Couple o'pics of my HID's...just fer the heck of it.

These REALLY light things up at night!

Beautiful countryside there blue , watch you don't get bitten on the ass by Yogi or Boo-Boo, and yes well the lights look great too!

Those are some bright lights blue... are you going to share what you used or post a how-to?

Shhheeez ...we got boo coo threads on these lights...search "Hid's",lots of em.Mine are 55watt,6000K's.And believe me ETHIN...Boo Boo and Yog are out there...somewhere...waiting,watching...biding their time...kinda forget here this is THE WILD WEST!

Got my NEW Pirelli Strada today...it's so good to be able to twist the wrist and let er rip without worrying about blowin yer tire!Installed my Bestem Hugger today also...lookin good...fit just fine!Have my NEW custom seat comin on the 1st.All black...looks like this here...no logos,though.Supposed to drop ya 1 and a half inches into the bike.We'll see!!!

* Last updated by: blue07 on 6/29/2010 @ 8:57 PM *

looking great man, how much and from where did you purchase?

Yeah blue07 you have to give up the info. on the lights I'm looking to do a set on mine now. Please help the kid out...

DDM's Black.55watt,6000K.On that other post you'll find the best install instructions you could get.I will just say this one caution...(well,maybe two or....)DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS AT ALL!Be careful turning the bulbs into the factory assemblies.They CAN crack at the base.A slight cutting of one or two of the tabs on the HID base will allow the socket to turn fairly easily,and "lock" into place fine(you MAY not need to do this part...I did).You can get the feel of how it should go in by removing your stock bulbs,and reinstalling.Turning,then feeling the little "catch" where it stops.Okay...having said that...when you start the lamps for THE FIRST TIME...allow them to remain ON for around 5 minutes.Till they fully heat up at reach their peak output.Do not hit the glass when installing...be very careful.If installing one at a time,and checking if it's working,if it lights up...leave it on for the 5 minutes.Then move on to your next one.If it DOES NOT LIGHT UP...first thing,check and reverse your ground lead.Then recheck.If it lights...the ground is correct(and leave it on for the 5 minutes).They can be a bit finicky with the grounds.IF they light up...they're correctly installed.

The final thing you may want to be aware of...the illumination is EXTREMELY blinding to oncoming cars...especially at night.The reflectors in our bikes are projector beams.Where you aim the light beam,it's going to be VERY INTENSE.So.....if you move the (low) beam adjusters off center(to the right when sitting on your bike),about an inch,maybe a bit more,the nighttime beam will not hit directly into the oncoming driver's eyes.You can see what I mean even with your stock bulbs.Get straight in front of your bike at about 15 feet.Move your head off center of the beam.You can see how the intensity decreases the farther off center you are.So you may want to keep that in mind when you readjust your HID lamps after install(which you WILL need to do).The light pattern "outside" the projector beam is bright,but nothing like getting a straight hit from the lamp.I adjusted mine to the right a few inches,the overall pattern is still completely acceptable at night,allowing me to run lows when approaching cars.Then switching back to brights for the full effect.You want your lows to NOT hit the oncoming drivers straight on.

Stand out about 20,25 feet with your lows on.Okay,now imagine yourself as an oncoming car.If you were approaching,given the separation distance from your center lane to the motorcycle driver,are the beams hitting you in the face?Okay,so you get the picture.Adjust to the right until you as the imaginary car driver can look at the low lamps without wincing or having to look away.Give yourself about a good 5-8 feet distance "between" you and the bike(as if you were going to pass headon).Believe me,when you use those brights at night...you're not going to be worrying about "not being able to see ahead".And your lows should be set so the round pattern is directly about 5 feet out in front...this will give you illumination with the lows at night of around 80 feet or so.If you drive at night,I would suggest using high beams as often as you can while "out" on the interstates or whatever.That way,when you DO approach an oncoming car,switch to lows,and it will "tell" the drivers that you can't go any lower.If you've set em right,you won't need to go any lower...it also helps to angle(slightly) your bike away from oncoming cars(if you can)Nothing extreme,just a tad turn to the right as you approach within 50 feet or so(especially on the two way traffic roads).It won't be near as blasting when you pass.They WILL appreciate that.Some of em are gonna bright ya no matter HOW you adjust your lamps.So ya get out there and ride...and see if yer gettin a lot of "brighting" from oncoming drivers.If ya are,re adjust till ya get er right.Usually adjusting to the right is all you really need to do to get the beam out of the driver's cockpit area.And it won't be noticeable at all to you while you're riding along.

* Last updated by: blue07 on 7/14/2010 @ 12:32 AM *

I ran a DDM Tuning hid kit on my zx10, they are awesome. Blue07 (dumb question of course) Did it take two kits for the 14? And are you running Hid's on your high beam?

Yep...HID's all the way.Took TWO kits(doubles).

if you are having any doubts about hids heres a vid of my bike with all 4 10,000k hids comin at ya on a bright sunny day at 160 mph lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi4Js7P8tcc

* Last updated by: scottjkyl on 7/14/2010 @ 12:11 PM *

I LOVE that Vid!Almost got airborne did ya?Weeeeeeeee!Friggin Starship Enterprise leaving the dock and switchin to Warp Speed!

* Last updated by: blue07 on 7/14/2010 @ 12:20 PM *

Damn scottjkl...that is insane. LOL! I can't imagine what they must look like at night.

You have no idea. If you put my bike next to his at night, you can't tell my lights on are on. If he is following you day or night

Blue07,

Thank you good looking out...