new bike : like some headlight bulbs & recommendation on

-Ali- · Trackday Trickster Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

hi, picking up my gilera dna 180cc tomorrow and i've read about these blue headlight bulbs which increase the brightness where am i able to get them? also i would like some 4t fully synthetic oil, which should i use?

Cillit-BANG · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Karma :

There are 2 options for your bulbs.

Companies like Philips make blue tint bulbs, which are basically a halogen bulb with a blue-ish look to them. They are slightly brighter and from certain angles, have a blueish look to them. You simply replace the standard bulb with this. Expect to pay £15-£25 from any motorspares shop.

A HID conversion kit is a more complicated affair, but is a true improvement to the quality of the light. It is a blue/white light that is a lot brighter at night. It's a more involved process and should set you back £300-£500.

As regards the oil, just use any from a reputable manufacturer. A 180cc engine is not likely to benefit from super expensive oil anyway. Something about £15-£20 per 4L will be more than adaquate. Pop into your local bike shop and see what they recommend.

ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

We have purchased bulbs online from here for the bikes, supply just about any bulb you like for bike, car, whatever with fast and reliable delivery Thumbs Up

https://www.consumabulbs.com/
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kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Just got mine off the shelf from local bike shop.

Online they wanted to sell the bulbs in pairs (ie Car drivers).

Whereas I could buy the philips bluevision in singles in bike shop.

They are good.
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tsmith · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

people like the blue bulbs as they give the HID effect for a fraction of the cost, but blue bulbs actually put out less light due to the blue coating. some good info here:
https://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/blue/bad/bad.html

i found the best bulb for my GPZ500 was the Osram Silverstar H4. Doesn't give a blue effect, but puts out lots more bright white light than a normal bulb and more importantly projects it further so you can see possible hazards and react quicker.

I bought my Silverstars from https://www.powerbulbs.co.uk/
£ 18.45 for a pack of two. I have had them in for almost 2 years and haven't had a failure yet.

As for oil, I use good old Halfords 10w40 fully synthetic motorcycle oil. Does the job Thumbs Up

alfie698 · Nova Slayer Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Karma :

As above, dont go for the "xenon" bulbs, they arent any brighter than normal. I got a Phillips H4 Vision Plus from M&P last year for my bike and I now believe the "50% more light" claim. Made a huge difference to a poxy 10 yr old headlight. Smile

Cheers, Alfie
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code guru · Brolly Dolly Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Karma :

lo i used castrol r4 4t oil in my old dna 125. still got like 3L or 4l left. lol