LED headlight bulbs for Kawasaki er5

[Quackerzakieee]

Hi all, have had my headlight blow out on me last night on way home from work so need a new bulb was looking to get a led instead of halogen but cant seem to find any that'll fit a er5 any help appreciated

[gogs01]

My advice would be to save yourself a lot of grief and fit a replacement halogen bulb suitable for motorcycle use (more resistant to vibration than car types).

Then, if you are worried about being left in the dark if / when it blows, or if you want more light than the halogen bulb provides, fit a pair of LED driving lights to run at the same time as your dipped / main beam. That would give you the best of all worlds.

[fastbob]

I completely agree . It's a waste of time trying to fit an led bulb into a parabolic reflector that it was not designed for .

[Fleck]

Agree too, standard halogen bulbs get hot and drive out any moisture from the housing

[fastbob]

Here you go , this is a bike that a member of the ER5 forum rebuilt . They weren't too happy with the headlight either so they built a bracket and fitted auxiliary spot lamps .

[geofferz]

He might prefer them cos they look cooler and are brighter?

This guy is always right about everything and he doesn't mention a problem with LEDs in reflector housings - is it a myth?

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

He might prefer them cos they look cooler and are brighter?

This guy is always right about everything and he doesn't mention a problem with LEDs in reflector housings - is it a myth?

 

Apart from the fact that he has a very annoying voice - I watched this a while back and if I remember right he does say you need to be careful with LED 'bulbs' as they need LEDs in the right places to get the beam pattern right. I know guys who have tried LEDs in standard reflectors and gone back to halogen, but it's possible they'd bought cheaper versions. I know for classic cars with dodgy wiring fitting LEDs is one way to get decent lighting but you need to spend a lot of money on the LED units.

If you're going LED probably better to bite the bullet and buy a whole new headlamp unit that is LED by design.

[fastbob]

Get a Chinese knock off Daymaker .