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You have a burned out filament. The later bikes were equipped with a device to use the high beam as the headlight but lower light level.
Steve

swest wrote: You have a burned out filament. The later bikes were equipped with a device to use the high beam as the headlight but lower light level.
Steve

That's what I thought too, but the low beam is working, just extremely dim...

That's what happened to the 550.
Steve

swest wrote: That's what happened to the 550.
Steve

Might try pulling the bulb out of my CX500 and see what happens then... Thanks swest

I should have kept the windshield. It would help in cold weather. I did get the H4 headlight and put in my halogen in it's place before I sold it. Always wanted one and my low beam was out. I put it in the bike and the high and low worked. There's a device that runs the high beam but lowers the power to it. Safety measure. I planned on going with a HID and got one not long later. There's plenty of H4's to choose from.
Steve

A bad RLU was my first assumption, but now that I trashed the glass fuses and it works, I'll have to try the bulb from my other bike. Took it out today for it's first long ride (about 50 miles) and it did great! The kid I got this bike from had no idea what he had. I only have about $400 in it as it sits . Yes, dash shows 57k miles, but it's very obvious the engine has been rebuilt recently

Well....Pic of the bike?
Steve

There's one as my profile pic, but here's a couple more.

Noticed tonight that the high beam isn't working anymore either. Stuck the halogen out of my CX500 in it, and voila, both highs and lows work . Looks like I'm in the market for a new headlight bulb or conversion. Do they make the high output LED conversion bulbs that big? And if so, would they be worth trying?

Jon (kaw-a-holic) has a LED he loves. $130-40. I got my HID system for around $40. What I think is important is the blueish tint and brighter light. I can tell people see it by their behavior at stop signs. I still don't trust them but I feel a little safer.
Steve

When I did mine not only did I have to fix previous owners hacks but most connectors were ate up with corrosion. I took everything out in the battery box area, cleaned or replaced just about everything.

What I started with.



Finished product.

KZRog wrote: When I did mine not only did I have to fix previous owners hacks but most connectors were ate up with corrosion. I took everything out in the battery box area, cleaned or replaced just about everything.

What I started with.

Finished product.

That's a whole hell of a lot cleaner than my end result is lol. I just did the quick fix and replaced the fuse block with inline fuse holders and crimp connectors...