Saul Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Bored on my day off is always expensive. Anyway I was reading on a Himalayan FB page about these LED bulbs and thought I would give it a try. I wanted to carry a spare bulb anyway as all my commutes to work are 32 miles in the dark. The Himalayan lights are not bad which surprised me, budget bike and all that, but more light is always welcome. It's dark here now so I will put one in in the morning and find out how much of an improvement they give on. the way to work tomorrow night. Also as a bonus I get a silica gel pack to put in my Speedo to fix the condensation 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 17:32, Saul said: a silica gel pack to put in my Speedo to fix the condensation Expand I think they've taken retro a bit too far! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Several new bikes seem to have this problem with condensation. I have a theory that it could be to do with using LED's for idiot lights rather than the older incandescent bulbs that gave off a little heat. It's obviously not a problem for bikes with TFT screens but I prefer clocks personally. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I'll be interested in how good these are been thinking of doing the same to one of the bikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 I will put up the results tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 17:55, Saul said: I will put up the results tomorrow. Expand I'll be away tomorrow so might not have any signal so i'll catch up on Sunday give you a few nights to try them out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 17:47, Saul said: Several new bikes seem to have this problem with condensation. I have a theory that it could be to do with using LED's for idiot lights rather than the older incandescent bulbs that gave off a little heat. It's obviously not a problem for bikes with TFT screens but I prefer clocks personally. Expand Since the first model they've had complaints about condensation in the clocks. Some people drill a small hole in the casing. I didnt fancy dong that but then again I've only seen any condensation in the clocks once. Interested to hear how the LED bulbs go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I'm sorry, you have condensation in your speedos? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 00:24, Pedro said: I'm sorry, you have condensation in your speedos? Expand Common problem, surprising how much fun can be had by adding an S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 07:52, Saul said: Common problem, surprising how much fun can be had by adding an S Expand Don't forget the go faster stripes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 MOT fail and potentially illegal if the standard bulbs are halogen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 09:47, Buckster said: MOT fail and potentially illegal if the standard bulbs are halogen. Expand Possible but not the hardest thing in the world to swop back to Halogen. Did my first commute and back last night 32 miles there and 32 miles back all in the dark, mixture of lanes B roads and dual carriageway. The LED gives a real appreciable improvement on low beam, much better pool of light in front of the bike. Gives much more confidence especially on the lanes. The high beam is better but not drastically so, an improvement but not the same as the low beam. All in all I am pretty pleased with the results for £32, plus I have a spare LED H4 and the original Halogen H4 as well. It was busy going to work and I had no flashes of protest from oncoming traffic so do not think I am dazzling anyone. See how I get one tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 10:00, Saul said: Possible but not the hardest thing in the world to swop back to Halogen. Did my first commute and back last night 32 miles there and 32 miles back all in the dark, mixture of lanes B roads and dual carriageway. The LED gives a real appreciable improvement on low beam, much better pool of light in front of the bike. Gives much more confidence especially on the lanes. The high beam is better but not drastically so, an improvement but not the same as the low beam. All in all I am pretty pleased with the results for £32, plus I have a spare LED H4 and the original Halogen H4 as well. It was busy going to work and I had no flashes of protest from oncoming traffic so do not think I am dazzling anyone. See how I get one tonight. Expand Can you put a link to what you bought I'd like to have a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 20:21, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Can you put a link to what you bought I'd like to have a look. Expand I'm going to say amazon or ebay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 20:59, busabeast said: I'm going to say amazon or ebay Expand I dunno, Saul does like his parts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 21:00, Slowlycatchymonkey said: I dunno, Saul does like his parts! Expand Twas Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DRF7TY3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I do like my parts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 22:31, Saul said: Twas Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DRF7TY3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I do like my parts Expand Cheers. Might order some and get over my fear of touching anything electrical on a bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 22:34, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Cheers. Might order some and get over my fear of touching anything electrical on a bike. Expand Get that mechanic of yours to come by and fit it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 22:41, Pedro said: Get that mechanic of yours to come by and fit it Expand With or without a brighter bulb I won't be seeing him again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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