Having replaced several head lamp bulbs and being generally underwhelmed by its brightness anyway, I decided to fit some extra lights.
I didn't want massive spot lights as don't generally need super night vision, but do commute and aware that the standard light may not be seen by drivers.
I also saw some small LED lights on Ebay. as they were 99p(inc p+p) for a pair and coming from China, I wasn't expecting anything great (that's if they did turn up!). Well they arrived and tested on a battery I was surprised how bright they were.
I made up a simple 'L' shaped bracket to mount onto front light surround bolts. Wired into dipped beam circuit inside front light and bingo!
I may be getting a bit too excited, but they are brilliant! Very bright and noticeable for Daytime riding and surprisingly good when I was on a trail when it got dark. A good spread of light, illuminating far enough ahead without casting massive shadows.
Having replaced several head lamp bulbs and being generally underwhelmed by its brightness anyway, I decided to fit some extra lights.
I didn't want massive spot lights as don't generally need super night vision, but do commute and aware that the standard light may not be seen by drivers.
I also saw some small LED lights on Ebay. as they were 99p(inc p+p) for a pair and coming from China, I wasn't expecting anything great (that's if they did turn up!). Well they arrived and tested on a battery I was surprised how bright they were.
I made up a simple 'L' shaped bracket to mount onto front light surround bolts. Wired into dipped beam circuit inside front light and bingo!
I may be getting a bit too excited, but they are brilliant! Very bright and noticeable for Daytime riding and surprisingly good when I was on a trail when it got dark. A good spread of light, illuminating far enough ahead without casting massive shadows.
Definitely worth the time and 99p !
Make sure you put resistors in with cheap LEDs or they will burn out quickly. Here's a calculator to work out what size you need. Yes you need them http://ledcalc.com/
Thanks for the other info on resistors, I'll check that out
No dramas. Essentially no resistors results in more heat which will eventually kill the LED. This can take a long or very short time so you might get lucky and have them last a while. Or if you're like me and get bad luck as your only form of luck, they'll burn out real quick
Don't worry about the resistors, those are eagle Eye LEDs, I use them for blinkers, they also come already fitted with resistors, 33ohm, they look like 2-3 watt versions
seem to do the job perfectly as I have been using the blinkers for a couple of years or more now
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Don't worry about the resistors, those are eagle Eye LEDs, I use them for blinkers, they also come already fitted with resistors, 33ohm, they look like 2-3 watt versions
seem to do the job perfectly as I have been using the blinkers for a couple of years or more now
Well there you go. Didn't know they had inbuilt resisters. That's cool Carry on then, I know I do
EDIT: I have the same lights on my TTR with resistors. I showed them to a dude in Jaycar who said they don't have resistors in them. He may have been wrong though. Anyway, they work fine with resistors. I'll check the ohm rating of mine and post back later. Also interesting that they don't mention that they have inbuilt resistors in the add on eBay.
-- Edited by pricey on Wednesday 19th of October 2016 02:53:16 AM
So these are the exact lights I bought: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131523877531?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT They look identical to the ones the OP posted.
Using the LED calculator I posted earlier you enter 12 volts, with a 3.5 voltage drop (white have a voltage drop of 3/3.5 volts), and the lights are 300 mA. Then hit the calculate button. I bought 12 oHm resistors as the calculator suggested (and the jaycar dude recommended) and have had no dramas. YMMV
EDIT: I made a mistake on my calculation before. The 12 oHm is the correct resistor for the lights I posted. Also lights the OP posted the link for are 1.5W and the lights I have (and posted above) are 9W. 12 oHms are right for 9w, not 1.5W. Also the 9W are super dooper bright If you think the 1.5s are bright, the 9s are friggen awesome
-- Edited by pricey on Wednesday 19th of October 2016 05:39:53 AM
I've got a 16W strip in a metal case with fins mounted above my headlight, it's about 3x as bright and traffic queues part before me when filtering in traffic. You can see it's on down leafy green lanes in daytime and it's hugely superior when you're running late and going down them in the dark/dusk. Plus it uses only half the electric so the battery is always in good condition. (A low beam switch out is also fitted). From China, around £10 for 2 if I remember, 1st one not failed in 18m...
Change the headlight bulb to led and you will have no disintegration/blowing problems .
The ttr uses DC lighting system to its just a matter of fitting new bulb .
I think i have the same one 4 years with the filament bulb a new one was needed every 2 months .
The safety fact of bright lights on bikes is a no brainer , a motorist stopped me in a petrol station recently and said he nearly pulled out in front of me as he hadnt seen me against the sun the only thing that caught his eye was the bright LED so as Allan Patridge says leds are brighter than the rudy sun .
That looks a really good, effective mod (and cheap too) FAR better IMHO than faffing around with generator rewinds and makes bike far safer(visibility) wise.
. Essentially no resistors results in more heat which will eventually kill the LED. This can take a long or very short time so you might get lucky and have them last a while. Or if you're like me and get bad luck as your only form of luck, they'll burn out real quick 
