Finished all the maintenance on my newly acquired ST 1300 in while I had Finished all the maintenance on my newly acquired ST 1300 in while I had The plastic off thought I would change out The headlight bulbs. Has anyone used The philips motorsport Light bulb? It claims is specifically designed for motorcycles. Thanks
Philips 9003MVB1 motorsport Headlight bulb
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st11ray
2006 ST1300
Don't waste your time with any halogens. Look up the Evitek LED thread and put a set of them in. Much better than any halogens I've ever used in a ST.
They're not extensive to for 20 bucks delivered I Shop very thriftyYeah blame Siri for it
They all claim that they are designed specially for what you need...
Philips is still a good brand, but do you really want to splash the $$'s when you have excellent other bulbs with more affordable prices?
I've read all the reviews I've looked at every bulb Made. I'm putting on 80 watt driving lights In Texas we get a lot open country So primarily The headlights are for city Driving
MajorTom
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I went from standard bulbs to Osram 55w off-road bulbs and was pleased with the light, but continued to replace at minimum a bulb a year due to burnout. I replaced these with Evitek LEDs last spring and have been impressed with the both the high-beam distance and sharp cut-off on low-beam that avoids blinding on-coming vehicles. Yes, the price is higher than halogens, but I don't every expect to change another headlight bulb on my ST. If you're already thinking of spending for driving lights you might take a look at the LEDs and see if they don't meet all your lighting needs.
Andrew Shadow
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Interesting bulb in that it projects an orange glow which would increase your visibility to oncoming drivers. I had never seen a motorcycle specific bulb before. I have no experience with them so I cannot answer your question in that regard. I would like to mention another element regarding the benefits of different types of bulbs that I have not read about before. Maybe it will be of use to you or someone else who is reading this and contemplating replacement bulbs.
I personally did not have any complaint about my ability to see when using halogen bulbs in my ST1300. Having said that I do find that the light from the Evitek G6 bulbs that I installed do provide even better light down the road. The newer Evitek F2 LED bulbs are said to be even better.
What I was not expecting from the LED bulbs is the way that they completely fill the reflector with light in a way that the halogen bulbs do not. The halogen bulbs seem to project the light out through the headlamp glass without illuminating the inside of the reflector assembly anywhere near as much as the LED bulbs do. I found that the LED bulbs project the light out equally as well if not better than the halogen bulbs do but they also fill the entire reflector assembly with a very bright white light at the same time. This unexpected benefit makes the front of the bike far more visible to other traffic. Because the ST1300 headlamp reflector wraps around to the sides a bit it also increases the side visibility as well. I found this brightly illuminated reflector assembly to be quite a significant improvement in conspicuity over the halogen bulbs.
I personally did not have any complaint about my ability to see when using halogen bulbs in my ST1300. Having said that I do find that the light from the Evitek G6 bulbs that I installed do provide even better light down the road. The newer Evitek F2 LED bulbs are said to be even better.
What I was not expecting from the LED bulbs is the way that they completely fill the reflector with light in a way that the halogen bulbs do not. The halogen bulbs seem to project the light out through the headlamp glass without illuminating the inside of the reflector assembly anywhere near as much as the LED bulbs do. I found that the LED bulbs project the light out equally as well if not better than the halogen bulbs do but they also fill the entire reflector assembly with a very bright white light at the same time. This unexpected benefit makes the front of the bike far more visible to other traffic. Because the ST1300 headlamp reflector wraps around to the sides a bit it also increases the side visibility as well. I found this brightly illuminated reflector assembly to be quite a significant improvement in conspicuity over the halogen bulbs.
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This alone makes the LEDs an excellent choice.
ST Gui
240Robert
Given how many of us speel and compost you just blend right in no worries.
I've seen a few bulbs claiming to have heavy-duty filaments. As far as halogens go the stock Honda/Stanley bulbs seem studly enough and they're fairly cheap. Just don't get stock ST halogens but bulbs for Hondas with separate Left/Right headlight assemblies. Those use 55/60W bulbs compared to the ST's 45/45W.
You're apparently already aware of trimming the two bottom tabs of 'normal' H4's to fit the ST.
I really think that any halogen is penny wise and pound foolish compared to a good LED bulb. But if you're happy with halogen then ride happy.
Yes I know about trimming the tabs off the H4 Light bulbs Paris I was intrested if anybody had an experience with that particular light bulb. The bikes got the original lights Still in it since everything's office easier to get toChange out the lights. Here in Texas it's not a major issue if you have a higher wattage bulb or super bright light. When they inspect your bike they don't even look at that issue but thanks I appreciate the advice
thanks for the advice And sure in your experience with the S t
You are lucky that you have a lot of good options to choose from. There are still a lot of junk bulbs that are out there.
Here is what to look for in a H4 led.
It needs to have a full shield under the low beam emitter. (look inside of your H4 for a clue)
The low beam emitter and high beam emitter need to be mounted offset. (if they are inline you will get a weak high beam)
A heat spreader between two circuit boards will create a wider taller beam. (flood)
A circuit board between two heat spreaders will create a thinner more focused beam. (spot)
A large COB led ( wide flood)
A square led ( in between )
A inline row of small leds (spot)
20 watts min, 30 watts max. (this will get exaggerated by the vendor)
Lumen values are not to be trusted (yet)
Let me give you three options to look at spot, medium, wide.
The F2 and its clones. [I did have something to do with the design of this bulb]
It fits my riding needs, it has an awesome high beam on the ST1300. The low beam lights curb to curb and then some.
It is most like the halogen H4 in beam pattern. Low foreground lighting which is better to see far but....
The XHP50 led, this one has a taller beam pattern and really does a better job of lighting up the foreground.
It is better suited for your city driving or slow off road or winding roads. But you will have to be the judge of that.
It does not have the long distance that the F2 will do, too much foreground light reduces your ability to see way far down the road.
The big COB led. This one is more flood and has a smooth wide beam but no distance. It maybe better for city driving.
These are what to look for in the different types. Notice high beam is shifted (left or right) in the pictures.
Here is what to look for in a H4 led.
It needs to have a full shield under the low beam emitter. (look inside of your H4 for a clue)
The low beam emitter and high beam emitter need to be mounted offset. (if they are inline you will get a weak high beam)
A heat spreader between two circuit boards will create a wider taller beam. (flood)
A circuit board between two heat spreaders will create a thinner more focused beam. (spot)
A large COB led ( wide flood)
A square led ( in between )
A inline row of small leds (spot)
20 watts min, 30 watts max. (this will get exaggerated by the vendor)
Lumen values are not to be trusted (yet)
Let me give you three options to look at spot, medium, wide.
The F2 and its clones. [I did have something to do with the design of this bulb]
It fits my riding needs, it has an awesome high beam on the ST1300. The low beam lights curb to curb and then some.
It is most like the halogen H4 in beam pattern. Low foreground lighting which is better to see far but....
The XHP50 led, this one has a taller beam pattern and really does a better job of lighting up the foreground.
It is better suited for your city driving or slow off road or winding roads. But you will have to be the judge of that.
It does not have the long distance that the F2 will do, too much foreground light reduces your ability to see way far down the road.
The big COB led. This one is more flood and has a smooth wide beam but no distance. It maybe better for city driving.
These are what to look for in the different types. Notice high beam is shifted (left or right) in the pictures.
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Thank you for the posting and pics. Shed a lot of light on the subject-no pun intended.You are lucky that you have a lot of good options to choose from. There are still a lot of junk bulbs that are out there.
Here is what to look for in a H4 led.
It needs to have a full shield under the low beam emitter. (look inside of your H4 for a clue)
The low beam emitter and high beam emitter need to be mounted offset. (if they are inline you will get a weak high beam)
A heat spreader between two circuit boards will create a wider taller beam. (flood)
A circuit board between two heat spreaders will create a thinner more focused beam. (spot)
A large COB led ( wide flood)
A square led ( in between )
A inline row of small leds (spot)
20 watts min, 30 watts max. (this will get exaggerated by the vendor)
Lumen values are not to be trusted (yet)
Let me give you three options to look at spot, medium, wide.
The F2 and its clones. [I did have something to do with the design of this bulb]
It fits my riding needs, it has an awesome high beam on the ST1300. The low beam lights curb to curb and then some.
It is most like the halogen H4 in beam pattern. Low foreground lighting which is better to see far but....
The XHP50 led, this one has a taller beam pattern and really does a better job of lighting up the foreground.
It is better suited for your city driving or slow off road or winding roads. But you will have to be the judge of that.
It does not have the long distance that the F2 will do, too much foreground light reduces your ability to see way far down the road.
The big COB led. This one is more flood and has a smooth wide beam but no distance. It maybe better for city driving.
These are what to look for in the different types. Notice high beam is shifted (left or right) in the pictures.