[Mega11]

i dont like the idea of putting headlights in the oven, so i would just use a heat gun

 

[blackizzz]

i dont like the idea of putting headlights in the oven, so i would just use a heat gun

Tried the heatgun method, and it doesn't work that well on our headlights due to the thin plastic. When going over the seams it's the plastic itself that gets hot (and starts to melt) You might succeed where I failed, but the oven method is MUCH safer and MUCH easier!!!

 

[blackizzz]

I could get away with being a PO PO with them in rapid flashing mode lol I'd could be Moses...on a bike!

Looks really good Oskar I'm loving it, I have a aesthetic question tho, our bikes when on the move have a single headlight on yeah? How does that effect the whole look of the eyes?

Lol, yeah The regular commute would go SOOOO much quicker
Well, I've done the "no headlight mod" so I can have either:
No headlights on at all
Just angel eyes on
One headlight on
One headlight on + angel eyes
Two headlights on
Two headlights on + angel eyes

So I have many options

BUT I haven't tried with headlights on (It's too cold out + my battery is kind of dead lol

 

[jamesyR125]

Lol, yeah The regular commute would go SOOOO much quicker
Well, I've done the "no headlight mod" so I can have either:
No headlights on at all
Just angel eyes on
One headlight on
One headlight on + angel eyes
Two headlights on
Two headlights on + angel eyes

So I have many options

BUT I haven't tried with headlights on (It's too cold out + my battery is kind of dead lol

Ride with no lights on, just angel eyes at the Pure White setting. Will look amazing!

 

[Si Dicken]

I agree with that, riding at dawn and dusk with just the eyes...

 

[blackizzz]

Ride with no lights on, just angel eyes at the Pure White setting. Will look amazing!

Yeah it'll be awesome

 

[Mega11]

Tried the heatgun method, and it doesn't work that well on our headlights due to the thin plastic. When going over the seams it's the plastic itself that gets hot (and starts to melt) You might succeed where I failed, but the oven method is MUCH safer and MUCH easier!!!

plus you can cook a potatoe and heat your lights easily in the oven, its pretty hard to cook a potatoe and heat your light with a heat gun

 

[blackizzz]

plus you can cook a potatoe and heat your lights easily in the oven, its pretty hard to cook a potatoe and heat your light with a heat gun

Lol, EXACTLY!

 

[Brodie]

Lol, yeah The regular commute would go SOOOO much quicker
Well, I've done the "no headlight mod" so I can have either:
No headlights on at all
Just angel eyes on
One headlight on
One headlight on + angel eyes
Two headlights on
Two headlights on + angel eyes

So I have many options

BUT I haven't tried with headlights on (It's too cold out + my battery is kind of dead lol

do you have a tutorial for how to have no lights?

 

[blackizzz]

do you have a tutorial for how to have no lights?

http://r125forum.com/threads/no-lights-with-engine-on.2243/

Very easy to do, very cheap etc

 

[Brodie]

thanks

 

[sit4r]

Nicely done, they look amazing and I would like them on my bike too Please tell me, where did you buy them?

 

[blackizzz]

Nicely done, they look amazing and I would like them on my bike too Please tell me, where did you buy them?

Cheers mate, I bought them from a company called "diode dynamics"
Based in USA.
However, they can't stand the heat from the R125, so one failed and I have yet to fit the replacement!

 

[sit4r]

Thanks!
So are you now going to buy new one's and how long did they last? Can you switch from low to high beam normally like with original lights?

 

[blackizzz]

I got a new one on warranty since it broke pretty soon after purchase (a couple of months)
The problem was the low beam side, since I kept that on, it became way too hot for the Angel Eyes and they burnt up.
The High beam side has had no problems at all and is still going strong.

IF you plan on keeping the low beam on for any extensive periods of time, then they will not last long at all, I'd say one or two longer rides (hour+) and that side will be charred.

I now ride with NO lights on at all, only the sidelights. (IE no low beam, no high beam, no angel eyes)

These does NOT replace the OEM lights, they're placed around them and have nothing to do with the OEM lights.
You do not control them buy the switch on the handlebar but by a remote.

 

[Jorgeous Jorge]

http://r125forum.com/threads/no-lights-with-engine-on.2243/

Very easy to do, very cheap etc

advisable for people who only ride once a week and on short travels.

blackizzz, have you tried LED's with aluminium coolers? Those are bigger but at least you can manage to get it s little cooler since the LED itself produces a lot of concentrated heat

 

[blackizzz]

advisable for people who only ride once a week and on short travels.

blackizzz, have you tried LED's with aluminium coolers? Those are bigger but at least you can manage to get it s little cooler since the LED itself produces a lot of concentrated heat

Well, you can control it, it's not like the lights are turned off forever mate! And I do loads of miles every week, and have had no problem with this (even though I've passed countless policecars)

And nope, I haven't, because they won't fit without destroying the light housing, and plus, having a heatsink isn't going to help unless you have a way for the air to be circulated.

 

[Jorgeous Jorge]

Well, you can control it, it's not like the lights are turned off forever mate! And I do loads of miles every week, and have had no problem with this (even though I've passed countless policecars)

And nope, I haven't, because they won't fit without destroying the light housing, and plus, having a heatsink isn't going to help unless you have a way for the air to be circulated.

I wasn't talking about the police, I was talking about weak batteries, if you start it up and then you turn it off on the emergency switch, the headlight will drain the battery pretty quickly, learned it the bad way :s

I know Blackizzz but some help is better than none, like water radiators on summer days (it is pretty hot outside but it is still cooler than the engine temperature) although I don't know what is "hotter" the bulb infrared radiation or the LED temperature.

Edit: I searched a little and the best LED's are the ones that use a ceramic base with gold or silver connections. It means the LED runs cooler than the 130ºC environment. One thing, the led resistance to temperature also depends of the current passing through them, if you run 50mA it won't survive as easily as running them at 25mA if made to withstand a 50mA current because that current is largely tested on favorable conditions at the Lab. And, if you test yourself with various ratings of resistors you will conclude that the changes of brightness are minimal after X mA being that X a little above half the maximum current at favorable conditions (T<25ºC)

 

[blackizzz]

I wasn't talking about the police, I was talking about weak batteries, if you start it up and then you turn it off on the emergency switch, the headlight will drain the battery pretty quickly, learned it the bad way :s I know Blackizzz but some help is better than none, like water radiators on summer days (it is pretty hot outside but it is still cooler than the engine temperature) although I don't know what is "hotter" the bulb infrared radiation or the LED temperature. Edit: I searched a little and the best LED's are the ones that use a ceramic base with gold or silver connections. It means the LED runs cooler than the 130ºC environment. One thing, the led resistance to temperature also depends of the current passing through them, if you run 50mA it won't survive as easily as running them at 25mA if made to withstand a 50mA current because that current is largely tested on favorable conditions at the Lab. And, if you test yourself with various ratings of resistors you will conclude that the changes of brightness are minimal after X mA being that X a little above half the maximum current at favorable conditions (T<25ºC)

Where have you gotten emergency switch from?
Only thing that mod does is allow you to ride WITHOUT having your low beam on. You can't have the headlight on when not riding (or well, if you do use the emergency switch as you say, it'll stay on, but it'll stay off if you've turned the no light switch off)

Might help a little bit with the heatsink, but it's more effort than it's worth!

 

[Jorgeous Jorge]

Yes yes m8, I am not contradicting you.

Gotta see if those ceramic based gold plated LED's are better, at least they claim that it resists up to 130ºC. I don't think it reaches that temperature.