I don't know about you guys, but I wasn't very happy with my headlights. I was thinking that the two huge headlight setup on the bike would blast the light in front of me when riding; however, what I quickly found was my bike is faster than the range of the headlights. It is dangerous to be riding at night and not being able to clearly see what is in front of me, so I installed HID lights on the bike. I thought you all would like to see what it takes to do the same.
The first step is to find a HID kit that will fit the bike. I've read many posts about XenonLink (
http://www.xenonlink.com). Most say they have good prices, fast shipping and excellent customer service. They have been very responsive to me and shipped the parts out quickly. I'm satisfied with my purchase from them.
The next step is to figure out what type of lights you need. The Road Glides have a standard H4/9003 hi/low headlight mount. XenonLink sells two kits that will fit our bikes. The 9003 Hi/Lo HID Kit (
http://www.xenonlink.com/index.php?cPath=91) and the H4 Bi-Xenon Kit (
http://www.xenonlink.com/index.php?cPath=69). The difference between the two is that the Hi/Lo kit uses a standard halogen bulb for hi-beam and HID for low. The bi-xenon light moves a cover when going to hi-beam, which changes the focus point of the beam. It isn't brighter, just a higher beam. The downside of using the bi-xenon is that it requires tapping into 12vdc power on the bike and if the bulb is out you don't have hi or low beam. I chose the 9003 Hi/Low HID kit. In reality you never need the hi-beam when using xenon.
The final step in the selection process is to figure out what color temp light to buy. The higher number does not mean brighter. 5000K is the brightest light. Below that the light gets yellow. Above that the light gets blue. In my opinion, the best colors to use are 5000 or 6000K. I picked 5K because it is the brightest pure white light.