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Abysmal headlight performance -- need upgrade!

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I've had a few too many run-ins with Afternoon Cage Zombies, so I run my Silverstar on bright during the day now. Haven't had much of a problem since I started.

Now if I could get one for each side and the rear I would be set. :lol: :lol:
 
Nah, the bike is back to a normal battery. :-) In case you do cook your charging system a long way from home and dont have the option of waiting two weeks for parts, a 285 amp garden tractor battery piggybacked to the bike battery will run the bike with normal use of all lighting and electric start for about 30 hours continuous. :-) Then stop at a rest stop, pull out your battery charger and you can cross the country that way if you have to. :-)

Earl

Mr. Jiggles said:
Might that be where the tractor battery comes in??? :lol: :lol:

Sorry Earl, I couldn't resist. But I am happy that you made it home OK.
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earlfor said:
Nah, the bike is back to a normal battery. :-) In case you do cook your charging system a long way from home and dont have the option of waiting two weeks for parts, a 285 amp garden tractor battery piggybacked to the bike battery will run the bike with normal use of all lighting and electric start for about 30 hours continuous. :-) Then stop at a rest stop, pull out your battery charger and you can cross the country that way if you have to. :-)

Earl
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I had a stator go out on me in the Arizona desert a couple hundred miles short of Las Vegas. That experience really taught me to appreciate a charge meter. The bike happened to have one and I was in a small settlement of a few houses where I was able to rent a battery charger from a guy. After getting it juiced I disconnected the headdlight and headed up the road and kept my eye on the meter. I found that right at 60 mph indicated in 5th gear the needle would just barely hang around the bottom of the green. I met up with a friend on a new Gold Wing in Kingman, AZ and followed him into LV at 60mph using his lighting. It was dark by the time we got to the hotel garage and I was never so glad to see a lighted parking ramp in my life. But I had managed to make it most of the way from Phoenix on that one charge.

I learned that a stator doesn't always go out completely; it might actually be putting out some charge, different levels at different rpm. Being able to determine that is real helpful in such situations. I think a meter would make a real sensible addition to any GS.
 
My 850 headlight was so dim I did not consider it safe to ride at night. A headlight relay and a Silverstar sealed beam changed all that, I ride with confidence at night now though I will say that the stock headlight on the Honda Nighthawk is still noticably brighter.

I bought my Silverstar at Discount Auto a couple of years ago at least. I'm sure it is an automotive model.

They cost a little more, but I prefer using the sealed beams. If I am out on the road I can find a ready replacement at just about any gas station or WalMart. And they are easier to swap out at night in a parking lot.
 
I carry a spare silverstar h4 in my kit always, flashlight too. :-)

Earl

dpep said:
They cost a little more, but I prefer using the sealed beams. If I am out on the road I can find a ready replacement at just about any gas station or WalMart. And they are easier to swap out at night in a parking lot.
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