Great LED headlights

[steve1297]

I bought these for my Ice Bear Ruckus clone, because the stock lights suck.
www.ebay.com/itm/LED-Motorcycle-Headlight-Yellow-White-Hi-Lo-Spot-Light-Driving-Fog-Lamp-ATV-2PCS-/203780578682?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
I wasn't expecting much, because I haven't had much luck with LED units. I've tried TONS, and these are BY FAR the best, and they're tiny. Brent, I recommend you give these a try.You just have to make sure they're rotated and aimed right. They project light in a perfec rectangle pattern. If they're rotated so the rectangles are stretched vertically, people will flash their brights at you all night. What I did was aim the rectangles horizontally, where they kind of stack on top of each other. They light up well past the width of the road, and plenty out in front. They are better than any car headlights I've seen, and I just helped my buddy install some $400 headlights on his truck. He agrees mine are better on my scoot.
I installed them where my front blinkers were on my Ruckus clone.
The low beams are yellow, high beams are white. I just use the high beams. The only difference is the lows are 1/2 the lumen output.
Works perfect, and nobody flashes me.
Both for $20. They are only 10w apiece. It's amazing that 20w puts out that much light. Trust me, it's plenty.
I have this one in the center
www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-Headlight-U5-LED-125W-Hi-lo-Headlight-Spot-Light-Lamp-/153867860767?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
, and I can't tell when it's off or on because of those 2 little ones

[FrankenMech]

Is that 1st link correct? That link says 60W and more expensive.

[steve1297]

Jan 16, 2022 20:10:21 GMT -5 FrankenMech said:

Is that 1st link correct? That link says 60W and more expensive.

I'm not sure what you're seeing. I just clicked on it, and it's $21.99.

10w apiece.

[FrankenMech]

That price is correct for each. I don't see 10W anywhere. In the specs I see:

Description:

*1. Light Source: LED

*2. Light Type: Spotlight

*3. Color Temperature: 6000K(White)/3000K(Amber)

*4. Lumen: 6000LM

*5. Power: 60W

*6. Material: Aviation Aluminum Alloy

*7. Shell Colour: Black

*8. Lifespan: >50000H

*9. Voltage: 9-30V

*10. Working Temperature: -40℃~+85℃

*11. Heat Dissipation: physical

*12. Waterproof: IP67

[steve1297]

It does say 60w. I guess they are 30w apiece.
Seems right. They put out a ton of light.
So yeah. I don't know where I got 10w.

Regardless, they work great. I highly recommend them

[FrankenMech]

That may be 60W each...

I would suggest measuring the current draw and voltage at one light then calculate the watts used.

The listings for stuff on ebay are often full of crap so one never knows.

Remember 750W is 1 Horsepower, so you can calculate the HP draw of the lights and also realize the crappy stock stator and regulator are probably less than 50% efficient at turning HP into electricity for the lights. So maybe 60w is more than 0.16HP? My math sucks after my strokes

[steve1297]

They are replacing my stock headlights, which were 35w, I think, and terrible. So it's 25w more for WAYY better night visibility. I can live with that.

[FrankenMech]

Please measure the current draw so we will know what they are.

[steve1297]

Both of them on measured just about 4 amps. So 30w apiece seems right.

[FrankenMech]

Jan 22, 2022 7:15:02 GMT -5 steve1297 said:

Both of them on measured just about 4 amps. So 30w apiece seems right.

Was that the current for both combined? 4 amps would be ~56W.

[steve1297]

Jan 22, 2022 8:02:22 GMT -5 FrankenMech said:

Jan 22, 2022 7:15:02 GMT -5 steve1297 said:

Both of them on measured just about 4 amps. So 30w apiece seems right.

Was that the current for both combined? 4 amps would be ~56W.

Yes. While both were on.

[FrankenMech]

Excellent, thanks for the clarification.

The 60W rating for a single lamp listed on the website is incorrect like so many of the specifications on eBay. Details seem to get 'lost in translation', like the Gy6 service manuals.