K11 Owners Group

joeangi · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: LED Parking light

Does anyone make LED parking light? Now that I have the higher wattage bulb with the EB relays....the parking light looks sickly yellow.

Thanks,
Joe

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:27 am Post subject:

A certain waterfowl is gonna' be busy today- hope he's not off capturing another K bike.
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John & Cathy

'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

I run rear LED parking lights on my bikes. But you have to eliminate the Bulb Monitor Unit (BMU) because it will not be happy with an LED bulb. At least in the US, you need to run a white parking light so that your license plate illumination is white. Using a white (instead of red) LED causes the light through the lens to ba a bit pink.

Eliminating the BMU: http://www.k11og.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5964

It's probably not a good idea to run a front LED parking light because the heat generated by the headlight bulb will most likely melt plastic LED bulbs.
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94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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joeangi · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:21 am Post subject:

Just looking to replace the one little one on top of the headlight, not the rears. Do you think that the heat will bother an LED up there?

Thanks,
Joe

RobWheatley · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject:

Yep i run an LED front parking light, straight replacment, no problems with the bulb monitoring as it only looks at the rear, the one i have is 4 high bright LED's but they do look a little bit blue, compliments the HID headlamp bulb though.
Rob
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1999 K1100LTIC Smooth and Quiet Smile

Cruise, BFD & HID
1996 K1100RS. dead but not forgotten.

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject:

I was thinking about different (K75) headlights when I posted earlier. On the RS and LT headlights you can use an LED no problem and, as pointed out, the BMU only looks at the rear parking light so that's not an issue.

Here's a few examples of diffferent LEDs:

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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

joeangi · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject:

Drake the single on the blue '85 looks nice but the 9 on the k11 looks nicer. Is this a kit? Let me know.

I imagine they are much "whiter" in real life??

Joe

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject:

I used to sell the 18-LED bar as a kit but they weren't very popular and were a PITA to make so I quit. Only a select few K bike owners have them. Wink

The LEDs are amber - on purpose.

On the blue K100RS I used a single direct replacement 4-LED bulb. MUCH easier to install as the 18-LED bar required dismantling the headlight - and you have to take a lot of the fairing inner panels off to do that.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

joeangi · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject:

Where can I get the single 4 led bulb? Is that a radio shack item?

Joe

Saltcreek · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:

Does anyone actually use the parking light?
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1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 37000 miles, sold Sad

2009 Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155 ST
2002 Litespeed titanium

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

Stoked Steve · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

joeangi · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject:

I'd prefer a white to match the headlight.

Joe

RobWheatley · Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

I got mine off of ebay, was a few quid if i remember.
Rob
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1999 K1100LTIC Smooth and Quiet Smile

Cruise, BFD & HID
1996 K1100RS. dead but not forgotten.

archander · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

Does anybody know the type of bulb for the stock front Parking Bulb. I would like to find a good strong LED replacement also, but you need to know the stock type first, correct?
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Had-K75S, K1100LT, R1100GS, K75S, R90S/6, R1200C, R1100S, R100S. And now 96 K1100RS (SE).

rkildu · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

I want a set in red, that sequence left-right, right-left, like on the face of the Cylon Warriors in the original Battlestar Galactica. Put on a seperate switch so you have a conversation piece at rallies.
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Rod Kilduff
97 K1100LT HighLine
82 R100Lufty

RAL88 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Here is the Knight rider brake light I have on the rear. No reason you can't put it on the front as long it is not used on the road.

http://www.customdynamics.com/knight_rider_led_light_bar.htm
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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

archander · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

Im trying to figure out what type of bulb it is, then i can search for a LED replacemnt. It is a T10, T11, ???? Confused

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Had-K75S, K1100LT, R1100GS, K75S, R90S/6, R1200C, R1100S, R100S. And now 96 K1100RS (SE).

RobWheatley · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:22 am Post subject:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xenon-LED-Upgrade-Side-light-Bulb-233-BA9S-T4W-White_W0QQitemZ110333158294QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item19b05e6396
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1999 K1100LTIC Smooth and Quiet Smile

Cruise, BFD & HID
1996 K1100RS. dead but not forgotten.

archander · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

Thanks, so the bulb is a 233, BA9S, T4W bulb?
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Had-K75S, K1100LT, R1100GS, K75S, R90S/6, R1200C, R1100S, R100S. And now 96 K1100RS (SE).