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Post by F1BOY 15th December 2008, 16:25

there are a few guys that with the same bike as mine have installed Xenon bulbs in.... any pro's ..any con's ??
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Post by Marnus 17th December 2008, 10:14

If you are referring to the HID light, I'm also thinking about it. I understand it's much more light for less watts, but you have to install some sort of ballast (which seems easy enough!)

A nice FAQ, price list and more on:

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If there are no major drawbacks, I'm also going for it!
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Post by F1BOY 19th December 2008, 12:03

thank you marnus, do you maybe know what the point of the Ballast thingiemabob is for....... obviously a convertor of some sort ??
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Post by Marnus 19th December 2008, 20:37

methinks the ballast thingy is like a capacitor of some sorts as the xenon gets ignited by a high-voltage arc or something. I guess that the ballast thing makes the lightning in the bulb Smile It's apparently quite easy to install, so I guess it's a matter of strapping it to the frame under the fairing...
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Post by Joe 26th December 2008, 10:58

Trick is to find a nice place on your bike to hide the ballast ... Rolling Eyes
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Post by Admin 26th December 2008, 12:58

Looks like a great website - door to door sales and all.
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