My GSX1400 Restoration

[grog]

SA, spent arvo researching spotties. Too hot for anything else. 🥵 Seems Denali 2.0 are around the best. Kit comes with all thats needed. Lens can be changed, spot long distance or closer flood. One long and one close seems to be the go. Mounting point? Seems a few options to me. Their videos cover that.

[Snapey]

I'd put spotlights on the cross bar. BTW it's tube not solid.

[grog]

Another brilliant idea Snapey. 👍

[BlueDragon]

Out of curiosity I started to wonder if other bikes with round headlights - which were better rated than the 1400's headlight, might also be a cost effective retrofit option.

Ready for a shock?

I looked at the Kawasaki Z900RS/Cafe headlight which is LED.

Just for the headlight alone - with no rear bucket or holding ring bracket etc - the cost is $2084 AUD.
https://www.kawasakionlineparts.com.au/partFinder/fiche/kawasaki/2019/z900rs/53-headlight-s#next

Not exactly cost effective...   

Being a sealed unit, I'll bet once they start wearing out and blowing, that the aftermarket is going to make a killing with selling replacement headlights to Z900RS owners.

The front holding ring is $120, while the rear housing or bucket is $224. 

That is one expensive headlight

[SA14]

What the...?! Makes our little $20 bulb experiments look insignificant.

[grog]

$2G for a headlight? The Denali spots are Around $600. Stedl H4 globe LED $70, money back if not happy. Seems a fair deal.

[grog]

https://www.stedi.com.au/motorcyle-h4-led-head-light-conversion-kit-stedi-night-pilots.html

[Eric GSX1400K3]

https://www.stedi.com.au/motorcyle-h4-led-head-light-conversion-kit-stedi-night-pilots.html

Good gear that, I'm a fan of their products.

[SA14]

https://www.stedi.com.au/motorcyle-h4-led-head-light-conversion-kit-stedi-night-pilots.html

That driver unit box would stuff in behind the lamp in the headlight itself? How is it powered? We plug the original bulb socket into it and then it supplies it's own H4 style lead and socket? First LED globe I've seen so far with it's own driver unit. Is this common?

[Tally]

I just had a quick look around on e-bay   @BlueDragon for z900rs headlamps (used) and found two, one in Canada $800, and one in USA $600, let's just hope Kawasaki have made a reliable unit, otherwise it's a costly replacement.

[Mick_J]

Honda CB1100 also has an LED headlight, might be worth a look.

[BlueDragon]

Assume you me the CB1000.

https://bluecitymotorcycles.com.au/oem/honda/search-parts?brand=honda&year=2019&model=5853&assembly=84238&accessory=&adrAssembly=

$1250 AUD

and not a easy replacement either when you look at the housing. 

[Mick_J]

No, the CB1100.

[Mick_J]

Take a look at this.

https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/6574267/cb1100ex/headlight-cb1100cacadnanad

[steve porter]

These headlight prices are getting silly, panel beater I know told me that he spat out his coffee when getting a price on Aston Martin headlights, not sure of the model, $7,000 EACH about 5 or 6 years ago