>> TeddyBare wrote:
>> >> When I had my Virago, I was so disgusted with the dull & dim stock
>> >> bulb that I bought the first/recommended brighter bulb at my dealer.
>> >> I don't remember, but it may have been a PIAA.
>>
>> >> The stock bulb in my V Star is okay (i.e. nothing special), but I
>> >> still would like to increase my visibility. So in one catalog I
>> >> found PIAA Extreme White Plus halogen H4s, which look like they
>> >> would be great, but they're $47 per bulb. Despite basically
>> >> believing in "you get what you pay for," this has given me a bit of
>> >> sticker shock.
>>
>> >> 1) Are these great bulbs and worth the $$?
>>
>> >> 2) Does anybody have any good alternate suggestions based on
>> >> experience?
>>
>> >> Thanks,
>>
>> >> DTM
>>
>> >> '06 V Star 1100 Classic
>>
>> > See denniskirk.com I just bought 2 ea for $14.00 each they are 130 hi
>> > / 100 low watts H4 bulbs. Stock is 60 /55 watts. I run these in all
>> > my bikes, putruck, and Van.
>>
>> Check the current draw agains the alternator capacity though and make
>> sure that that leaves enough headroom for other lights, anything heated,
>> and powered farkles.
>Might also want to check that the wiring is really able
>to carry that many amps without a problem.
>People sometimes add a relay and a heavier wire
>direct to the battery.
>Plan B would be a set of auxilliary lights for about the
>same price as the super duper blue ripoff bulb.
a much better idea for much better coverage of roadway. at
80mph, you want a long reach to see the crap on the road.
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>> >> When I had my Virago, I was so disgusted with the dull & dim stock
>> >> bulb that I bought the first/recommended brighter bulb at my dealer.
>> >> I don't remember, but it may have been a PIAA.
>>
>> >> The stock bulb in my V Star is okay (i.e. nothing special), but I
>> >> still would like to increase my visibility. So in one catalog I
>> >> found PIAA Extreme White Plus halogen H4s, which look like they
>> >> would be great, but they're $47 per bulb. Despite basically
>> >> believing in "you get what you pay for," this has given me a bit of
>> >> sticker shock.
>>
>> >> 1) Are these great bulbs and worth the $$?
>>
>> >> 2) Does anybody have any good alternate suggestions based on
>> >> experience?
>>
>> >> Thanks,
>>
>> >> DTM
>>
>> >> '06 V Star 1100 Classic
>>
>> > See denniskirk.com I just bought 2 ea for $14.00 each they are 130 hi
>> > / 100 low watts H4 bulbs. Stock is 60 /55 watts. I run these in all
>> > my bikes, putruck, and Van.
>>
>> Check the current draw agains the alternator capacity though and make
>> sure that that leaves enough headroom for other lights, anything heated,
>> and powered farkles.
>Might also want to check that the wiring is really able
>to carry that many amps without a problem.
>People sometimes add a relay and a heavier wire
>direct to the battery.
>Plan B would be a set of auxilliary lights for about the
>same price as the super duper blue ripoff bulb.