LED light addition-small but powerful

[oggpog]

They are cool lights- very bright!
Must admit, my standard lights are sh!t !
My old speedmaster used to light up the whole road on low beam.
Definitely have to upgrade.

 

[cr0ft]

No point in buying expensive Daymakers anymore, though, JW Speaker has the new 8630 Evolutions out now. They have looks only a mother could love compared to the old ones that just looked quirky, but it's hard to argue with 2900 raw lumens. Two of those puppies on a normal two-headlight Rocket should light up the road like nobody's business. I'm pretty impressed with my new single 7-inch 8700 Evo 2 that has similar stats, two of them side by side should be a staggering upgrade from the stock garbage that's on there.

 

[oggpog]

No point in buying expensive Daymakers anymore, though, JW Speaker has the new 8630 Evolutions out now. They have looks only a mother could love compared to the old ones that just looked quirky, but it's hard to argue with 2900 raw lumens. Two of those puppies on a normal two-headlight Rocket should light up the road like nobody's business. I'm pretty impressed with my new single 7-inch 8700 Evo 2 that has similar stats, two of them side by side should be a staggering upgrade from the stock garbage that's on there.

Thanks crOft,definitely need to look at an upgrade. Your advice is much appreciated.

 

[cr0ft]

No worries, as you guys reportedly say down there. It was surprisingly easy to rip out the original reflectors on my bike and put the new JW Speaker ones in (I replaced my driving lights too). Just remove some clips, put the trim ring on the new reflectors and then mount on the bike. Should take 5 minutes and require nothing more than a screwdriver, tool-wise.

http://www.jwspeaker.com/blog/the-evolution-headlight-family-has-grown-8630-led-headlights/

Have to say, the apparent quality of the reflector on mine was shockingly cheap by comparison to the hefty cast heatsink etc that the JW Speaker product has. I'm sure the same is true for the dual 5.75's on the "normal" Rocket.

 

[oggpog]

Stupid question crOft (sorry mate) where can I get them from?

 

[1olbull]

No point in buying expensive Daymakers anymore, though, JW Speaker has the new 8630 Evolutions out now. They have looks only a mother could love compared to the old ones that just looked quirky, but it's hard to argue with 2900 raw lumens. Two of those puppies on a normal two-headlight Rocket should light up the road like nobody's business. I'm pretty impressed with my new single 7-inch 8700 Evo 2 that has similar stats, two of them side by side should be a staggering upgrade from the stock garbage that's on there.

Expensive Daymakers?
I saw a price over $500 EACH for those Evolutions!

 

[cr0ft]

Stupid question crOft (sorry mate) where can I get them from?

I bought mine from the European distributor, so that won't help you most likely.

These guys seem to have a decent price and they do great informative videos about this stuff too; they're in the US however.

http://www.headlightrevolution.com/JWSPEAKER_8630_Evolution_p/0549911.htm

Since you seem to be sporting an Australian flag, doing some quick Google searches seem to point to these guys as the sole Australian importers.

http://www.speakerlighting.com.au

Expensive Daymakers?
I saw a price over $500 EACH for those Evolutions!

Yeah, I had in mind the Daymakers were even more than that, but I may be misremembering (or remembering an old price). Though a little over $400 is more correct for the Evo, about the same as the Daymakers, and still quite a chunk of change since it takes two. Still, the Daymakers now appear to be the inferior choice where before they appeared to be better.

 

[barbagris]

You could see if the PRIMO RIVERA LED lights are available in OZ. Cheaper than Speakers. And they do a 5&3/4" version unlike Trucklite. All 100% homologated and Legal.

ALSO for those that drive on the left hand side the OLD SPEAKERS are currently available cheaper in the UK.
http://www.mobilecentre.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70_253&products_id=350

£119.99 Ex VAT

 

[cr0ft]

Oh yeah, right, I forgot, do Australians drive on the wrong side too? I mean, if they're not on the right side, they're on the wrong side. But yeah, the lights differ in that respect.

I was trying to talk a friend of mine into buying the right-hand-drive version of the old 8630 in black from Mobilecentre, it would have looked stunningly good on his Speed Triple but he wasn't having it and then it was too late, they were out of stock. £120 for those is an incredible deal. Two black ones on a Rocket should look killer, and while they're not as good as the new uglier version, they're still hugely better than stock and arguably far better locking than the new Evo.

 

[Loonitick]

Out of interest (and future reference), is there any form of guide as to how the Speakers should be wired up? Or are they pretty much plug and play?