[Ride4Life]

I installed a wagner BP1210H4 tonight and WOW what a difference. i almost stopped riding the 900 at night because of that cutting edge technology reflector they are using that seems to be a black hole for light.

i will add a light bar next, can anyone that has the pdf manual for the 900 send me the wiring diagram for the head light, im curious to know the source of the 2 accessory leads in the headlight bucket.

 

[REFUGIO]

I installed a wagner BP1210H4 tonight and WOW what a difference. i almost stopped riding the 900 at night because of that cutting edge technology reflector they are using that seems to be a black hole for light.

i will add a light bar next, can anyone that has the pdf manual for the 900 send me the wiring diagram for the head light, im curious to know the source of the 2 accessory leads in the headlight bucket.

The accessory leads go directly to the battery and is protected by a 10amp fuse labled as acces.....look at the fuse block on the left side behind the plastic panel.

 

[gonzosc1]

how did changing the bulb change the light pattern???
I tryed a few different ones, I have the wagner in there now. yeah its a little brighter but the black hole cut off is still there 30 feet ahead of me at night..looking into different headlights this year!!

 

[Vulcan900]

The head light on the 900 is adjustable both horizontally and vertically. You might want to play with the bucket you have before ditching it.

 

[gonzosc1]

well the bucket is fine, its the reflector in the headlight that makes the cut off in front of me. I priced a few different ones. I thinking about one from Bosch, its $49 at my dealer so it might be worth a try.

 

[Ride4Life]

how did changing the bulb change the light pattern???
I tryed a few different ones, I have the wagner in there now. yeah its a little brighter but the black hole cut off is still there 30 feet ahead of me at night..looking into different headlights this year!!

much brighter and better visability, tess the black hole is still there on highbeam but not nearly as bad, personally i would like to see kawasaki replace this reflector in favor of a standard smooth curve.

 

[REFUGIO]

how did changing the bulb change the light pattern???
I tryed a few different ones, I have the wagner in there now. yeah its a little brighter but the black hole cut off is still there 30 feet ahead of me at night..looking into different headlights this year!!

Not sure what the black hole cut off is...but I may not be experiencing this due to my lightbar that I run along with the headlight.
I run my lightbar with high and low beam (I wired them like this because it's the way I like it)..... so I guess I do not notice this black hole cut off your talking about.

 

[gonzosc1]

much brighter and better visability, tess the black hole is still there on highbeam but not nearly as bad, personally i would like to see kawasaki replace this reflector in favor of a standard smooth curve.

I think we are talking about two different things here.
the black hole cut off I thought you were talking about is on my low beam. I don't have a light bar yet to see further on low beam.
the cut off on mine is on low beam, the light shines out about 35-40 feet in front of me and then there is zero light after that.. I mean zero!!!!!!!!
you can see the seperation between the light and the dark, it just cuts off. you could shine it on a wall from 35-40 feet away and the light would be shining on the bottom of the wall near the ground and above that would be dark where it cuts off.
theres no way in hell I would ever see a deer until it was driving the bike itself..
I tryed aiming it up higher but then the high beam is shooting up in the sky. you can see how the reflector is cut when looking inside the headlight, its not the lens!
some say to just ride with high beams all the time but thats not good on the system when running a high watt bulb, you could do it with the stock bulb...
I agree with you on Kawi replacing the headlight. it needs to be just like a car headlight where it just shines out until it fades. I talked with my tech and we looked through his books and found one from Bosch. gonna try and get it soon.