I prefer 6000K HIDs myself, which have just a hint of blue. The kit you linked to is 5000K, and there's nothing stopping someone from ordering 5000K HIDs. I will say, though, that HIDs can be pure white just as much as LEDs. The color and brightness are usually pretty good, but they just don't go very far. How's the throw distance? The main complaint against LED headlights I've seen is that they don't go nearly as far as HIDs or even halogens. In the set you linked to, the "ballasts" step up the voltage from 12v to 45v, but the power flow remains constant. Ballasts are used for lighting systems that require extra voltage to start (HID, fluorescent, etc). Won't know until I'm riding consistently in the spring. Too early to specifically recommend the OPT7 brand, but the whole thing looks JUST like my Kensun kit and so far, so good. Takes a bit of time for the bulb to stabilize, but I seem to recall my Kensuns doing the same thing in my car for a while. I just installed an OPT7 kit on my 250R and it looks pretty good. If you have a buddy who wants to do it too, get a Kensun HID car kit and find another relay for your buddy and split the kit (unless your bike has two headlights, then you're all set). You DO need to watch out for low quality ones. My kit came with a capacitor, which helps in that regard. If your bike can power a halogen bulb, it can power an HID. Apart from starting the bulb, HIDs use considerably less power than halogens. The wiring is all tucked away and not a problem. Ballasts are not that large, I found a nice spot to tuck mine under the fuel tank and my bike is small. Go to an LED headlight if you want something better. Besides the bulk of the ballast, many of them are poorly built and place unnecessary loads on the bike's system. I tried an HID H4 bulb replacement and it was a piece of crap, didn't save a significant amount of power over a stock bulb, and I needed to find a place to put extra wiring & ballast. In my opinion, it isn't really worth the bother and expense to change over any of the other lights. Effectively like installing a higher output stator, without the expense and difficulty. My buddy put two of them in his FZ1 and also likes them very much. It's quite bright, has a good pattern very much like a conventional H4 bulb. So, I put a high quality ADVMonster LED H4 headlight on my KLR650, to free up 35W of power for my heated gear. My KLR650 has a notoriously weak charging system, with not enough amps to power heated jacket liner and gloves (found out the hard way) unless it was turned down to a low setting. What benefit(s) do you hope to gain from this? Was considering changing all the lighting to LED lighting (Xenon Headlight) while I am doing this Join us on Discord! Showing off Bikes or Gear? Click Here Looking for purchase advice? Click Here
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