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headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:14 pm
by bob64bob
the bulbs i have in at the moment are 12/60/35 which the local bike shop is struggling to get, are these from Kawasaki dealers only ?
cheers
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:14 pm
by cargo
Bulbs are usually an easily available after market item.............................but then what model are you talking about ?
I suspect that H model headlight bulbs are not so readily available
From memory there's a bulb that can be modified to make it fit the H it might even be a L one
L model bulbs are available from Wemoto for 3 quid
http://www.wemoto.com/
And at a guess any decent motor factors will have them too.
As ever helpful polite and unpatronising
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:21 pm
by bob64bob
cargo wrote:Bulbs are usually an easily available after market item.............................but then what model are you talking about ?
I suspect that H model headlight bulbs are not so readily available
From memory there's a bulb that can be modified to make it fit the H it might even be a L one
L model bulbs are available from Wemoto for 3 quid
http://www.wemoto.com/
And at a guess any decent motor factors will have them too.
its a 2001 L9
As ever helpful polite and unpatronising
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:22 pm
by bob64bob
its a 2001 L9
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:23 pm
by cargo
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:33 pm
by bendog66
The ones from wemoto will be H4 55/60w which need one of the tabs bending to make them fit.
To get the correct 35/60w bulb have a look at
http://www.kawasakioriginalparts.com as they do them there. They're about 20 quid each though, but I'd sooner pay that once in a blue moon than modify the wrong sized part to fit
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:41 pm
by bob64bob
i am getting confused, so my L9 is a uk spec bike should it use the 35W or 55W bulbs ?
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:54 pm
by bob64bob
according to the kawasaki site it should be 12V 60/35W which is £30
thanks for your help
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:26 pm
by bendog66
Yes, that's the one. I checked shortly after posting that. Very occasionally you'll find a NOS one on ebay going cheap.
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:57 pm
by cargo
Thinking about it I might have one or two headlight bulbs lurking somewhere.........maybe even still in a headlight.
I'll looky see tomorrow
Re: headlight bulbs
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:58 am
by bob64bob
cargo wrote:Thinking about it I might have one or two headlight bulbs lurking somewhere.........maybe even still in a headlight.
I'll looky see tomorrow
shortly after looking online (but before i saw your reply) i rang cradleys and he said he had a stanley bulb at £19 so i ordered it but thanks for the help