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#1 ·
Hey all. I'm looking to put LED headlights in. Any suggestions whats best/easiest for a 650?
Thanks in advance.
 
#3 ·
They're all bad. LED headlight retrofit bulbs don't properly simulate a halogen filament. Only one that comes close is Philip's Ultinon, and that only comes in an H4 pattern.

Better bet would be to retrofit a Bi-LED projector.
 
#5 ·
So here are the pictures of before and after. They are quite a bit brighter than stock. I still need to test in full dark though so I do not have those pics yet. I was thinking about changing the corner lights, but I like the contrast it brings.


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#7 ·
Here's an LED conversion I did on the Z650. Single H4 with 2 corner lamps, parts numbers linked in description of video, may or may not fit the Ninja.


And here is a comparison from halogen to LED going through several unlit tunnels (timestamped for convienence)

3 Comparisons from this time mark.
LED vs Halogen

So yeah... huge improvement for me.
 
#8 ·
No offense, but that LED beam pattern is no good, and exactly why I think folks should shy away from those bulb conversions.

Note how the halogens have a clear cutoff.... that is there to ensure that you aren't blinding oncoming drivers, and to make sure you are putting all the light where you need it- on the road.

This is why I like projector retrofits... in low beam mode, all the light is where you need it and none goes where you don't. If you need more, you can flick the high beams.



They do make LED projectors as well, which have the advantage of a smaller driver, which is key on a motorcycle. Still, if you have a fairing finding a place to put a ballast is no problem. But the quality of the optics and beam pattern are very important and those LED bulbs are a mismatch.
 
#9 ·
Hi guys, are you changing the OEM lights because you are not happy with the performance or for aesthetic reasons?

I am asking because my bike is ten years old and I've never had performance issues with the lights, on the contrary the performance is amazing, especially the high beam.
 
#10 ·
Sorry GR, but that might be because of where you are in the world that you find the stock setup OK to ride with!?

Changing my setup on both my ER and now my SX was one of the best, safest and simplest upgrades I've made.

There are many posts on this and you'll find LOADS of useful info here for the ER-6f (It uses the same headlight module as the SX!) LED Headlight Bulbs


Sorry sportyaccordy, but the days of cheap aftermarket bulbs giving scattered patterns like your example above are over.
Spend a bit of money and you really do get what you've paid for!

Hope this helps some people...
 
#12 ·
Sorry GR, but that might be because of where you are in the world that you find the stock setup OK to ride with!?
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Seriously? That's quite racist, can you please elaborate?

You should know from my posts here that I've ridden to 15 other countries and my lights were fine there.

I've also lived, studied and driven in the UK and I can assure you that my lights would work perfectly fine there too.

Have you ever been to Greece or you just speculate about where I am in the world based on colorful tv news pieces?
 
#11 ·
I have some projector kits still left from the time I used to sell projectors and HID. Willing to let go cheap. You would need to purchase HID ballasts though as I do not have any more available. They can be had cheap from DDM or some Ebay seller, just need to make sure to get the 25W not the 55W as those will fry your wiring harnesses and blow fuses for no reason.
 
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