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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: Drifter on June 25, 2010, 06:54:22 pm
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I asked my dealer what they are for and he did not know, so im hoping someone on here can answer the question. Im guessing they are due to some law in India or England. They are cool no matter the reason!
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Back in the day I think they were turn signals...
Those bulbs tend to burn out frequently.. I have replaced mine with LEDs, they don't burn out and you can change up the color to taste.
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Hmmm...I doubt they were ever turn signals. Such things never appeared here (UK) on motorbikes until Honda in the sixties - and much derisory amusement were they initially greeted with!
I rather think they were simply the equivalent of sidelights on a car - largely pointless, and even more so on a six volt system. But they do look very cool in that retro way, don't they.
By the way Gary, I like the sound of those LEDs. Are they easy to find?
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superbrightleds.com...
Here's the listed posted by Grommit last year... prices might be a bit higher now...
Bulb, 1157, white (tail and brake), 1157-W24, $12.99
Bulb, 67, amber (L/F turn signal), 67-A15, $4.95
Bulb, 67, amber (L/R turn signal), 67-A15, $4.95
Bulb, 67, amber (R/F turn signal), 67-A15, $4.95
Bulb, 67, amber (R/R turn signal), 67-A15, $4.95
Bulb, BA9s, super blue (high beam indicator), A9s-B4, $2.98
Bulb, BA9s, super green (neutral indicator), BA9S-G4, $2.98
Bulb, BA9s, super green (turn signal indicator), BA9S-G4, $2.98
Bulb, BA9s, super white (right pilot lamp), BA9S-W4, $2.98
Bulb, BA9s, super white (left pilot lamp), BA9S-W4, $2.98
Bulb, BA9s, super white (ammeter), BA9S-W4, $2.98
Bulb, BA7s, white (speedometer), BA7S-W, $1.49
LED (or incandescent) Bulb Flasher Unit, CF12ANL-01, $12.95
This list is for the Classic setup - can't tell you what applies for the UCE versions... I did my instrument and "pilot" lights and couldn't be happier... very low drain on the battery and very bright... super bright, even... ;)
Mike and Stumpy in Michigan
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Nice one Mike & Stumpy - thanks for that :)
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jep, 2 burned bulbs right and 1 left one. But their light is really nice when it is dark. Kind of stage light for something special.
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Pilot lamps, parking lamps or pub lamps take your pick.
They function like the parking lamps on automobiles giving enough light to maneuver at near idle speeds with out waking or annoying the neighbors like full on headlamps.
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""giving enough light to maneuver at near idle speeds with out waking or annoying the neighbors ""
hmmm...these'd be those deaf neighbours I guess.... ;)
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back in the old day in the UK , any vehicle parked at night in a built up area , had to show a light at the back and one at the front , cars used to use a clip on light (white/red) trapped under a closed drivers window , hell even the early 1950s bsa bantam with a mag genny and no battery was not excempt , they had a small lantern battery in the headlamp ,
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""giving enough light to maneuver at near idle speeds with out waking or annoying the neighbors ""
hmmm...these'd be those deaf neighbours I guess.... ;)
I'd be that deaf neighbor with all the crotch rockets ,Harleys and not fast but sounds furious type cars in my neighborhood.
A much more entertaining reason for hearing loss than exposure to turbine engines isn't it ? ;D
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Re the hearing loss - I'd have to agree, although my tinnitus is down to too much loud music and running a woodshop without ear defenders for too long. Dumb when young.
And my neighbours, when I had neighbours before I washed up in this quiet backwater, all knew to bring their kids indoors when I was outside mending cars & bikes. :o (I just don't know where little Jimmy learns such filthy words....)
Life with my Electra is far more civilised. Haven't even opened the socket box :D
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back in the old day in the UK , any vehicle parked at night in a built up area , had to show a light at the back and one at the front , cars used to use a clip on light (white/red) trapped under a closed drivers window , hell even the early 1950s bsa bantam with a mag genny and no battery was not excempt , they had a small lantern battery in the headlamp ,
This must be the reason why modern bike ignition key switches have that one little notch past locking the bars. Inevitably, this gets turned to by accident without the operator realizing it and the head and tail lights drain the battery while you are away. I've known so many people this has happened to.
Scott
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Freddy, do you have any idea why they would pass such a law? I would think come morning there would be lots of dead batterys ....... ???
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I converted my C5 to all LED’s form superbrightleds-dot-com. Overall I have to say I love the difference, but I will add 2 words of caution. I bought the “BA15 30 High Power LED Spider Light” ($20) for the rear tail light. I looked great!! But it doesn’t stand up to the vibration well. The soldering that connects the base broke, so I redid it only to have the circuitry in the LED driver start to flake out. I won’t say the bulb is a total POS but it doesn’t like to be shaken around. Ultimately I wound up filing the entire internal cavity of the bulb with hot glue and it’s worked ever since. Also if you convert your turn signals to LED you need the LED flasher unit FL2-RED. The C5 turn signal wire connector –L- fits, but its reversed. I had to use a pin extraction tool to reverse the 2 wires in the connector. You could cut and cross the wires to if you wanted a quick fix.
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I converted my C5 to all LED’s form superbrightleds-dot-com. Overall I have to say I love the difference, but I will add 2 words of caution. I bought the “BA15 30 High Power LED Spider Light” ($20) for the rear tail light. I looked great!! But it doesn’t stand up to the vibration well. The soldering that connects the base broke, so I redid it only to have the circuitry in the LED driver start to flake out. I won’t say the bulb is a total POS but it doesn’t like to be shaken around. Ultimately I wound up filing the entire internal cavity of the bulb with hot glue and it’s worked ever since. Also if you convert your turn signals to LED you need the LED flasher unit FL2-RED. The C5 turn signal wire connector –L- fits, but its reversed. I had to use a pin extraction tool to reverse the 2 wires in the connector. You could cut and cross the wires to if you wanted a quick fix.
Thanks Br. JesterNT
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/specs/1157-R19W6_motorcycle_bulb.htm
This is the bulb I use from superbrights for the tail... Its better than the white array as I have had both.