CBR1000F Headlight Globe[s]
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12-29-2009, 08:40 PM
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CBR1000F Headlight Globe[s]
Changing a blown one at the mo;noticed it is a 45/45........?Would have thought it would be 60/55,thats what i was going to fit,now im not sure to proceed with it..?Ideas anyone??
*Bike shop tells me that std issue was 35/35 for this model.
*Bike shop tells me that std issue was 35/35 for this model.
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12-30-2009, 12:15 AM
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I replaced mine about a year ago. The idiot that had the bike before me put in a globe that had 100 as a high beam. To me that's an easy way to fry the switch or relay or just overheat the wiring (speaking from experience 
). I replaced it with a standard 55/60.
According to the manual the "K" model had a 45/45. All others had 55/60.
I've also read posts that a special globe is needed as the standard car one doesn't fit. Mine (87) uses a car globe??
). I replaced it with a standard 55/60. According to the manual the "K" model had a 45/45. All others had 55/60.
I've also read posts that a special globe is needed as the standard car one doesn't fit. Mine (87) uses a car globe??
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12-30-2009, 12:29 AM
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Hey Tiger.
I checked with a honda shop,they said dont use a 60/55 on mine,the Alternator wont cope with it.So i will change both to 45/45 as it is now.
Stupid thing is i have to now put it all back together ,to ride it,get the correct globes,re strip it to change globes etc.........FFS!!!
Good ridance to 2009.......................
I checked with a honda shop,they said dont use a 60/55 on mine,the Alternator wont cope with it.So i will change both to 45/45 as it is now.
Stupid thing is i have to now put it all back together ,to ride it,get the correct globes,re strip it to change globes etc.........FFS!!!
Good ridance to 2009.......................
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12-30-2009, 12:57 AM
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Yours is a 93 isn't it ? which I think from memory is a K model and again without looking it up ,
they were 45 / 45 ... not that my memory can be trusted ...LOL
If she was mine I prolly would try the 60/55 from the early models ...but mate , that's just what I would do ... the little extra wattage should not cause any issues , but ok , I will stand corrected if om wrong ...
As with most things though ...if your paranoid ...chuck the 45 / 45 back in mate ...
they were 45 / 45 ... not that my memory can be trusted ...LOL
If she was mine I prolly would try the 60/55 from the early models ...but mate , that's just what I would do ... the little extra wattage should not cause any issues , but ok , I will stand corrected if om wrong ...
As with most things though ...if your paranoid ...chuck the 45 / 45 back in mate ...
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12-30-2009, 03:20 AM
Some models (depending where they were marketed) had a different globe - the American models used a Honda globe which has differently spaced lugs on it and is hellish expensive.
There are a couple of fixes that. The UK bikes ran std car bulbs, not sure about the Oz ones. I wouldn't go too big on the wattage - I went up to 2x60/55 blue halogen globes, and the electrical system handles that just fine, and gives plenty of light.
Yours is a 93 isn't it ? which I think from memory is a K model
93 is an N/P model. K was the 89. Blue has a h/J - 87/88 - for info only.
Bike shop tells me that std issue was 35/35 for this model.
I think that's crap - more like twin 50 or 55W
There are a couple of fixes that. The UK bikes ran std car bulbs, not sure about the Oz ones. I wouldn't go too big on the wattage - I went up to 2x60/55 blue halogen globes, and the electrical system handles that just fine, and gives plenty of light.
Yours is a 93 isn't it ? which I think from memory is a K model
93 is an N/P model. K was the 89. Blue has a h/J - 87/88 - for info only.
Bike shop tells me that std issue was 35/35 for this model.
I think that's crap - more like twin 50 or 55W