaha Vity 125 (gone) Kawasaki ER6N(dead) 2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350 (nicked) 2003 DL1000 V Strom