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03-03-2008, 10:36 PM
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| Ditch Magnet  Joined: Dec 2007
Bike: gsxr 1000 2007
Location: los angeles
Posts: 174
|  need help seeing!!!!! i have a gsxr 1000 2007 and i love it. there is one down fall and that is i can not really see at night. i can see what the beam is focusing on but not the surroundings at night, is there anything that i can do???? i looked at the hid light kits and i wanted to know do they really help??? one more thing what does the ballast mean. do i want a big balast or a little balast? THanks for your help
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03-03-2008, 11:05 PM
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| Seat Tester  Joined: Dec 2007
Bike: 07 Suzuki Boulevard M50
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 73
 | sorry I can't answer your question re:ballast, however I just fitted these lights to my M50 because of the same problem distance fine, but side light poor. They are originally for a cars front spoiler. the side light is quite good so far but they are pointed straight ahead at the moment and need to be fine tuned
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03-04-2008, 03:34 AM
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| Throttle Jockey   Joined: Jul 2006
Bike: 06 M50 Grey
Location: Tucson, Az
Posts: 3,278
  | Do you ride with the high beam on? Some will ride with on until they get the headlight flash from on coming motorists.
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03-04-2008, 07:31 AM
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| What makes you say that?   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 602
| A ballast is a sort of transformer, like in a fluorescent fixture. It raises the voltage for the type of bulb. I wasn't aware that there were different sizes. Usually a kit comes with the appropriate ballast. Are you sure it's adjusted properly (with weight on the bike)?
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03-04-2008, 07:47 AM
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| No Significant Other   Joined: Oct 2007
Bike: 2008 ZZR600
Location: Under a rock in Texas
Posts: 2,394
| Besides finding the fountain of youth, about the only thing I have done is upgrade the light. I adjust the beam for the brights just low enough to keep cars from flashing me. I don't use low beam for anything except downtown areas that are lit up well. Oh, and I never overdrive the lights.
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03-05-2008, 10:32 PM
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| Ditch Magnet Joined: Dec 2007
Bike: gsxr 1000 2007
Location: los angeles
Posts: 174
| i dont know if i adjusted the light correctly i truthfully did not even know i could do that. its not in my manual
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