Headlight upgrade?
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dougindixie
- Posts: 23
- Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:28 pm
- Location: Lake Guntersville, Alabama
- Motorcycle: 1981 GL1100, 1984 GL1200 Standard, 1980 CB750Custom, 2005 KLR 650
Headlight upgrade?
My 84 GL1200 Standard has OEM highlight but thinking about upgrading bulb to new halogen or LED. Suggestions or thoughts?
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Rednaxs60
- Posts: 2847
- Joined: Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:44 pm
- Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Motorcycle: 1985 GL1200 LTD
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan (sold)
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 LTD (sold)
Re: Headlight upgrade?
Replacing with LED is good. Get the lights without the fan, find these draw a lot of power and can give you power issues, BTDT. Just replaced the headlight on my '85 LTD with the non-fan type and a lot of the power issues I was seeing went away.
"When you write the story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen"
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Ernest
"My '85 FI model is not a project bike, it's my retirement career"
Ernest
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Andy Cote
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- Location: Windham, ME
- Motorcycle: 2015 Goldwing, basic black
Re: Headlight upgrade?
Having owned a standard I can attest that the light is weak and dismal. A halogen extra bright is nice but they don't seem to last long. The newest LED technology is great on the 1500and 1800. I remember reading that there was some thing extra needed to do a LED on a Valkyrie standard. Not sure if that's needed on your bike. I'll try to find that info or you could look here: http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php?board=5.0
2015 Goldwing, basic black
Previously: GL1200 standard, GL1200 Interstate, GL1500 Goldwing, GL1500 Valkyrie Standard, 2000 Valkyrie Interstate, many other Hondas
Previously: GL1200 standard, GL1200 Interstate, GL1500 Goldwing, GL1500 Valkyrie Standard, 2000 Valkyrie Interstate, many other Hondas
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Rednaxs60
- Posts: 2847
- Joined: Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:44 pm
- Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Motorcycle: 1985 GL1200 LTD
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan (sold)
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 LTD (sold)
Re: Headlight upgrade?
Just installed this LED: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071R3KTBB/?tag=goldwingdocs-20 ... 70_TE_item
No fan, plug and play.
No fan, plug and play.
"When you write the story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen"
"My '85 FI model is not a project bike, it's my retirement career"
Ernest
"My '85 FI model is not a project bike, it's my retirement career"
Ernest
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Ohara
- Posts: 120
- Joined: Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:05 am
- Location: Ontario Canada
- Motorcycle: 1986 Interstate
1986 Aspencade
Re: Headlight upgrade?
Hi Ernest, just plug and play sounds great.
Thanks...
Thanks...
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txfireag
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:40 pm
- Location: United States
- Motorcycle: 1986 GL1200A Aspencade
Re: Headlight upgrade?
I just installed this. Easiest and best upgrade!
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... &year=1986
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... &year=1986