Author Topic: Koito H4 headlight upgrade (Read 5940 times)

78 k550 · « **on:** October 06, 2005, 10:54:42 AM »

Hey All,
I just picked up a Koito H4 headlight at a salvage yard I thought $25 was a good price. It is day so I can't see the difference. Do I need to adjust this light different from my standard light? It seem's to have some serious cutoff. Almost forces you to use your high beem's when nothing is comeing the other way. I had some Cibie's in an Audi and notice a huge difference. I should notice the same on my bike. I also noticed that the standard watt's are 50/60 and the H4 is 55/65. My charging system is in good working order. I shouln't have anything to worry about. I'm riding to a local club (The Denver Rusted Nut's) gathering tonight so I'll see how it works. We meet every 1st thursdfay of the month at the same location. It is for anything over 20 years old. There are ussually lots of cool bike's and scooters.

Thank's
Paul

78 k550 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2005, 10:01:25 PM »

WOW what a difference. I can light up the night now. What a world of difference. Oh this is on my 72 CB500. Not a bad upgrade for $25.00

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2005, 02:16:52 AM »

I had a Cibie on the 500 in the avatar (long gone I'm afraid - same as my hair...)

In the late 70's you could buy a "Z" beam or an "H" beam

The "Z" sent a spear of light (on dip) up the kerb, nearly as far as the main beam went
The "H" was more like a car with a horizontal cutoff with a "flip" up the left hand side (we drive on the left here)

After trying both, almost all of us ended up with the "H" as the "Z" was just too dazzling for the ~~poor sods~~ guys coming the other way.

Night and day. Chalk and cheese. Wish I could find one now.

bryanj · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2005, 03:44:57 AM »

Better was the SEV Marchall it used two seperate bulbs of the H1 spotlight type so if you removed the locating pins from the 100 watt H1 specials and then wired the dip bulb into the mandatory (in UK) front park light on main you had 200 very bright watts. Battery had to be good and still didnt last long but if somebody upset you you could melt their eyeball!!!

78 k550 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2005, 04:17:03 AM »

My buddie Maddog has a Marchall I'll check out the difference.

Paul

78 k550 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2005, 08:19:55 PM »

SteveD,
I could look and see if the yard has a Cibie.

Paul;

Egil · « **Reply #6 on:** October 08, 2005, 09:25:00 AM »

On the road the car will see you earlier white a good light,and in the dark- night you can se things better with goood ligth`s

Egil

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2005, 04:18:03 AM »

Hey Egil, where you been mate?

You can still buy the H4 inserts at most auto parts stores, I've got a couple, but saw some at an auto parts store a couple of weeks ago, when I was buying a "blade" type fuse box for my K1. Cheers, Terry.

Egil · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2005, 05:03:51 AM »

In moste auto part`s you can buy singel light reflectors to size 7" thise fits straigt in on CB750 K7 light size , thise are the non`exspensiv way to do it,

then you

can buy the H4 bulbs if it`s gould/blue or exstrem whit, YOU have the deside that

!

PS!
I waiting to get hispeed conecting to the nett

Egil.

Gordon · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2005, 05:25:18 AM »

Egil,
I just have to say I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts!

Egil · « **Reply #10 on:** October 09, 2005, 08:37:54 AM »

Oh

!
Don`t mean to "copy cath" you , Terry

.

Egil.

Einyodeler · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2005, 05:19:38 PM »

Bosch makes a great H4 motorcycle lamp too

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #12 on:** October 09, 2005, 07:15:31 PM »

Quote from: biffter on October 09, 2005, 03:18:30 PM

You can still buy a new Cibie ...the best H4 with the cat's eye lens, they cost squat and are so much better than the Stanley lamp

"Biffter" what the hell kinda name is that Dave? It sounds like what Australia just did to the World XI cricket team, we "Biffed" em, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2005, 02:09:12 AM »

Mornin' Terry.

England won bugger-all at rugby after the world cup and will probably do the same with cricket.

You can "biff" us all you like - you know it doesn't matter now...

Dave- what's with the new handle?

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2005, 04:10:52 AM »

So this is a Northern thing then?

Never heard of ciggies called "biffta" - wonder what the root was?

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2005, 04:13:21 AM »

I've answered my own question...

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=biffta

Not so sure about the alternative meaning though.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2005, 02:33:12 PM »

Quote from: _biffta_ on October 10, 2005, 07:21:27 AM

Steve, I expect the second meaning is a printing error

Ha ha, G'Day Dave, you fat C***! Cheers, "Educated" Terry!

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