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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: ninjawarrior1400 on October 31, 2011, 10:52:12 AM
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Headlights present different images based on time of day and distance to the light source....
Here are a couple up close and some distance........HID is a nice way to go......toned down with PIAA 1100X on the front lower forks tho....
Non HID present a more yellow effect even tho they are 55 watt...still Platinum White in Color.
I prefer the 4300k, over the higher 6300K and don't like the blue coloring, as it takes away from the potential you have to see the road more effectively as with the 4300K. I can actually see every imperfection in the asphalt and let's me drive around the cracks in the concrete or rough places maybe helps protect the tires and make them last a bit longer....
Anyone else getting a similar effect?
Ninja
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That's a lot of light!
I'd like to see a picture from the seat in the dark with them on.
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Ride much at night where I live, and you won't more than likely be around too long. :o
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Deer, drunks, both?
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My VVME HID kit came today! Wow, I underestimated the size of those ballasts. I'm a bit intimidated by the prospect of finding a good home for them. I already have a Murphs cruise control module on the right side, and vacuum canister on the left. I'll be doing a search tonight after work to see what's been posted regarding mounting the full-size (not slim) ballasts. More to come...
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I have the 4100k Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's installed, PIAA 005's mounted on the forks, and Custom Accessories 4" 6000k HID's mounted under the mirrors. I'm missing a bit of juice with the Sylvania's and PIAA's... but when I'm on the 2 lane backroads and flip on those HID's, it's daylight, and I'm frying deer retina baby!!!
The Silverstar and PIAA setup works very well for me during the dark hours lighting up the road, and the daylight hours keeping BDC's aware of my presence.
I do have the 4300k HID kit for the headlights, just haven't got around to installing it yet. ::)
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Deer, drunks, both?
Drunk deer? :o
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Ride much at night where I live, and you won't more than likely be around too long. :o
Think you got it bad? Check out where I live.
http://www.ohio.com/news/summit-has-most-deer-crashes-1.136723 (http://www.ohio.com/news/summit-has-most-deer-crashes-1.136723)
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Drunk deer? :o
It was a dark, windy and rainy night when Per Johansson returned from work to his home in Saro just south of Gothenburg, Sweden.
"It was raining really bad. In the wind I heard something screaming with a very dark voice," Johansson told CNN. "At first I wondered if it was the crazy neighbors, but then I heard it again and went and checked. I saw something really big up in a tree in my neighbors' yard and it was a moose. It must have been drunk after eating fermented apples and as it was reaching out for more fruit it must have slipped and fallen into the tree."
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/WORLD/europe/09/08/sweden.drunken.moose/story.drunken.moose.johansson.jpg)
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One pic from the cockpit in a residential area and the other in rural area......if a deer is out there on the side of the road......you can see him...
Ninja
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Awesome post, Conrad! ROFL!!!!
I get plenty of those furry critters here in Colorado... and they pretty much don't care if it's day or night anymore. :o
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Awesome post, Conrad! ROFL!!!!
+1... :thumbs:
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Man those things light up the road. I'm planning on going HID over the course of the winter (hell it'll probably be the next few weeks at the rate i go) Do the fork lights add much for lighting or more for visibility?
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Fork lights are awesome for the shorter up close range visibility,.....get the PIAA 1100X use them on all the Goldwings I build...
Ninja
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Do you get flashed a lot by oncoming drivers?
One pic from the cockpit in a residential area and the other in rural area......if a deer is out there on the side of the road......you can see him...
Ninja
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Do you get flashed a lot by oncoming drivers?
Now let's see where we can go with this... I can honestly say no to that question, although I know that some of us have. I think if I were to get flashed it would most likely cause me to run off the road with astonishment. I guess I live a sheltered life.
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Now let's see where we can go with this... I can honestly say no to that question, although I know that some of us have. I think if I were to get flashed it would most likely cause me to run off the road with astonishment. I guess I live a sheltered life.
That would depend on who's doing the flashing wouldn't it Jim? In some cases you may run off the road in horror... :o
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True enough, Conrad. I wasn't thinking the alternative..... :yikes:
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Think you got it bad? Check out where I live.
http://www.ohio.com/news/summit-has-most-deer-crashes-1.136723 (http://www.ohio.com/news/summit-has-most-deer-crashes-1.136723)
Like I said............and I live in OHIO. And yes the drunk deer are posing an even worse problem than the spooked sober deer.
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It's getting bad here in VA now. I've seen many a dead deer on the side of the road. I totally agree with you on riding at night. I avoid it, if at all possible.
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Coming into the rut, it will get worse before it gets better.
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Coming into the rut, it will get worse before it gets better.
Just like the bar at closing time.
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Just like the bar at closing time.
The difference is that headlights (more light in general) makes that a worse situation. ;D
Every woman looks like a 10 in the dark, after 15 beers!
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Do you get flashed a lot by oncoming drivers?
I would imagine that anyone with a decent amount of light will get flashed every now and again. On my S2000 I would get flashed somewhat regularly for its HID's which were OEM and for a while they were considered some of the best projector housings out there. The thing I noticed is when you hit a bump your cutoff will "bump" as well and to some people it might look like you're flashing your lights a lot LoL.
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My wife drives a Mazda CX-9 with factory HID's that are housed in projectors and it is a very nice setup. When I drive it I usually get flashed at least once an evening. It has selectable height and I have it set on the middle setting which gives the best projection. I also always run the fog lights and people can't figure out that I am running my dims till I blast them with everything on high beam. My C14 with bi-xenon HID's is decent compared to the CX-9 but halogen high beams and seperate HID lows is a VERY bright setup.
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That would depend on who's doing the flashing wouldn't it Jim? In some cases you may run off the road in horror... :o
:doublepuke:
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My wife drives a Mazda CX-9 with factory HID's that are housed in projectors and it is a very nice setup. When I drive it I usually get flashed at least once an evening. It has selectable height and I have it set on the middle setting which gives the best projection. I also always run the fog lights and people can't figure out that I am running my dims till I blast them with everything on high beam. My C14 with bi-xenon HID's is decent compared to the CX-9 but halogen high beams and seperate HID lows is a VERY bright setup.
I have an Infiniti G37S with factory HID and have NEVER been flashed. And they are VERY nice and bright (plus I have the technology package, so they turn with the steering). If think if people are flashing others it is because the lights are not adjusted to the correct height (too high) or the cover is dirty (or sun damaged/hazy), scattering the light. I have a LOT of problems at night being blinded by people who have horribly adjusted lights. And as lights get more powerful each year, it is getting worse.
The joke is that in this state, annual inspections are supposed to REQUIRE testing and aiming of headlights. I don't think it is ever done.