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Review on TASWK Motorcycle Headlight Grille Bobber by Michael Jenkins

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great value for money, nice finish

I recently converted my 1975 Suzuki TS250 from 6 volts to 12 volts. The original headlight was a sealed beam and the bucket was an odd size. I decided to just replace the entire knot, bucket and all. This light is smaller in diameter but the mounting holes on the bucket were perfect. It works well and I would recommend it. Pros: * Very bright. The 23 watts of the LED is much more than the 25 watts of the original 6 volt AC light.* The finish of the bucket is nice, eggshell black.* The bucket is big enough to age all the wiring. * Supplied with mounting screws. It was a nice touch. Plus, these bolts easily fit through standard fasteners. * The electrical connector is actually connected to the factory wiring harness and works with no problems. * The light does not dim or pulse when idle like the original. This probably has more to do with the 12V DC indirectly connected to the battery, but it's nice nonetheless. * The charging voltage drops from 14.6 to 14.5 when I turn on the headlight. This leads me to believe that it uses very little power, which is great for my bike. Cons: * The first headlight I received had a broken high beam. The seller was great and sent me a replacement.* The headlight has two LEDs, top and bottom. The bottom one is low beam. Lower and upper combined hub for high beam. With the first and second headlights, the low beam was installed at the top of the headlight. This would misdirect the light and blind traffic. This is easily solved. The lens and "bulb" can be removed from the housing, rotated 180 degrees and reinserted.* It does not use a standard H4 bulb. If the LED burned out, you're out of luck. So although I suppose you can flip the bulb as needed, you still have low beam. Other thoughts: My bike is old enough to have a switch to turn the lights on or off. I bypassed the switch and applied power directly to the low beam. So the light is always on. I don't currently have a way to turn on the high beams, but I don't think I'll ever need it. I didn't connect the blue running light ring either. I've tested to make sure they work and work, but for my use it's not worth the extra wiring.

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Little things