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Old 05-01-2009 | 07:01 PM
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Last night I went to bike night i had almost half of the way the high beams on and we were there kicking it for a while about to leave the bike wont start i knew right away it was the battery so do you guys think that putting the both lights on will drown my battery right away ? and will it be okay if I just ride with my low bean on?
 
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Old 05-01-2009 | 08:41 PM
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HID's should draw the same amount of power while running as regular halogens. They just take more on starting. Sounds like either your battery, not making enough juice, or possibly you have something shorting causing a drain. I dont ever ride w/ highbeams on in the day. There is a thread somewhere on here that said something along the lines of, riding constantly with high beams all the time can cause wiring for high's to burn up.
 
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Old 05-01-2009 | 11:42 PM
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Electrical or battery issue, not the HID's fault.
 
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Old 05-03-2009 | 02:02 AM
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Ive Been Running My Hi & Lo Beams for a few months now Low Beam = HIDs , HIgh BEam = Bright Yellow bulb, No Problems yet so far so good , As long as u got a juiced up battery u should be good running both lights at the same time,
 
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Old 05-03-2009 | 08:48 AM
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Just dont leave it sitting with the lights on and the bike not running...but agreed, running, the bike should be able to take it..at least mine does
 
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Old 05-03-2009 | 09:49 AM
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The thing is that I dont have the slim ballast hids I think
they are for cars not bikes.
 
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Old 05-03-2009 | 01:25 PM
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Agreed, it probably isnt the HID system.
Once warmed up the HID runs at only 35w compared to the halogens running at 55w a piece. It is electrical, probs battery or another culprit.
 
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Old 05-03-2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by eljrc16
The thing is that I dont have the slim ballast hids I think
they are for cars not bikes.
Won't matter. There's something wrong with your electrical system (either the battery or the charging system) if the bike is dying.
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 02:33 PM
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so you guys think that I should ride more often with low beam on instead of with both on because this is the first time that it really drained my battery?
 
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Old 05-04-2009 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by eljrc16
so you guys think that I should ride more often with low beam on instead of with both on because this is the first time that it really drained my battery?
I would get your battery tested first to see if it is taking a full charge and not draining abnormally. If your battery is a few years old you may just want to replace it.
 


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