Are the Xenon head light bulbs worth the time, effort and money over the halogen bulbs......Comparing the wattage say 50/65 (I think is some what standard on these Harleys)

 

Are you talking about Xenon gas filled bulbs ad they put on a blue coating to change the color of the light? Those are great separating your money from your wallet and giving you less light in the process.

 

Cheapest thing is to aim the headlight, making sure you're lighting up the road, and not your front fender.
Next you could try swapping bulbs, a Sylvannia Silverstar has the same wattagem but is a "whiter" light
Finally, if you still need MORE light, HID will set you back some change, but the light will be worth it
I have the HD fog lamps mounted on the RG's engine guard... good GOLLY I light up the night

 

I just bought one. Haven't put it on the bike yet. Maybe I'll take it back if it doesn't light up the road as well. I always thought they were supposed to be better. Oh well, it was only 21 bucks. I'll try it.

 

I had a xenon light on my Sportster. I thought it made a difference. It was a whiter light now blueish. An HID kit would be amazing.

 

How about going from this to this with HID

These are untouched but taken with 2 different cameras but it is a true image comparison.

 

I changed out my aux and headlight with xenon bulbs. It give you a white light instead of yellow tint. Oncoming traffic will see the blue tint which stands out. I have had people tell me that the color jumps out at them when there approaching me. For me the white color is great, but the fact that traffic will pick me up over a regular light bulb is worth the money and my health.

 

let me tell you about the HID lights. back road heading to key west last weekend. the guys i was riding with didnt want me out back blinding them with my HID headlight in their mirrors. so they made me ride up front and SHINE up that DARK road. it is so worth it.
the only complaint i have and its not really a complaint is at night i get the oncoming cars flashing their brights at me thinking i have my brights on, i dont have the brights on dip****s. they are aimed just right. but the way i look at it is they can see my lights they can see me!!

 

I bought a no name brand 60/55w Xenon bulb.
Facing it, it looks bluish but from behind it, the lighting looks white not yellow like halogen lights.
I see better with it whether or not it is brighter.

 

I have a Harley HID kit on my bike. It is very expensive and I don't recommend it as beam shape is poor. I also have HID lights in my car, fitted as standard, and the Harley kit does not measure up.

However there are cheaper HID conversion kits available now which can be fitted into an existing reflector, which get good reviews on HDF. This topic has been covered a lot in other HDF threads, so do take a search.

The Xenon and other fancy bulbs are worth considering. Do not be fooled just because they are bright blue in the pack! When Halogen lights came out they were fabulous, because they created a higher temperature light than the old types. Xenon and the other new style bulbs have raised the temperature yet again, to give even brighter light, which HID also does.

I have fitted Xenon bulbs in my Buell and my wife's Dyna and they are well worth a few bucks. My Harley HID was not worth the money, although it does make an exceptional daytime light!