GET LIT UP!

[1olbull]

Bull...
During the day its hard to tell the diff...I am concerned on burning the fans out on High Beam as the only cooling in a sealed can is convective going over the headlights and that will diminish greatly once it gets hot out.
They can't breath bro.... and on LOW they are wicked bright..got flashed twice tonight...You are running those champagne and caviar J and W or Daymakers-are you not jeeves?
G

I am indeed and after running them exclusively for over two years - no problems!

 

[xlr8tion]

I am indeed and after running them exclusively for over two years - no problems!

Well there is your answer......Your units were designed as a unit. The Cyclops as a retrofit to the Halfords put out their light differently.

I do not think the J and W's or Daymakers emit the same lumens as the Cyclops or you would need a cooling fan or one heck of a heat sink...

What is your rated output bull? And are you running the EVOs or the Daymakers?

Cheers....G

 

[xlr8tion]

Looks great and I love the idea of more light without dropping $700.

Any reason THESE (the H4 option of course) wouldn't work? Gotta like the price and the reviews seem decent.

Go with the Cyclops....They use 4 Cree XML2 emitters...not COB LEDs..Plus the service is great! Just buy them through Rocky Mountain to save about 30 dollars vs ordering from Cyclops direct.

Alot of guys here vouched for them and I took the leap and they were right!

Top notch product!

 

[1olbull]

Well there is your answer......Your units were designed as a unit. The Cyclops as a retrofit to the Halfords put out their light differently.
I do not think the J and W's or Daymakers emit the same lumens as the Cyclops or you would need a cooling fan or one heck of a heat sink...
What is your rated output bull? And are you running the EVOs or the Daymakers?
Cheers....G

I have searched and can not find a spec sheet for the 67700145 Daymakers. Boy are there ever a lot of manufacturers ripping-off the Daymaker name!
I tested mine and here are the results:

My concern is not with the lumen output of each light. My focus is what a rider/driver can see, discern and react to.
Humans lose this ability under 3.2 lux or .3 candela. Other human factors come into play as well, such as contrast and reflectivity.
I also ran across this, FYI:

 

[xlr8tion]

I have searched and can not find a spec sheet for the 67700145 Daymakers. Boy are there ever a lot of manufacturers ripping-off the Daymaker name!
I tested mine and here are the results:

My concern is not with the lumen output of each light. My focus is what a rider/driver can see, discern and react to.
Humans lose this ability under 3.2 lux or .3 candela. Other human factors come into play as well, such as contrast and reflectivity.
I also ran across this, FYI:

You are one educated olbull....! Man...you are not kidding on the Chinese rip offs on the Daymakers!

I see a bunch of OPPO brands and others on Amazon. At least you got the real deal! They are pricey but if you do any night time riding those Halfords are a one way ticket to the morgue!

I ride in the day...night scares me....so I am looking for conspicuity first and illumination in the dusk hours when I am rushing home to the wife late from a liason with my hooker or coke dealer

 

[IMFASTTOO]

FYI -
What I have found best for me is to run high beam and adjust to low beam specs.
I seldom get flashed and when on a very dark road, I do dip to oncoming vehicles.
On the optical axis, low beams by design only produce 5,000 candela which is 24 times less (that's TWENTY_FOUR!) light than do high beams!
This is my basis for using High beam adjusted lower to low beam specs.

OK but then you dont have the long distance light

 

[IMFASTTOO]

You are one educated olbull....! Man...you are not kidding on the Chinese rip offs on the Daymakers!

I see a bunch of OPPO brands and others on Amazon. At least you got the real deal! They are pricey but if you do any night time riding those Halfords are a one way ticket to the morgue!

I ride in the day...night scares me....so I am looking for conspicuity first and illumination in the dusk hours when I am rushing home to the wife late from a liason with my hooker or coke dealer

The DAY MAKERS are made in CHINA

 

[sonny]

Day Makers are made in the United States. Just bought some about two weeks ago. The lights are the best $640.00 dollars I have ever spent on a motorcycle. The brights light up the highway better than my wife's truck lights do. The low beam is fantastic for lighting up a wide area in front of the bike. No problems with taking a turn and losing lighting due to how we set the Rocket X dual headlights up. I guess if you were more show than go spending $640.00 dollars on lights would not be your cup of tea. So we will ask the question again imfasttoo "How many miles per year on the Rocket" Last time I ask this question was in regards to the reliability to the Carpenters systems.

 

[1olbull]

You are one educated olbull....! Man...you are not kidding on the Chinese rip offs on the Daymakers!
I see a bunch of OPPO brands and others on Amazon. At least you got the real deal! They are pricey but if you do any night time riding those Halfords are a one way ticket to the morgue!
I ride in the day...night scares me....so I am looking for conspicuity first and illumination in the dusk hours when I am rushing home to the wife late from a liason with my hooker or coke dealer

Pretty smart yourself, Amigo.
Wish you were coming to RAA so I could measure your new lights.

 

[1olbull]

The DAY MAKERS are made in CHINA

Not so!
JW Speaker in the USA.