Halogen headlight bulb

Fbomb

Fbomb

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I just installed a PMXTEC bulb conversion. It has to last a lot better than that dummass stock one. So far I can tell you it is a lot brighter!
 
Farp

Farp

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flyn said:
Has anyone tried one of these halogen bulbs from Enduro Engineering
https://www.enduroeng.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=80000CC0-1276893379

I find the stock headlight is kind of weak , I have some concerns about running down the battery with a stronger bulb, I'm not running a fan to draw on the battery.
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Hi Finn, I don't know what power the stock bulb on your KTM draws but my Beta (I assume they're pretty much the same) draws 25 Watts. The replacement bulb you're considering draws 40/45 watts. The KTM engine in my Beta produces 150 Watts of electric power and I'm pretty sure yours produces about the same so you should have plenty of juice to run the after-market bulb. I talked to the Mountain Motorcycle guys at the bike show about how much electric load you could add to a Beta. They told me that the stock bike requires about 20% of the generated capacity so you could, theoretically anyway, add an additional 120 watt load to the battery before you ran it down. I wouldn't want to run it that close but I don't think you'll have any problems at all adding an additional 20 Watt load. That's assuming you're not already running an electric vest, heated grips or what ever else puts an extra load on your battery.

John
 
flyn

flyn

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The stock bulb is a 35/35 watt incadesent. .It must be all of a 100 candle power! John your right the stock stator (acording to the manual) puts out 150 watts but thats possiblly at 6000 rpm.
I can't see an extra 10 watts overloading my electrical system
 
Farp

Farp

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flyn said:
The stock bulb is a 35/35 watt incadesent. .It must be all of a 100 candle power! John your right the stock stator (acording to the manual) puts out 150 watts but thats possiblly at 6000 rpm.
I can't see an extra 10 watts overloading my electrical system
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Yeah, you shouldn't have any problem with that at all. My headlight has a small bulb that burns continuously when the headlights are off and a much brighter bulb that comes on when you turn on your headlights. The low/high beams draw 25/25 watts so that little bulb probably draws about 10 watts. I really like that idea because it eliminates the chance of burning out your headlight with daytime running yet still gives you the visibility that running your headlight during the day provides.

John
 
North

North

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I have the same stock light on my 08 exc-r KTM, it is really bad. I also have a fan. When riding single track the fan runs the battery down so that the electric start will not work. Nothing like spending 20 min to kick start your bike in the Bush.

Anyways this winter a got a Trail-tech stator which is 100 watts at the idle I am told.

My point is that I would be worried about adding any more of a burden to the stock stator. Although I have read that you can run a halogen bulb on the stock stator, but you need an upgraded stator for a HID light.
 
Farp

Farp

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North said:
I have the same stock light on my 08 exc-r KTM, it is really bad. I also have a fan. When riding single track the fan runs the battery down so that the electric start will not work. Nothing like spending 20 min to kick start your bike in the Bush.

Anyways this winter a got a Trail-tech stator which is 100 watts at the idle I am told.

My point is that I would be worried about adding any more of a burden to the stock stator. Although I have read that you can run a halogen bulb on the stock stator, but you need an upgraded stator for a HID light.
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You don't need your headlight when you're riding in the bush. Maybe the thing to do is to install a switch on the headlight circuit and turn it off when you don't need it.

John
 
flyn

flyn

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North said:
I have the same stock light on my 08 exc-r KTM, it is really bad. I also have a fan. When riding single track the fan runs the battery down so that the electric start will not work. Nothing like spending 20 min to kick start your bike in the Bush.

Anyways this winter a got a Trail-tech stator which is 100 watts at the idle I am told.

My point is that I would be worried about adding any more of a burden to the stock stator. Although I have read that you can run a halogen bulb on the stock stator, but you need an upgraded stator for a HID light.
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The trail -tech x2 headlight and stater assembly is the ultimate set up. I can't afford that , I'm looking for the cheep alternative so I can race the Frazer Valley 24 hour team enduro
For the purpose of the race I could eliminate that little drl bulb. It draws 5 watts.
 
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flyn

flyn

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I,m going to order one for myself and give it a try. It's not very much ($14.95). I can order more if anyone else cares to give it a try.
 
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Hill Climber

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Order 2. Mine only lasted about 100 hours.... they don't take vibration too well. It gave out on me in the worst place ever...... night time, Baja. I upgraded to an HID light and stator from Baja Designs. Very happy now !![
 
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cariboo cory

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Cariboo Cory here I have the 40/45w heli. in my 09 530exc and have found it is useable off road but just. I also replaced the L/H light control with a siccass unit that allows you to turn off
your head and running lights, brake and blinkers still work. siccass also sells a 35/35w Helli. bulb. If you are doing a 24 hr. race I have found that a helmet-light is the way to go, I only use
15watt heli. helmet light and run the bike light on high and the helmet light focused so you can look into the turns, this has worked to save my skin because over running your light source
is the main cause of a crash. Have fun, cory out...
 
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