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Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:38 pm
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With the days becoming shorter here, I finally got to test the new bikes headlights last night. Needless to say, for LED headlights, they are not that bright. My old JW Speaker headlights I put on my Harley were wayyyy brighter on the low beam than the BMW. With the high beam on the Beemer headlights were much better, but obviously I cant ride around like that. |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #2 Its not necessarily that they are too low, its that they are just not that bright. And I just found this in the manual: Replacing the LED headlight LED headlights can only be replaced as a complete unit. Consult a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad Retailer. |
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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #3 I suspected that wpuld be the case. They look cool ... until you need to modify ... 
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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #3 And I'll bet the replacement cost will be very, very reasonable.
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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #3 It's disappointing to hear this. BMW likes to brag about all their safety equipment but they usually have poor lighting. Most of the bikes only have one small light in the back and a lot of the models have weak headlight. I wish all the BMWs had running light front and back.
Lee
2016 R1200RS Iowa, USA |
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Zitat von wbrooks im Beitrag #9 Ive been looking at these and the Denalis. I feel like something is necessary if Im going to keep riding this bike into the winter for commuting. |
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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #1 That is disappointing to hear as I have an 1250RS on order. My previous GS had LED lights and had the best headlight I have had on any vehicle - far better than my car, so my expectation was that the new RS would be similarly good. |
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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #11 Ive been spoiled by the LED headlights Ive had on my cars for the past few models(All Audi). I have yet to be on a bike that can match it. Again, my aftermarket LED lights I put on my Harley were decent and I felt comfortable enough at night. The LED on the 1250 just seem so washed out. I keep wondering if I left my darkened visor down on my helmet but I didnt, that's how limited the light looks. |
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Zitat von hyperm3 im Beitrag #10Zitat von wbrooks im Beitrag #9 I fitted aux lights to my previous GS, eBay sourced but almost identical to the BMW ones, and bolted them to my crashbars. The fact that these were quite large and a bit ugly didn't matter too much on the GS as they fitted in well with the rather industrial style of the bike. However, I have been trying to avoid a similar solution for the RS as I think it could rather spoil its much more svelte looks. I have also decided to use X-head covers rather than crashbars, for the same reason, and that means it is more difficult to find a suitable mounting point for large lights. What I intend to use instead are some high tech mini position lights which are fully CE approved. Probably not as bright as the full size items, but will still give some additional visibility, especially if fitted as far apart as possible so as to make the bike look a bit wider than the DRLs alone would. I would intend to mount these through the BMW badges on the sides of the bike and have sourced some replacement badges, which are identical to wheel centre badges on some BMW cars, so as to keep the originals undamaged. BMW part number is 36136850834 and they can be bought from car dealers for about £12.50 each. I am also getting some high quality stickers to replace the standard ones on these badges and convert the roundel in the centre to all black as I think this will look better. These are the tiny lights I am intending to use - expensive but made in Germany, and have a three year warranty: https://www.bikermart.co.uk/Kellermann-B...-Position-Light (Note that price is per light - not per pair!) |
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I mounted a pair of smaller / cheap LED's on the winglet mounts on my RS and they certainly support the standard crap headlight. Also fitted the same to a customers bike:
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