twismo Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 i have had my gasgas 09 125 for a few weeks now,and the little led light at the front has broken,so i went to get a new bulb for it. I came back with a 12v 20watt halogen bulb i fitted it, its quite bright and it gives out a little bit of heat like the hologen ones do but i was wondering if fitting this bulb will dammage the electronics on the bike at all.the bulb that i took out of it was a 20 led 12v 3watt bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggle Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 My guess is that the surrounding area has not been heat tested, for the extra temperature the Halogen will produce ! So the choice is yours ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twismo Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 i have just been riding about with the light on for a few minutes,the light gets warm but not hot enough to melt the plastic, i dont think the bulb is being given enough power to light the bulb to its full brightness.any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husky Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 You need a bulb of the same watts as the original.The 20w bulb needs more power than the bike can generate,thats why its dim,might burn out the coils that provide the power.Do you really need a light on a trials bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twismo Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 no,you dont realy need a light, i would hardly use it, just looks a bit strange when there is no bulb in the socket. but thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why not simply remove the light and keep it safe until you either need to ride at night or until you sell the bike? In the meantime, get a front number plate holder which is attahced with cable ties and keep your front numbers nice and clean and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam12 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 You need a bulb of the same watts as the original.The 20w bulb needs more power than the bike can generate,thats why its dim,might burn out the coils that provide the power.Do you really need a light on a trials bike? what do you meen burn out the coils?on the bulb or the generator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam12 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 how would a bulb damage the coils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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