LED Headlight Upgrade

[peterbaron]

Very nice upgrade for those with money to burn. I upgraded my H4 bulb with a brigther Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 9003. Big improvement for around ten bucks.

^ +1, I'll do as per your post, thanks

[Frulk_imp]

What’s the difference between this and the 2017s LED ? Has anybody priced that option? I don’t usually ride in the dark and certainly never on a freeway. For my 8 mile commute in the AM during the time change in the spring I’m OK with the stock light.

[GoldOxide_imp]

I'll keep ye olde 2014 bulb until it burns out. I like the classic look. Also better for our landfills.

Will consider LED after that.

[MOTODEMIC_imp]

Posting here because we've had a couple of customers call/email about a couple of the posts in this thread. Figured it'd be worth giving everyone the opportunity to see the reply.

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but those bulbs are like $60 with free shipping from China. Is anyone is selling a CB kit for reasonable price yet? I really don't want to retrofit. And $600+ is bonkers

Nope, we aren't using the cheap Chinese lights you are referring to. We are using American made lighting units that are designed specifically for motorcycle use. The Chinese units are typically far from acceptible and in many cases dimmer than the stock headlight. They literally buy the ones we use and copy them as cheap as possible. You are also comparing a bare lighting unit to a complete kit with headlight housing and brackets.

Very nice upgrade for those with money to burn. I upgraded my H4 bulb with a brigther Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 9003. Big improvement for around ten bucks.

Its a great upgrade for those that want to be able to see and be seen. Apples to oranges and a night vs day difference over a reflective halogen (no matter what bulb you use).

What’s the difference between this and the 2017s LED ? Has anybody priced that option? I don’t usually ride in the dark and certainly never on a freeway. For my 8 mile commute in the AM during the time change in the spring I’m OK with the stock light.

The main difference is the type of lighting. The lighting systems we use are projector based with very high-quality optics to completely control the light and put it where it's needed most on a motorcycle, wide and far. The 2017's LED is a very cost-effective way of just getting LED's on the bike. They are projector based but are more of a scatter pattern, similar to a reflector style light.


If anyone has questions about going this route I'll gladly break it down. We live and breathe this, so we are a great resource for information (whether we sell you something or not).

- Brad

[Houtman_imp]

Is there an upgrade for the 2017 as well ?

[MOTODEMIC_imp]

Is there an upgrade for the 2017 as well ?

We haven't had any direct experience with the latest gen. I do know the kit for the older gen does not work though. Our local Honda dealer won't even stock one unless they get someone willing to order it. I drove an hour away to see one in person.

I can help figure it out just like I did for the OP of this thread though.

[Houtman_imp]

Is there an upgrade for the 2017 as well ?

We haven't had any direct experience with the latest gen. I do know the kit for the older gen does not work though. Our local Honda dealer won't even stock one unless they get someone willing to order it. I drove an hour away to see one in person.

I can help figure it out just like I did for the OP of this thread though.

We haven't had any direct experience with the latest gen. I do know the kit for the older gen does not work though. Our local Honda dealer won't even stock one unless they get someone willing to order it. I drove an hour away to see one in person.

I can help figure it out just like I did for the OP of this thread though. Thank You !

[562loosenoodle_imp]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, my question is can I buy and install the 2017 headlight on my 2013.

[Houtman_imp]

You might be able to do this at high price , cheaper to find a H4 replacement and a LED type lens . just google and see what other people say about replacing a head light bucket and lens , even if it is for an other bike. Check with ADVmonster as well.

[Ulljanrich_imp]

Hello and good evening,
my name is Thomas.
I am living in the Black Forest Mountains, and that is in South-West Germany.
In September I bought my CB 1100 RS with 0 km, completely new bike.
I did so although I was hesitating after having read an article in an german M/C magazine in MArch 2018. There they reported about the very poor headlight quality of the +2017 CB 1100 EX/RS.
In those days I had a BMW R9T Scrambler, a beautiful bike, that has way too much power for me and does not allow me to get that cruising feeling.
When I had the opportunity to test ride a 2017 CB 1100 RS, I became convinced immediately that this would be the ride feel I was looking for.

So, although I knew about the poor headlight quality, I traded my R9T for a new CB 1100 RS in beautiful mat grey colour.

First evening, I went for a ride, dry road, familiar road in my area here.
It was quite bad, poor light, big disappointment and 100% what I had heard before in tha magazine.

When I happened to drive on a wet road a few days later in the beginning evening, I felt as if I was driving blind. This time I became shocked and to my astonishement I lost quite all of my trust in this CB 1100.
Even the next days I felt insecure, although it was bright daytime. I could understand once more, how much of Motorcycle riding takes place in the mind only.

It became clear necessity to me then that I would have to change the headlight completely.

Now, that was a major project for me as I am not the best electrician.
I didnt want to cut any of the original wires. I decided to built my self an adapter for connecting between the 8pin Honda plug to the H4 3pin plug of the aftermarket premium LED headlight.
Also, I didnt want to change the original CB 1100 Design, keep it as it is without changes.

Yet, eventually I completed the task succesfully and in the attachment below I want to share with you guys of this very nice and helpful forum the beautiful nice new light output on my 2019 CB 1100 RS.
Compared to the stock light, it is simply superb.
The pictures have been taken on wet road in front of my house, aprox. 25 metres away from my neighbours garage.

Yes, the smartphone camera is somewhat too bright, but I can assure that the actual light output does feel quite the same way as depicted.
Please excuse my poor english grammar. I hope you good guys can understand my story

Hope you like it!

If technical info of the modification is wanted, I can provide that in detail of course.

Thomas

LO Light


HI Light