Terrific thanks! Nice review, I like the sound and you have a nice bike. Thanks for the post.
Got the 2F3 headlight as'sy that uses H4 bulbs, total plug-and-play swap
2F3's used on '79-'81 era XS750, 850, some 1100, also recent 600SRXGot a photo Aldo?
Nash - very nice sound indeed!
HBC - slick looking set-up. Photos when its all done please!
Gary - Broview S5's coming up in web search appear to be either hi or lo beam but not dual. There's a Broview S7 dual, but it has an external power supply module. Becuz I've added a number of power supply and ground pigtails in my bucket for front running lights, voltmeter (signal and light) and GPS, I'm very tight on room in there now. I'd love to have the lumens you get from your Broviews, but I don't ride at night anymore, so priorities are daytime visibility and reduced power draw. So I've been looking at several different fan-cooled LED's that would not need more space behind the reflector - any experience or intel with them?aldo5468 Now that you ahve an H4 bulb reflector; put in a Broview S5 LED; brighter light, great low beam cut off, lower power draw, it's all good! Plug and play, if you are neat, the power supply fits in the can with the stock wiring. Installed these on 6 bikes now, 2 XS650s.
view down the road installed on a bike with a 7" reflector.
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High beam
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I had to adjust the aim downward after these pics were taken, oncoming wasn't happy with me at this setting. Not all (hardly any?) LEDs are designed with a proper low beam cut off, the Broview DOES have a good one. I have always had to adjust the aim down some when installing broviews.
Aldo; Chug through this thread one of the inexpensive, $3.00!! (uses no room) leds is just fine for a trip to town or city night riding. Allison's Period piece has had one of those on for a year now So did restomod til I knew I would be running lots of rural night miles on the way home from the SE rally.
I've ridden a few night miles with those cheap bulbs no problem, super low watt draw too!
Here's the Broview S5 H4 fleabay search https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...t=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=broview+s5
they are now less than $30 a PAIR! I'm out, going to order two more.
Grzld 1 did a modded shell broview conversion putting the power supply behind the shell.
This looks pretty good 18 watt think of it as a city led
https://www.banggood.com/H4-18W-800LM-Motorcycle-LED-Hi-Lo-Headlight-Motorbike-Motor-Light-Bulb-DC12-24V-p-1180797.html?currency=USD&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc_elc1&utm_content=eddy&utm_ho=18 &utm_campaign=moto-dpt-list-ml-a-nr18&fbclid=IwAR1kgKFzhz5SD11WR3e2K0g8-DuBAKUS_L0C_mL_edlSyySHvINzvRc_9Ko&cur_warehouse=USA
Tar snakes nasty in the curves of a very ledgy road on hot day going into Colorado from here. I do not think any tire can handle them without bike squirming over snake fest.Stopped by Cycle Gear to order a Shinko 230 front tire for The SG. Replacing the 712. It's an OK tire but it followed the rain grooves and tar snakes too much for me.
very cool!Installed rear star wheel to match the front with Omars front to rear wheel conversion.