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Offline BDI

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2010, 06:50:13 AM »
 :? :? :? Yes? I don't understand.
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Offline The Flyin Hawaiian

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2010, 09:17:27 AM »
Wasnt Service Honda working on a new ignition and lighting coil for the KX500? Any word on that?
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Offline bob larry

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2010, 05:02:34 AM »
I can't wait to put a light on mine.....may the light God's make it happen.

Right now the best option is a quad Battery in your backpack and bulb on the number plate.   Two wire plug connectors on the
wire to the backpack incase you take a spill...... :mrgreen:
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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2010, 07:08:54 AM »
I had an epiphany about the lighting coil the other day. As soon as my foot starts to feel good enough to get around with out falling on my head I may do a post about it. If what I'm thinking will work I could do a post about it so anyone can build there own. I'm not an electronics genius but my dad is. I'm going to have him come over and take a look at the parts and coils I have collected and find out what he thinks. I am trying to wait before I do this until I find out what others are doing because I don't want to step on any toes. I am getting tired of this being such a great need with no real cure. I know people say they are working on it  :| I'm getting impatient and I think that building your own coil at home may not be that hard at all.
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Offline bigbellybob

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2010, 07:21:03 AM »
it cant be to hard. i would wind my own R/C motors as a kid.
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Offline alward25

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2010, 01:09:59 PM »
The engineer at Electrosport is working on it but it seems they are moving facilities and and is harder to get a hold of than a lard soaked pig.  We have discussed 3 different ideas and we are waiting to see what he comes up with.

Quote from: BDI on June 08, 2010, 07:08:54 AM
I had an epiphany about the lighting coil the other day. As soon as my foot starts to feel good enough to get around with out falling on my head I may do a post about it. If what I'm thinking will work I could do a post about it so anyone can build there own. I'm not an electronics genius but my dad is. I'm going to have him come over and take a look at the parts and coils I have collected and find out what he thinks. I am trying to wait before I do this until I find out what others are doing because I don't want to step on any toes. I am getting tired of this being such a great need with no real cure. I know people say they are working on it  :| I'm getting impatient and I think that building your own coil at home may not be that hard at all.
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Offline BDI

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2010, 09:32:00 AM »
I have been looking at this idea for two days. The whole thing is very frustraiting. I have looked at tons of coils on line and have found quite a few that would fit behind the stock flywheel and put out 80 to 100 watts of power and they are moderately wound. There is no reason that someone who was in a good position to do so could not build a decent coil for the kx500. The E-line coil was the same coil from bike to bike just moded to fit. We need a coil that is made just for the kx500. after all the head scratching I have done I'm almost think a whole new ignition system would be the best way to go. The system that AJ from service honda had offered up would be the very best way to go in my opinion. We need to be thinking HID or LED as for a light source so theres no need for a big 200 + watt coil. If You want to run a halogen light on your offroad bike you are way out of the loop. There is no reason to develope a super high power coil for this, 100 to 150 watts max in my opinion.
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Offline alward25

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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2010, 10:33:09 AM »
That is what we are working on.
Alex

Quote from: BDI on June 09, 2010, 09:32:00 AM
I have been looking at this idea for two days. The whole thing is very frustraiting. I have looked at tons of coils on line and have found quite a few that would fit behind the stock flywheel and put out 80 to 100 watts of power and they are moderately wound. There is no reason that someone who was in a good position to do so could not build a decent coil for the kx500. The E-line coil was the same coil from bike to bike just moded to fit. We need a coil that is made just for the kx500. after all the head scratching I have done I'm almost think a whole new ignition system would be the best way to go. The system that AJ from service honda had offered up would be the very best way to go in my opinion. We need to be thinking HID or LED as for a light source so theres no need for a big 200 + watt coil. If You want to run a halogen light on your offroad bike you are way out of the loop. There is no reason to develope a super high power coil for this in my opinion, 100 to 150 watts max in my opinion.
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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2010, 11:03:27 AM »
I'm ready guys.  I want to street plate my Service Honda K5AF.
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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2010, 11:09:10 AM »
I just want to be able to night ride like I used to do with my XR back in the day.
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Re: HID Lighting?
« Reply #25 on: June 09, 2010, 03:58:39 PM »
I borrowed a light set up a few days ago for a night race. Its the single 8" hid with mounted lipo battery, clamps to the forks lasted for over 4 hrs then we switched to the other spare pack. its from baja designs I liked it because I dont have to keep it on. very bright and weighs hardly nothing. 
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