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Old 24-Sep-2006, 22:11
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Pants aren't they?

Does anyone have any advice on how to improve them?
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Old 25-Sep-2006, 00:38
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Try switching them on..
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Old 25-Sep-2006, 10:12
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Old 25-Sep-2006, 10:17
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I think it was Shazaam who put up a thread about a metal-halide (or something similar?) "projector" conversion? I changed the bulbs in my 998 for the Philips 30/50% brighter bulbs (You cant get the 50% option in one of the sizes) and it made a difference, but they're still not "brilliant".
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Old 25-Sep-2006, 10:56
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Did Pro-Twins do a conversion were both lights were on.

Do a search i found a thread ounce were a member had done something similar.
Think it was called an Australian conversion or something like that.

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Old 25-Sep-2006, 14:19
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I've got the 20% brighter or whatever they are in my dip beam, the main beam's OK really. I keep hearing people say they're poor, and of couse they're not going to be as good as the latest R1 or whatever, but it's a 12-year-old design: I expect folk thought they were brilliant when they first came out.

I've still got this Honda Hornet loan bike: I've heard the lights praised on that, but I don't prefer it to my 748: the dip beams a bit better, but main beam adds next to nothing to the party!

If you still want more, the "Australian" conversion is the way to go.
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Old 25-Sep-2006, 14:24
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Did Pro-Twins do a conversion were both lights were on.

hth.

Be carefull with putting both lights on at once on an early bike, because the alternator is only 350w, and it is not man enough to keep the battery charged on a long run. Later bikes have both lights on at once, and also have a 500w alternator. You can tell the differnce I believe by the later alternator having three wires.
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