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trade it for a CB500, can't go wrong then ( plus they don't whistle! ) Its not coming out the overflow and evaporating over night is it? You should be looking at a bit over 130 miles to a full tank on them things.

I found with the bandits, because they have projector style lenses you can get away with brighter bulbs or even the HID kits ( £40 ish ) without any other issues. I used the cheaper 70/75w bulbs in mine, but because it was a Cat C we did change a fair bit of the wiring up front. Not sure if the standard wiring will cope with it or not ( should do though! )

Night racer is on par with the bosch gigalight, except there doesn't seem to be that strange section of light missing. Very bright, good light throw and a nice solid beam pattern Depends on the headlight housing etc. Suppose on a bike it wouldn't be as bad as they only have a relatively small lens compared to a car. I'm going to try a £100 LED headlight kit soon on the BMW. You don't need to change the housing/lens to use them as they are designed like standard H4's.

the problem with the HID kits with stock lenses ( ie, not projectors ) are they blind on coming traffic.. they glare and frankly, they piss me off big time!

As i use the bike all year round, i thought it would be good to try and find a decent H4 bulb. So far i've tested 4 different types in all weather conditions. So first up we have Philips 12342 H4 - Made in Germany This bulb i believe is a factory fitted option to most Yamaha motorcycles, possibly others too. 55/60w bulb, standard wattage with a night bright, slightly yellow tint but very good light. A good strong beam of light, excellent main beam! RRP £10 Bosch Gigalight Plus 120 - Made in Hungary Supposedly 120% more visible/usable light than a standard bulb. 55/60w bulb, standard wattage bulb. Excellent white light with a slight blue tint when looking at it. I've had a few issues with this bulb fitted, they appears a bit TOO bright. I have been flashed a few times with this bulb fitted and riding in foggy dark, unlit roads is a bit um.. sketchy! The main beam on these bulbs are incredible. Almost blinding with the reflection off road signs! The biggest problem is the gap the light seems to leave, the first few feet in front of the bike is lit nicely, then there is a huge gap of say 6-8 foot, then light again. This could be down to the type of headlight, or down to the way they are made to give the 120% increase in distance. RRP £25 Xenon Ice Blue H4's' - Unknown Good cheap bulb, nice pure white light with a slight blue tint. Nice beam pattern with a pretty standard light throw. Down side to these bulbs is they don't last for a great deal of time! 6-8 months at best but at the price, they are worth keeping as spares! RRP £3 Elite Xenon Rainbow H4 - Made in Britain Only just fitted these so will be interesting to see how these work out. Not too expensive but apparently will last 3x longer than a standard bulb. They have a rainbow lens which should in theory reduce the glare for oncoming traffic, whilst still giving a bright light output. I've used some like these before which were cheap chinese bulbs and although they didn't last that long, they were brilliant in the fog. Time will tell RRP £9 a pair So far out of these I'd put them in the following order. 1) Philips 12342 2) Bosch Gigalight Plus 120 3) Elite Xenon Rainbow ( Based on test of cheaper - same type bulbs ) 4) Xenon Ice Blue

roughly -2*C this morning, BMW battery is pretty much dead, just enough life to crank it over so thought i better give it a run! No salt on the roads here as of yet Look like a good pair of gloves them

well the curve isn't as aggressive as some other makes, so would suit any modern bike i would think. Manufacturers are always trying to find a way to make something that's different to the competitors and that will give them a edge.

So Dave, did you see/hear the H2R they had on dyno? My god what a sound!! and the flames Mind you, didn't near to be anywhere near it to hear it!! 326hp at the rear wheel i believe

Not good!! And this is the one i mean incase no one knows what the micro serpent was

So whats your thoughts on the new design Akrapovic can? Kind of reminds me of the old micron serpents Althought tbf, it does look good on the h2!!

me misses parrot used to mimic the phone, answer it and carry out a bloody conversation with itself! and the doorbell, and the smoke alarm, and used to mimic the alarm on me old Zed, used to make me think that someone was trying to nick it!!

Dave, can you make a new area on the forum for Reviews with sub cats for Motorcycles, Riding Gear, Other products. I know a few of us will be able to do some reviews which WILL draw more people into the forum! Trust me on this one, it will work

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more tat on that than at a car boot!

No offense but the owner of that 206 needs a f****ng great big slap.. What a way to make a decent ( well.. not the diesel ones thats for sure ) car, terrible!

I'm sure they have already slapped it down around here! bloody cold morning at -1.5*C

might as well add it to the list! Tuono V4 1100 Ducati Scrambler Ducati Hyperstrada Kawasaki Versys 1000 ( Possible competitor to the yam triple? )

My god check out some of these New R1 Possibly new RCV213 Kawasaki H2 ( most have seen already ) Yamaha FJ-09/MT-09X ( The new TDM by the looks of things ) MV Agusta Brutal 800

cans look good on that! most i've seen are round the other way. Leo-vince?

yeah wouldn't mind a KH750 but wouldn't go down too well!! What i meant is the BMW is high for a naked bike. I got a qoute on a busa and a couple other bigger bikes and they came out cheaper by a fair few hundred quid! This is the one i wish i could of bought of me dad lol I done a fair few miles two up on this and loved it. Maybe i'll end up with one.