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Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby ZedOne » Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:20 am

Hi, Could someone point me in the right direction to go please.

My early morning work commute is about a 20km rural highway trek and I am finding the Hi Beam not really that good. What is my best option?

2003 z1000.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby Wattie » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:03 pm

Led light bar. Looks as gay as a handbag but
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby Jonnymac » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:20 pm

Wattie wrote:Led light bar. Looks as gay as a handbag but

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 18&alt=web
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby ZedOne » Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:00 pm

Wattie wrote:Led light bar. Looks as gay as a handbag but


Think I'll pass, thanks though. 8)

Was more thinking of a Xenon HID Conversion..

Anyone done it?

http://www.bikemonkey.com.au/hid-headli ... one-2.html
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby Wattie » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:07 pm

I was thinking more like this size.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 42&alt=web

Having ridden a dirt bike with one fitted, I was amazed by the quality of light.
But it was a good quality one. Not egay.
But yes, still ugly unless you could hide it a bit?
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby Gosling1 » Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:40 pm

ZedOne wrote:
Wattie wrote:Led light bar. Looks as gay as a handbag but


Think I'll pass, thanks though. 8)

Was more thinking of a Xenon HID Conversion..

Anyone done it?

http://www.bikemonkey.com.au/hid-headli ... one-2.html


well if it looks gay as a handbag - perhaps I better fit one to your old bike Wattchong !!! :lol:

actually, the low beam bulb on your old rig blew last year and I haven't fixed it yet.......the zeddie is parked at my place and is just about to get another 3 months sticker over summer - so the idea of a HID conversion is pretty interesting actually.......

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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby ZedOne » Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:29 pm

Gosling1 wrote:so the idea of a HID conversion is pretty interesting actually.......


Yep. I was hoping someone had done it and could say if it was worthwhile....easy/hard etc.

Still pondering whether to take a crack at that kit I linked and see how it goes. May pop into my friendly auto elec and see what he has to say.
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby s man » Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:05 pm

I just put a pair of these in my Ninja 1000 ABS. Big improvement..

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2x-OSRAM-H7- ... 27d97ce004
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Re: Upgrade Hi Beam z1000?

Postby ZedOne » Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:58 pm

s man wrote:I just put a pair of these in my Ninja 1000 ABS. Big improvement..


Nice. I ended up ordering this set, from the same person from my previous link, but found cheaper on Ebay through him.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161401206638 ... 1438.l2649

Should be here mid next week, although due to that horrible *work* word, I won't get to fit them until maybe the weekend or one after.

I'll post back with results once fitted in case anyone is curious.
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