Led Headlight Conversion
by Phil (BBP)

The conversion item referred to was offered on Ebay for $15.99.
The only description is "Universal Motorcycle Bike Car H4 Hi/Lo Beam LED Headlight Lamp Bulb 24W 2500lm". It ships from China. There are similar products offered thru Amazon.

 

The following is from KTOG post by BBP:

I got mine installed today  Cool ........it was pretty easy actually

Need the LED unit .......wow $17........4 of female bullet connectors..........a piece of wire about 4" long

Cut off the 3 way connector.........tin the leads.........tie the 4" peice of wire to the BLUE

BLACK\YELLOW from bike (male)......to......GREEN of LED..(female)....ground
RED\YELLOW from bike (male)......to.....WHITE of LED....(female).....low
RED\BLACK from bike (male)......to.....BLUE of LED...(female).......high....and the pigtail (female)  goes to the.....RED\BLACK high beam bulb in the gauge pod

I oriented the LED so that on high when the 3rd LED comes on, it is up (pigtail up and off center slightly, look at The top LED for high, should be flat across parallel).......on low, the other two LED's are at a 45 degree angle to the bottom...on high, all three come on.......and the high indicators works

Sawed off the old bulb area leaving about an 1/8" sticking out (the sleeve)........carefully dremeled the hole for a perfect fit.........Smash the old bulb out and blow it out to get the dust out.....take the little shroud off of the LED before installing so it goes all the way in .......I then used some Urethane rubber type sealer.......it fit so well, probably didn't need it

Good trick........It's friggin Bright White...........will see how it works at night in a couple months........cars will see you with this (I hope  Shocked )
 

 

 

I really don't ride at night..........will be 58 in two weeks.........eyes not as good as they once were........mostly cars to see me during day time riding..........but who knows, it may be be better (those old bulbs were pretty dim).........when I tested the LED out of the bucket........man, it will blind you big time

That was my big concern, getting it to fit in the stock bucket..........I was amazed, thought I would have to Ty-Rap a bunch of wires in a loop to leave room for the fan in the center.........I did kind of arrange them that way.........damn thing went right in.......no hassle at all..........really a very easy mod

With the Urethane.......or you could use some copper RTV.........a razor knife, cut it and replace it........easy

On Low........the two LEDs are ON down low.......and it's OK to look at the headlight........on High..........the upper one comes on.........crap it's bright

I wonder if I would left the stem about 3/8" rather than 1/8"..........that would set it back some and may reflect more.......who knows, maybe not

I think I like it, will have to see on a road test at night........it's a pretty bright white light........looks cool

Interesting on the Vibrations...........my engine is not rubber mounted........but thanks to Charlies new crank.......vibration is not that bad.......if my old Stanley with a filament survived 43 years.........I would think the LED would be good........time will tell

THX Phil   salut