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    Quote Originally Posted by DangerousBastard View Post
    So is a fucking loud exhaust pipe. Call someone who cares.

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    You say "no one wants to fuck with some large bloke on a really angry sounding bike" but the truth of the matter is that you are a balding middle-aged ice-cream seller from Edgecume who wears a hello kitty t-shirt (in your profile pic) and your angry sounding bike is a fucken hyoshit - not some big assed harley with a human skull on the front.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    As noted from LTNZ

    "The law says your lights must not dazzle, confuse or distract other road users and sets out how and when you can use some types of vehicle lights."

    and

    "High intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits

    HID conversion kits (an HID bulb with a high voltage power unit or ‘ballast’ which fits into the original headlamp unit in place of the original bulb with no change to the headlamp lens, reflector or housing) are illegal on any vehicle being used on New Zealand roads."


    Just because some numb nuts breaks the law and gets away with it due to living in a backward one horse town doesn't mean you will.

    A Philips or Narva +50% H4 bulb is a legal upgrade and makes a significant difference. You can even get a +80% bulb (though I haven't seen one in NZ yet) and it is still legal.
    Oh dear and so is having more than one extra headlamp (unless factory fitted) so I am used to being a lawbreaker.

    The local testing station always gave me a warrant with my extra two riding lamps.

    If my WOF guy gets antsy about it it will be a 15min job to replace with the H4.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    Oh dear and so is having more than one extra headlamp (unless factory fitted) so I am used to being a lawbreaker.

    The local testing station always gave me a warrant with my extra two riding lamps.

    If my WOF guy gets antsy about it it will be a 15min job to replace with the H4.
    Of course there are 3 components to my post.
    One is the law, which you have addressed.

    This is 2009, so I don't really expect you to get the other 2, but I can hope.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tank
    You say "no one wants to fuck with some large bloke on a really angry sounding bike" but the truth of the matter is that you are a balding middle-aged ice-cream seller from Edgecume who wears a hello kitty t-shirt (in your profile pic) and your angry sounding bike is a fucken hyoshit - not some big assed harley with a human skull on the front.

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    With so many kits on the market these days, what the hell do you buy???

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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    Havn't noticed any heat. I think they run cooler than halogens anyway as the wattage is lower ? I have used 95 Watt H4 in teh old K bike and that poked out a Lot of hweat but not enough to damage the Bosch headlight.

    These really stand out on the road as well, as can be attested to by my riding mate.

    Cheers

    Stu
    so what system are you running in the R bike?Is it a h4 moving sheild type bulb?.Or does the r bike have two seperate lamps for low and high and low stays on all the time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    so what system are you running in the R bike?Is it a h4 moving sheild type bulb?.Or does the r bike have two seperate lamps for low and high and low stays on all the time?
    One lamp, the HID has a magnetic shield which allows you to dip using your normal dip switch. The bulb itself does not turn off. (check the first original post for more details)
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    Quote Originally Posted by HungusMaximist View Post
    With so many kits on the market these days, what the hell do you buy???
    If anyone is having trouble figuring this out, post the make and model of the bike in question, and we will do our best to steer you in the correct direction.

    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    Oh dear and so is having more than one extra headlamp (unless factory fitted) so I am used to being a lawbreaker. If my WOF guy gets antsy about it it will be a 15min job to replace with the H4.
    Yeah, boo hoo hoo ay. Gawd its gunna keep me awake at night!

    Oh oh oh, and I am going to have to weld up the holes I drilled in my muffler.. not legal!!

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    wow this is fun

    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    Of course there are 3 components to my post.
    One is the law, which you have addressed.

    This is 2009, so I don't really expect you to get the other 2, but I can hope.
    Ok there is hope.

    1. I have adjusted the lamp to the "legal" height. I have never been "flashed" so I assume that this is not dazzling other drivers/riders. In the research I have done 35W HID is accepted as being safe in this regard unlike the 55W versions.

    2. The bulb is a magnetically dipping type arrangement which means that it is on all the time. (read the original post)

    3. Yes I am breaking the law.

    I admit that I break it every day by riding between 51-60km/hr on the way to/from work but I consider myself safe and considerate (and I am nice to animals and growl at people who park in Disabled zones so that might cancel out this sin)

    Hopefully this clears up the confusion if not, sorry, go see the Padre.

    Cheers and have a good day

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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    One lamp, the HID has a magnetic shield which allows you to dip using your normal dip switch. The bulb itself does not turn off. (check the first original post for more details)
    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post
    FWIW I was considering the option (as I had with the K Bike) of upgrading the bulb but the cost of the bulb + Relay plus hacking around the wiring + the drain on the Alternator compared to the plug and play nature of the HID kit for $120.00 it really was a no brainer.

    Stu
    I have a hella plus 90% on my duc....and still have a new HID in a box that I do not need....The hella globes a 55W so no wiring to alter at all. It is legal and the colour is great for night riding and it was $37...that is a no brainer....

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    Quote Originally Posted by LBD View Post
    I have a hella plus 90% on my duc....and still have a new HID in a box that I do not need....The hella globes a 55W so no wiring to alter at all. It is legal and the colour is great for night riding and it was $37...that is a no brainer....
    Whats the specs/price on the HID, I could have a buyer.

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    Just finished putting H7 55w/(90) bulbs in,they're similar to plus 80,haven't seen any on shelves here though,same voltage use according to blurb etc.
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    Free worldwide shipping and free sidelight bulbs. Legal and work pretty well too.

    http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43
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    Ok you lot, lol
    I have an after market twin headlight system, steel bodies, metal reflectors.
    I use the lights as , one dip, one high. thus keeping the wattage pull to 55/65w
    per lamp,which is the max for my charging system.
    My Q?
    Would running one of these HD lamps increase the wattage pull on my alternator? or reduce it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DangerousBastard View Post
    So is a fucking loud exhaust pipe. Call someone who cares.

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