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Old 05-10-2007, 03:31 AM   #1 (permalink)

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I'm currently building an Edge Piranha and I've got a question about off-road lights. *As we all know, lights are available in a WIDE variety of watts. *My question is........what is a safe wattage to use with the stock '05 GSXR 600 charging system? *I'd like to have two forward facing lights and one rear tail light. *I don't want to put too much strain on the electrical system as I am not a fan of electrical issues. *

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I run (4) 4.25" bullet Hid's from Lazer Star ( 2 spot, 2 flood). *They are 35 watt lights but put out 150 watts of light with only a 2 amp draw, which means 4 lights pull about as much as a stock a headlight setup in a bike.
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If you're willing to pay for HID, then you should look into them. *The smoke regular and halogen lights in both performance and required amp draw. *The biggest issue with them is the pain in the wallet.
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Not just a pain, a killer.

How much did you pay for these puppy Yoshi ?
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Not just a pain, a killer.

How much did you pay for these puppy Yoshi ?
4 bills each and worth every penny...
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You can buy 6.5 Vision X HID's from Oregon Motor Sports for about $350 eac. Very nice lights. I believe they are 4 amp draw and they come with everything you need other than a switch.
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Better put some protection on there yoshi.At 4 bill apiece the way we drive they're gonna get screwed up one way or the other. Tree limb or going wheels up!
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I'd recommend the Baja Designs Fuego HID's. They're 4" and provide more light then you can imagine. Plus they have 4 different beam patters so you can mix and match to get the best possible combo for your needs. I'm running 4 of them on my Rhino, 2 driving and 2 wide-cornering lights. It's simply amazing how much light they put out. The only downside I can see is that they have set the bar higher for everything else and now I'm not satisified with anything less.

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Old 05-11-2007, 02:38 AM   #9 (permalink)

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Thanks for the info guys. *HID's are going to be out of my price range, but I am sure they are well worth the cash. *I need to see, but I don't need to melt the back end of the buggy in front of me!!

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I've heard 55 watt max. for most bike motors.
thats what the KC's are on my 954 Piranha.
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