Low beam gone @ 1 year & 15K, expected more from anti vibe $40 bulb. Anybody have better luck with theirs?

 

Yeah, I would've thought 15k is a poor showing. I guess the killer would be vibes and/or fluctuating voltages, but someone told me the real killer is any on/off switching. I'm no electrical magician though..

 

these hi performance bulbs can be affected by voltage fluctuations- low voltage can be just as damaging- next bulb, check and clean plug connections ( esp. ground).

if you look at the silverstar packaging at the auto parts store they now have a "graph" which shows beam length, color temperature and now bulb life---which on the most expensive versions is much reduced.

looks like th etrade off is bulb life.

in AZ we are legal to run high beam during the day- which "may" equalize bulb wear.

on trips, I carry a spare. and I almost always check my bulb before riding, and in traffic, look for my light reflecting on the car ahead

I've gone back to stock wiring for my spots, and leave them in the "on" position- hoping that if I dip from high to low ( in the daytime) the change in lighting might better attract attention...

still working an a device to destroy cell phones in all the cars around me!

Mike

 

Man, sign me up when it's ready! A handle bar mounted switch would be great!

 

actually 15k isn't too bad...that's alot of miles & vibration.

 

WTF!!

Why would you do that?

 

Have always run high beams during the day on my bikes since the mid seventies...

 

To be more visible to traffic, it's a safety thing. They even teach you that at the MSF course.

 

I always run hi-beam during the day. I'm the leader of our riders group. When I look in my mirror, the guys running low-beam look like they have a candle for a headlight! It's high-beam for me. Ride safe.