i upgraded to ultra-whites (piaa i think?) and the difference is amazing.

my low beam went out about 1000 miles ago so i needed to switch and decided to upgrade, but now i wish it was one of the first things i did.

 

and even if it did - wouldn't their natural instinct be to swerve AWAY from the oncoming blinding light....... not into it?

 

+1 the silverstars dont last long...

 

I went with the Sylvania Ultra Silverstar approximately 5,000 miles ago and it has not burned out yet.....I run it on high beam all the time in Day Light.....try to avoid night riding as much as possible so darn many Deer and Elk around here. I may just have to try this Diffuser mod.

Currently looking into the Kuryakyn frame down tube driving lights....anybody with experience with them?????


GARY

 

Silverstars burned out fast on my bike. Fog lights on the highway bar would be nice.

 

Sounds like a great mod, can’t wait to try it! The high beam on my 10 WG is so diffused.... I find myself continually flipping back and forth between my highs & lows to try see at night.

I have had Silverstars in some of my cars, like everyone else noted there longevity is poor at best.

 

don't you know cagers are like moths?

"ooohhhh bright light....."

::crash::

 

I've been working Midnite shift for the past 10 years, so it's important that I can see at night.

I did this in 2006 and it was better...add a hi-intensity light and it really makes a big difference.

I have not had any problems in the past 4 years and I don't think it is too blinding to oncoming traffic. I do get flicked the hi-beams once in a while, but then I just show them that they are my lows.

On my Suzuki, I just used some driving lights added to the turn signal mounts. Since the lowly Suzuki had tap-ins right in the headlight, it was quick and easy...and worked really well to light up the night.

I was spoiled after having all that light and was really disappointed in the Harley light, which is why I cut the diffuser off ASAP!

 

Time to point the modded bike light (on low beam) at the garage door or wall from about twenty feet away at night and take a picture of the light pattern. You should see a definite cut off of the light pattern at the level point, if not the diffuser had a function of controlling the beam pattern not just attenuating the light output.

 

70 watt osram bulbs smoke silver stars and last longer. just enough has a good idea , lets see the pattern , a lot of us are interested in this mod