This is a topic I brought over from the old forum.
I converted my T100 to a sealed beam this evening. I had tried it before and changed it back for comparison. Then I just left the stock setup in place since I don't ride much at night. Last night I rode my TR6; the first night ride I have done with it. That old headlight was better than the stock headlight on my T100 - which isn't necessarily saying much. My high beam on the had T100 burned out and I decided to go back to the sealed beam rather than replace the bulb in my stock set up.
I took it out for a brief ride after dark and the difference in the light is astounding. With the stock setup. getting the high and low beams aimed is a compromise. If you get the high beam aimed right, the low beam illuminates your front fender nicely - and little else. At thirty miles per hour, you are over driving your headlight on low beam. If you get the low beam aimed properly, the high beam becomes an effective search light - great for finding raccoons in trees or flying squirrels. I did finally get mine fairly well aimed; but the low beam was still too low.
A sealed beam changes that. High beam lights up the road ahead nicely and the low beam still lets you see where you are going at speed. It works like a headlight should work. The sealed beam bulb is 65W/55W - the same as the stock bulb. I installed a Sylvania CoolBlue halogen. I had running an 85W/65W halogen bulb. I get more light with less wattage. The head light number is H6024.
The pattern is different and, at first, it feels and looks strange. It is an automotive headlight. But you get really good light down the road and just enough to the sides. The high beam points straight ahead. The low beam is one degree down and three degrees to the right of the high beam. The sealed beam unit is less expensive than a halogen bulb for the stock unit. I paid $18.09, including 7% sales tax. A halogen bulb is $23.00 - $27.00.
I have been told that a motorcycle specific sealed beam is even better.
If you don't like your stock headlight, try a sealed beam.
I converted my T100 to a sealed beam this evening. I had tried it before and changed it back for comparison. Then I just left the stock setup in place since I don't ride much at night. Last night I rode my TR6; the first night ride I have done with it. That old headlight was better than the stock headlight on my T100 - which isn't necessarily saying much. My high beam on the had T100 burned out and I decided to go back to the sealed beam rather than replace the bulb in my stock set up.
I took it out for a brief ride after dark and the difference in the light is astounding. With the stock setup. getting the high and low beams aimed is a compromise. If you get the high beam aimed right, the low beam illuminates your front fender nicely - and little else. At thirty miles per hour, you are over driving your headlight on low beam. If you get the low beam aimed properly, the high beam becomes an effective search light - great for finding raccoons in trees or flying squirrels. I did finally get mine fairly well aimed; but the low beam was still too low.
A sealed beam changes that. High beam lights up the road ahead nicely and the low beam still lets you see where you are going at speed. It works like a headlight should work. The sealed beam bulb is 65W/55W - the same as the stock bulb. I installed a Sylvania CoolBlue halogen. I had running an 85W/65W halogen bulb. I get more light with less wattage. The head light number is H6024.
The pattern is different and, at first, it feels and looks strange. It is an automotive headlight. But you get really good light down the road and just enough to the sides. The high beam points straight ahead. The low beam is one degree down and three degrees to the right of the high beam. The sealed beam unit is less expensive than a halogen bulb for the stock unit. I paid $18.09, including 7% sales tax. A halogen bulb is $23.00 - $27.00.
I have been told that a motorcycle specific sealed beam is even better.
If you don't like your stock headlight, try a sealed beam.
I think you can find a motorcycle specific sealed beam at Harley shops; but I hear they are pricey. You are right about the low beam. I can actually ride using it with this sealed beam,
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