12-06-2020, 03:34 AM
(12-06-2020, 03:03 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: While I agree with most of what's been said before, in particular get the bike out if you don't trust them ...., here is one caveat. I cannot find the source of this statement, but sb / somewhere had said that the harness in a CB11 fitted with LED lights is smaller wire gauge, because it carries less current. And if that's the case, regardless of connectors, adapters and all the rest, you may wonna sell your LED light, and spare yourself a lot of trouble.
Not to forget another aspect of this mod. A new H4 is 10 bucks, a new LED is how much ? (yes I know, they are lasting longer ... statistically).
I think I said that in a post about splicing a Kisan headlight modulator into a ‘17 CB1100 EX. The ‘17EX comes with an LED headlight and I remarked that the wires were of a surprisingly small gauge. This presented no problems, except for making the crimp connectors work on two different wire gauges.
The ‘17EX does not use an H4, or any standard headlight connector. At the time I fitted my modulator on, I had to use the Kisan splice in option. Afterward, I had a very enjoyable email correspondence with the Kisan owner. I shared my pin diagram for the ‘17EX connector, and he identified the type, and sent me a spare to play with. Since then, Kisan has offered a plug-and-play headlight modulator for the ‘17EX.