A few notes & photos from H6 install on ST1300…
1. At least with my big hands, I am tremendously fortunate that I had the front fairing completely disassembled, for other projects – it made careful installation of the H6 bulbs much easier with unfettered access.
2. I chose to use the headlight adapter rings, because the H6 mounting plates (with two lower tabs cut off) all by themselves makes for a fairly sloppy/wobbly fit.
3. I chose to re-drill the mounting plates, to address the twist issue. The plastic pins seem too fragile to trim.
4. I found I had to bend the spring latch away from center, to allow ample room for the install. Before bending them out of the way the heat sink/fan assembly made strong contact and caused the bulb to tilt off axis – especially after re-installing the boots.
5. Generally, the build quality of these bulbs feels sub-par. Certainly they are nothing like the bulbs from Honda, or nationally known brands. I am hopeful they have a reasonably long lifespan.
I will post some photos of the low and high beams once I complete reassembly of my bike.