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[Chief]

So with all the HID talk here - anyone else have a probelm with the overhead highway signs being so lit up they affect your night vision?

Kind of. The main problem I had was when I adjusted the lights like I wanted them on low beam, oncoming traffic wasn't too fond of my chosen setting. I've since compromised the low beam setting, which reduces the sign-lighting effect you describe.

Before dropping the beam, the signs were intense and the hi-beam could have been used for hunting coons in the trees.

[porthole]

Kind of. The main problem I had was when I adjusted the lights like I wanted them on low beam, oncoming traffic wasn't too fond of my chosen setting. I've since compromised the low beam setting, which reduces the sign-lighting effect you describe.

Before dropping the beam, the signs were intense and the hi-beam could have been used for hunting coons in the trees.

I have the low beam adjusted so the main body of light is on the road ahead.

I have always been flashed at night due to the spots, one of which is aimed a bit at oncoming drivers, obviously they see me.

The high beam are useless on my bike. Same light just splattered haphazardly.

Single bulb HID's do not have a true high beam. The bulb's relative position in the reflector is just moved by  a solenoid. I suppose the best thing to do would be the dual element setup like Don has, but when do you stop on all of the "needed" things?

[Chief]

I have the low beam adjusted so the main body of light is on the road ahead.

I have always been flashed at night due to the spots, one of which is aimed a bit at oncoming drivers, obviously they see me.

The high beam is useless on my bike. Same light just splatters haphazardly.

Single bulb HID's do not have a true high beam. The bulb's relative position is just moved by  a solenoid. I suppose the best thing to do would be the dual element setup like Don has, but when do you stop on all of the "needed" things?

That's an easy one. "When you sell the bike."

[miker]

A winning lotto ticket, thats all I need...

[Hoist!]

We just threw the bulbs in without any adjustment. I loved the way it bathes the road in lighting. It's bright, but not annoying. Riding in pitch black upstate and was able to see the road and upcoming turns pefectly. Turned off the Hi Beams when oncoming cars approached, which reverted to Low Beam w/Spots. Never got flashed once and was still able to see perfectly.

Hoist!

[naitram]

upgradeing to the H-D dual bulb housing and the HID was problly the best upgrade i did

[porthole]

i installed a different brand in my fltr,

You know the rules no posting like this without details and

 

[Twolanerider]

Left about 6:00 yesterday morning riding the Road Glide up to Kansas City to meet a couple friends.  The plan was to then ride out to a Chinese place in Ogallala, NE.  Got word while still about a half hour from their place that they'd awakened with a sick kid so no babysitting for the day and they were out for the ride.  So I kept on going.  And going and going and going. 

Finally got off the bike about 9:00 this morning back at my house.  During the long great overnight had some foothills and some Plains spent awhile paying close attention to what the headlight was doing. 

The SERG has the reflector that is the European variant in it.  With a couple of good bulbs in it it's surprisingly not bad.  It's still not as good as the HID in the SEEG though.  Unlike what the SEEG was the SERG is at least rideable at night.  On anything other then long straight roads the SEEG was simply dangerous.

The SERG with the dual H4s is at that annoying line between potentially "good enough" but yet obviously not as good as the other bike or as good as what it could be.  Since there is such an obvious SEEG to SERG comparison to be made anytime I hope from one to the other now guess it'll get the HIDs too before too much time passes.  HID on top of this better reflector should scare the opossum chitless.

[porthole]

Maybe I could come out and we could ride the sisters together, then you could make an informed decision

(sounds dirty doesn't it  )

[Twolanerider]

Maybe I could come out and we could ride the sisters together, then you could make an informed decision

(sounds dirty doesn't it  )

oooooh



Ok, this is going to sound stupid (yeah, I know, what's new) but after watching the SERG push light out in front of me all last night I do have a plan.  About midnight tonight going to shove them out on the street side by side and run them setting away from the street lights.  Just to see how much difference there really is.

[porthole]

Your neighbors will really start to wonder now

[Twolanerider]

Your neighbors will really start to wonder now

Like that's anything new....



Ask Ken and Cheri about the paint job on the front porch and why it is the way it is.... 

[porthole]

Like that's anything new....



Ask Ken and Cheri about the paint job on the front porch and why it is the way it is.... 

Used two different bikes to light up the work area?

[bunt]

Remember when:
We rode rigid framed bikes with lights that flickered with 1” foam pad with some leather wrapped around a seat pan on the fender and our sleeping bag was tied to the welded in place sissy bar, electric starters were for cars…
We slept in rest areas cause they were close to the highway.
Air shocks, GPS, , stereos, component speakers, high tech raingear heated seats, heated grips, Corbin, Xetronic HID……………………..
Good Lord when does it end?
I’m ordering lights amp and speakers tomorrow (from Jim) and if this nonsense doesn’t end soon I’m going to have to block this site, do parental controls work here?

[Twolanerider]

Remember when:
We rode rigid framed bikes with lights that flickered with 1” foam pad with some leather wrapped around a seat pan on the fender and our sleeping bag was tied to the welded in place sissy bar,

Yes.  But then I was too young and stupid to realize that pissing blood at the end of a long day wasn't cool, that old saddletramp sleeping bags really were nasty and my eyes hadn't turned 40 yet and forgot how to see in the damn dark.