I recently sold my 2010 Base model (only to buy a 2011 Touring S) The last project I was working on was getting the stock headlight to have a decent amount of controlled light output... quite frankly it sucks stock. The Ducati auxiliary lights from the GT have been fitted to my bike and they are brighter than the stock headlight. I have been emailing the owner of cyclopsadventuresports.com about his LED replacement bulbs that have been highly touted on the ADV forums by the KTM and BMW guys. I bought a single bulb for my Super Duke first, and once I was satisfied with the results I bit the bullet and bought four H11 LED Replacement bulbs rated at 3200 Lumens each. super easy install... no ballasts or extra wiring. drivers easily hide behind fairings without removal of panels. The light is bright and wide with a very good pattern and sharp cutoffs. These pictures aren't the greatest (my son was the cameraman) but you'll get an idea very quickly whats possible... I was not using the Aux lights in these shots. Once I get the Touring S Ill be doing the install on it along with the Dual Beam wiring mod I acquired from John W. on this forum.
Dennis, I will look forward to seeing that, how much are these bulbs? LED dips on my 2013 are superb, but main beam is feeble and orange by comparison. Jon.
Were you using both low and high beams in that photo? I was looking on their site, and I can see a little electronic box on the wiring loom, is that correct? I can see an heat sink behind the bulb too, how did you manage to install them on the high beams since they have a plastic cap so close to them? Thank you for the infos EDIT: I think I said it the wrong way, the low beams have the caps, not the high ones...
What you are seeing in the picture is only the low beams... they installed very easy... yes they have a heatsink and a fan on the back of each bulb, they install in low and high beam locations without issue... No clearance problems. (2013-14 bikes will only use the high beam as the low is already a LED). The little driver (black box) is very small and tucks away behind the headlight stay and fairing without issue... the only panels that need to be removed are the ones you would take out of the way to get to the low beam anyway. They covers reinstall after the bulbs are put in and have no clearance problems.
Very interested to hear how you find the end result (wiring loom too). Are you planning on doing LED for the high too? I've just ordered some osram night breakers to try but, living quite rural with no street lighting, I ultimately want the best (LED). How much of a faff is the dual headlight conversion? I have the diodes and wire but have yet to do it. Also, as they have felt the need to put heat sinks on the LED's, they obviously generate a fair bit of heat. Will doing high & low LED with a dual conversion generate too much heat and melt the surrounds?
Hi Great first impression. We await a few more pictures. What about the color of the light? Do these LEDs come in different temperatures? If yes, which one did you choose? Do you need a special canceler for the warning on the dash or do they work straight away? Thanks in advance
I fitted Night Breakers and found that they did the job well enough for me lighting wise, although the longevity isn't great and 2 of the 4 have already failed, so now I only have them on low beam.
I've ordered the nightbreaker unlimited. Meant to have better life. We'll see. Will keep the originals under the seat as spares
The color temperature is listed as 6K... I do not believe he is making other colors... the bulbs are crisp bright white without blue or yellow tint. The little black box is the canbus unit.. its all built in no need for any extra widgets... the ease of install and performance makes it a no brainer to me. I've done the HID thing and quite frankly ill never do it again.
Ive already done the high beams but my son didn't shoot a good pic of it so we will have to wait until my new bike shows up. I bought the wire harness from John W. its a 10 minute job. heat build up is nothing to worry about. the high beams are not covered by trim panels only the low beams are... Having all four bulbs lit up (12,800 lumens) turns the headlight into a well focused flamethrower, almost making the Ducati Auxiliary lights unecessary. The bulbs are actively cooled each heatsink actually has a cooling fan on it. its a sweet bit of tech for the money!
