I have ridden the same bike for 2 years. Actually it has pretty good lighting performance despite using halogen bulbs, owing to its good reflector / housing. I have also switched to led bulbs but not because of poor lights, rather to save some juice for heated grips. Ride safe. Cheers.
That's very good thinking to save some amp juice for your grips! Also another benefit I like is the color that the LED emits 👌 Thank you for your comment!
Sir: You just made my morning. I bought a very lightly used 2020 Vstrom 650XT a few weeks ago from private seller at a great price. Has 3000 miles on it and needed a thorough cleaning and full service plus I installed different factory hard bags and a Givi Airflow-2. Just took it for a spin yesterday before dark here in Southern PA and it runs beautifully EXCEPT the incredibly annoying dash rattle associated with the gauge cluster. As soon as I reached forward and put a slight amount of pressure on the cluster the noise went away. Clearly there is something loose or a wiring harness touching somewhere that it shouldn't be. Spent an hour last night trying to figure out how to access the back of the cluster and solve this. Was stumped until I just found your vid. Again, I can't thank you enough. Wish me luck with this rattle and Merry Christmas to you and yours. John/Lancaster County, PA
Hello PA! Congrats on your wonderful 2020 V-strom! I'm very happy to hear my video was so valuable to you! Many thanks for your great comment! 👍 Merry Christmas to you as well John!
Thanks for this it inspired me to tackle my headlight bulb today it was actually to remove the LED bulb installed by garage last week, it was a osram with a fan on the back, dazzled every car coming so switched back to halogen. Perfect instruction !
Great info. Are these led's still functioning? Have a '22 DL and don't want these burning out prematurely. Look great. Stock bulbs don't cut it. thanks.
Nice with the 22 DL 👌Yes they are! Also using the exact ones on the Hayabusa, never had an issue at all and they look sooo much better! Totally agree, the stock one don't cut at all ☺️ if you where to purchase pls use the link in the description, it costs the same for you but the channel gets a small commission from the sale.
@@MototalkUSA Will do. I have a Z900 and a Z900RS that have really bright leds and I need all the visibility I can get. Got hit last year and busted my elbow. These people are crazy out here. That Busa must be wild. I'll have to stick with my Kawis.I don't trust myself. Thanks again.
@@TrustyZ900many thanks! Nice with the Z900! What a great machine that is 👌 It is a jungle out there, I hope your elbow recovered and yes, the Busa is crazy wild, I dk how it's ok to sell motorcycles like that 🤣😅
I'd like to see a video on headlight adjustment on your V-Strom. (I have a 21) and my high-beam lights up the trees, not the road! What is really SAD is my Service Department doesn't know how!
Great video, the only thing you missed out was the specification for the LED bulbs. I do not know anything about electrical stuff, so it would be very helpful if I could buy the bulbs with a part number from a Supercheap store.
What no one is thinking about is that this mod can actually be illegal in some areas. Guess it's to do with the point of the light source being different causing a different light pattern and blinding other drivers. Great video though.
It might be illegal in some areas but here no problems. I haven't had a blinding problem on this bike or on the Hayabusa. I used the same bulbs on both. Like I mentioned in another comment any extra weight or passenger or headlight out of level could cause to blind oncoming traffic.
The newer LED's have solved the issue with the positioning of the light source. For a while they couldn't make them small enough to get the LED chips in the same position as a halogen filament so the reflector didn't work well with them. Now they are putting out good patterns with tight cutoffs, but in more of a daylight white and a bunch more lumens...
@@dkindig Very good info here!👌👌 That's very interesting 👍 Thank you for sharing this with us. The ones I used do seem really good quality and hearing this now makes sense !
I ordered the bulbs using your links. I noticed that for two of the bulbs Amazon stated that they were NOT the correct fitment for my 2018, 650 VStrom. Are your links correct?
Sometimes I noticed Amazon vehicle fitment isn't correct, but those are the exact bulbs I used on the V-strom and the Hayabusa. They fit on both bikes. If for any reason they don't fit, just return them.
Hi! Thanks for this video! I hope that DL1000 have same front light 😅 One question - you don't need to add any "special electric thing" to use LED bulb? Just cheng bulb from halogen to LED and good to go? 🧐
Hello, You're very welcome! No, you don't need to use a resistor for the LED headlight bulbs. You just plug them in and you're good to go. Resistors are needed only for turn signal bulbs so they do not blink very fast.
Thanks man and congratulations on your New V-strom! I've been wanting to make a video on that but haven't yet. They sell special torque wrenches and etc but I do it the simple way. I give a little pressure with a wrench on the spoke, just a tiny bit, nothing crazy, if it turns relatively easy fine if not, It seems good and I go to the next one. Also don't do them all in a row. I do one then I jump 4 and do that one and jump another 4 and so on. This is so the wheel doesn't get warped. But your bike is brand new, I would let it go for a while.
@@MototalkUSA got it a month and half ago have 1900 on it now. Iv read not doing it one after the other. I’ll just tighten anything that’s a bit easy to turn. Thanks!
Hi, thanks a lot for your video, I want to change my lights and this video is perfect. Just a question, is it possible to put a bulb with fan on the H9 ? Thanks :)
I'm pleased to hear you liked this video and it's helpful! The H9 bulb I'm using for the high beam has a fan. If what you meant was that you want a fan for the low beam H7, I wouldn't think it will fit because of the spring that holds the bulb and also the rubber cap. It is not needed anyways for the low beam, I ran these bulbs also on my Hayabusa for hours and hours in the summer with no problems. Also I have the links of all the lights in the description of the video.
@@adriangomulinski1784 still working, also used the same on the Hayabusa before I did on the Vstrom. Busa has about 10K miles with these bulbs now and still going strong.
Thanks for the video, really helpful! Just one question: why did you replace the first led Light H7 for a one without a fan and replaced the second led light (H9) for a one with fan ? Can you do both without fan ? The second light (H9) you only use when you are alone and its very dark so it wont be on long. Thanks
You're very welcome, I'm glad to hear it was helpful! LED bulbs with fans are bulky and would be challenging to fit on the bike because of the spring clip tha holds the bulb in place and also the rubber cover. The H7's are available in fan and fanless. On the other hand the high beam, H9 or H11 pump out about 50% more lumens than the low beam and do get hotter and are mostly, if not only with fans or a big heat sink or an internal fan.Even tho they're not used for a long period, there has to be a safety net. What if someone was to forget the high beam on or what if someone is traveling through a dark isolated area for a long distance?
@@yassersheno7651 the only thing that has to be adjusted is the H9 bulb where it points. It has to point from side to side as shown in the video, That's about it.
Can you add links for the LED units you used for this? I have a 2019 and want to duplicate to gain daytime visibility. Thanks for the video, well done!
@@brunosequeira8790 thank you for reaching out. It looks like they came out with a newer version of those bulbs that's why the links wouldn't open. I added the new links in the description of the video. You just saved all of us from hassle. Thank you again! 🙌🙌
@@MototalkUSA thanks a lot, im looking for something similar to what u showed on the video, i think will buy this ones u linked on the discription. Thanks ✌✌
Some of the H7 bulbs Ive looked at have active cooling heatsinks like the High-beam H9, would those work inside the waterproof enclosure or just stick with a normal LED H7?
I would stick with the ones I used otherwise you may run into fitment problems. Also I've used these on the Hayabusa as well, no problems so far, working strong 💪
Hello, i have the same Vstrom. I am planning to replace the low and high beam. When you bought them on Amazon, did the package came in pairs or single bulb?
It seems like a fan isn't needed for the low beam, most likely doesn't get as hot like the high beam and also it's a clearance issue, if it did had a fan it would be really hard or impossible to fit because it sticks out a good amount. I've been using these on the Hayabusa as well for 2 years with no issues at all. They're solid 💪
Hi I am interested in your video. May I ask you how long is the equipment lifetime? Do you have the good experience? Sorry for my English. I'm writing from Hungary. Budapest. Thanks for your efforts. Br Imre Alker
Hello Hungary! The lifetime is claimed to be way more than the regular factory bulbs. So far everything is good! The light bulbs are working normal, no issues at all! I hope this answers your question, if not let me know bro!
The biggest significant difference is the light color, the white bluish color looks way better than the incandescent yellowish color. Also they are a little brighter as well and like someone mentioned in a comment it's a good upgrade to relief some amperage from the electrical system of the bike if you want to use heated grips etc..
I don't have that problem brother, maybe you need to adjust the headlight. Also if you have a passenger it'll make the bike point upward in the front and blinding oncoming traffic. Hopefully this helps!
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This video is a great little guide - I also have the Haynes service manual and they suggest removing a lot more but you don't need it.
Thanks man! Happy to hear you liked it! I outsmarted Haynes ☺️☺️
I have ridden the same bike for 2 years. Actually it has pretty good lighting performance despite using halogen bulbs, owing to its good reflector / housing. I have also switched to led bulbs but not because of poor lights, rather to save some juice for heated grips. Ride safe. Cheers.
That's very good thinking to save some amp juice for your grips! Also another benefit I like is the color that the LED emits 👌 Thank you for your comment!
Sir: You just made my morning. I bought a very lightly used 2020 Vstrom 650XT a few weeks ago from private seller at a great price. Has 3000 miles on it and needed a thorough cleaning and full service plus I installed different factory hard bags and a Givi Airflow-2. Just took it for a spin yesterday before dark here in Southern PA and it runs beautifully EXCEPT the incredibly annoying dash rattle associated with the gauge cluster. As soon as I reached forward and put a slight amount of pressure on the cluster the noise went away. Clearly there is something loose or a wiring harness touching somewhere that it shouldn't be. Spent an hour last night trying to figure out how to access the back of the cluster and solve this. Was stumped until I just found your vid. Again, I can't thank you enough. Wish me luck with this rattle and Merry Christmas to you and yours. John/Lancaster County, PA
Hello PA! Congrats on your wonderful 2020 V-strom! I'm very happy to hear my video was so valuable to you! Many thanks for your great comment! 👍
Merry Christmas to you as well John!
@@MototalkUSA Thank you Sir and thanks again for posting this up. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for this it inspired me to tackle my headlight bulb today it was actually to remove the LED bulb installed by garage last week, it was a osram with a fan on the back, dazzled every car coming so switched back to halogen. Perfect instruction !
You're very welcome my friend! Glad it helped you. Maybe the LED bulb wasn't installed correctly or the headlight needs to be adjusted.
I just did that in my vstrom like 1 week ago, and the results are awesome
That's awesome! Such a difference with little effort only 👍
Great video! Helped a lot. Wish all instructional videos on TH-cam were this good. Thx guys and be safe 👍
You're very welcome and thank you so much for this nice comment! We did our best to make it as detailed as possible.
Glad you liked it !
Brilliant video just changed my bulb in no time ,thanks
Cool man, glad it helped you 🙌🙌 you're very welcome
Great video man. Helped a lot!! Thanks!! Looks awesome now vs the stock OEM bulb.
I'm happy to hear it helped! Thank you for your comment! Agreed, very nice improvement over the factory bulbs.
installed.. thanks for the video. i highly recommend the procedure. make sure to aim both lights properly as well
You're very welcome sir! Thank you for watching and enjoy your new lights 😉
Excellent! Just did this to my Wee Strom… great little upgrade!
Very nice! Wee Strom powa!! 🙌😊
Thxs for the video. I changed my lights also!! Greetings from the netherlands. Mark
Hello Mark and hello Netherlands! You're very welcome my friend, thank you for your feedback and comment 💪
Enjoy those new lights!
Hoi Mark waar heb je ze gekocht?
Thanks
Done the change and with your assistance I didn’t break any plastics 😂
Was super easy and they are killer bright
You're welcome man! Happy to hear the video was helpful and that it went smooth, and you liked the result!🙌🙌
What brand of LED lights do you use? Thanks very much!
What a beauty bine. Thanks for this video
@@radw9711 You're most welcome man 😉
Whats up from Canada... Great video man! Just ordered the bulbs for my 2018 V-Strom 1000. Your bike looks awesome!
Hello Canada! Thank you, I'm happy to hear you liked this video! Nice choice with the 1000 💪
Great info. Are these led's still functioning? Have a '22 DL and don't want these burning out prematurely. Look great. Stock bulbs don't cut it. thanks.
Nice with the 22 DL 👌Yes they are! Also using the exact ones on the Hayabusa, never had an issue at all and they look sooo much better! Totally agree, the stock one don't cut at all ☺️ if you where to purchase pls use the link in the description, it costs the same for you but the channel gets a small commission from the sale.
@@MototalkUSA Will do. I have a Z900 and a Z900RS that have really bright leds and I need all the visibility I can get. Got hit last year and busted my elbow. These people are crazy out here. That Busa must be wild. I'll have to stick with my Kawis.I don't trust myself. Thanks again.
P.S.- new sub.
@@TrustyZ900many thanks! Nice with the Z900! What a great machine that is 👌
It is a jungle out there, I hope your elbow recovered and yes, the Busa is crazy wild, I dk how it's ok to sell motorcycles like that 🤣😅
@@TrustyZ900 many thanks man! It's the best way to help channel grow 👍👍
I'd like to see a video on headlight adjustment on your V-Strom. (I have a 21) and my high-beam lights up the trees, not the road! What is really SAD is my Service Department doesn't know how!
I know exactly what you mean, that's annoying. Mine are fine at the moment but If I have to I'll definitely make a video on it!
Helped me a lot. Thank you and keep up the good work! 🙏👍
I'm happy to hear it was helpful!Thank you for the kind comment! Will do bro! 👍
@@MototalkUSA hello from the Philippines!
@@ganbrad helloooo Philippines!! 👋 Welcome to the channel ✌️
Μπράβο ρε φίλε αυτό περίμενα!!
Great video, the only thing you missed out was the specification for the LED bulbs. I do not know anything about electrical stuff, so it would be very helpful if I could buy the bulbs with a part number from a Supercheap store.
Thank you man! I have the information and links for the bulbs in the description of the video.
@MototalkUSA. Thanks for your reply. Found it.
@@murraycharters6102 you're very welcome! Anytime 😊
What no one is thinking about is that this mod can actually be illegal in some areas. Guess it's to do with the point of the light source being different causing a different light pattern and blinding other drivers. Great video though.
It might be illegal in some areas but here no problems. I haven't had a blinding problem on this bike or on the Hayabusa. I used the same bulbs on both. Like I mentioned in another comment any extra weight or passenger or headlight out of level could cause to blind oncoming traffic.
The newer LED's have solved the issue with the positioning of the light source. For a while they couldn't make them small enough to get the LED chips in the same position as a halogen filament so the reflector didn't work well with them. Now they are putting out good patterns with tight cutoffs, but in more of a daylight white and a bunch more lumens...
@@dkindig Very good info here!👌👌
That's very interesting 👍
Thank you for sharing this with us.
The ones I used do seem really good quality and hearing this now makes sense !
I ordered the bulbs using your links. I noticed that for two of the bulbs Amazon stated that they were NOT the correct fitment for my 2018, 650 VStrom.
Are your links correct?
Sometimes I noticed Amazon vehicle fitment isn't correct, but those are the exact bulbs I used on the V-strom and the Hayabusa. They fit on both bikes. If for any reason they don't fit, just return them.
Hi! Thanks for this video! I hope that DL1000 have same front light 😅
One question - you don't need to add any "special electric thing" to use LED bulb? Just cheng bulb from halogen to LED and good to go? 🧐
Hello, You're very welcome! No, you don't need to use a resistor for the LED headlight bulbs. You just plug them in and you're good to go. Resistors are needed only for turn signal bulbs so they do not blink very fast.
@@MototalkUSA thanks 👍
@@MrVejavaikis You're welcome, anytime!
This is solid. I just got a 22 Vstrom and I’m looking for a video on tightening the spokes. Thoughts?
Thanks man and congratulations on your New V-strom!
I've been wanting to make a video on that but haven't yet. They sell special torque wrenches and etc but I do it the simple way. I give a little pressure with a wrench on the spoke, just a tiny bit, nothing crazy, if it turns relatively easy fine if not, It seems good and I go to the next one. Also don't do them all in a row. I do one then I jump 4 and do that one and jump another 4 and so on. This is so the wheel doesn't get warped. But your bike is brand new, I would let it go for a while.
@@MototalkUSA got it a month and half ago have 1900 on it now. Iv read not doing it one after the other. I’ll just tighten anything that’s a bit easy to turn. Thanks!
@@granthoribe461 sounds good man, anytime man, you're welcome!
Can Somebody please explain - how to adjust the high beam reflector? Mine is enlightening top of the trees. Thanks in advance!!!
Have you tried to turn the LED bulb itself to adjust it?
excellent job congratulations!!
Thank you man! 🙏👍
Hi, thanks a lot for your video, I want to change my lights and this video is perfect. Just a question, is it possible to put a bulb with fan on the H9 ? Thanks :)
I'm pleased to hear you liked this video and it's helpful! The H9 bulb I'm using for the high beam has a fan. If what you meant was that you want a fan for the low beam H7, I wouldn't think it will fit because of the spring that holds the bulb and also the rubber cap. It is not needed anyways for the low beam, I ran these bulbs also on my Hayabusa for hours and hours in the summer with no problems. Also I have the links of all the lights in the description of the video.
How about a lifespan of low beam led bulb? Is it still working after 2 years? How many miles with this bulb?
@@adriangomulinski1784 still working, also used the same on the Hayabusa before I did on the Vstrom. Busa has about 10K miles with these bulbs now and still going strong.
Nice job 👏👏👏. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome! Thank you for the support 👍👍
Do you have a video as to how you installed the base plate of your GIVI top box.
No, unfortunately I don't man. Only on the Hayabusa Busa I have a video of that.
Thanks
Great job braddah👍
Thanka man! 💪
So that’s how you remove the plastic studs…. Thanks mate, only wished I watched this earlier, save me lots of heartache and swear words
Swear words are a must with every problem 😅🙌
@@MototalkUSA indeed somehow stress goes away and things become very clear
@@hayer70 yes sir! I've been there many many times, I keep it off from the videos tho 😂😂
Thanks for the video, really helpful!
Just one question: why did you replace the first led Light H7 for a one without a fan and replaced the second led light (H9) for a one with fan ?
Can you do both without fan ?
The second light (H9) you only use when you are alone and its very dark so it wont be on long.
Thanks
You're very welcome, I'm glad to hear it was helpful!
LED bulbs with fans are bulky and would be challenging to fit on the bike because of the spring clip tha holds the bulb in place and also the rubber cover. The H7's are available in fan and fanless.
On the other hand the high beam, H9 or H11 pump out about 50% more lumens than the low beam and do get hotter and are mostly, if not only with fans or a big heat sink or an internal fan.Even tho they're not used for a long period, there has to be a safety net. What if someone was to forget the high beam on or what if someone is traveling through a dark isolated area for a long distance?
@@MototalkUSA was it necessary to adjust something to the cap of the H9? I could not see it in the video.
Thanks again for your help
@@yassersheno7651 the only thing that has to be adjusted is the H9 bulb where it points. It has to point from side to side as shown in the video, That's about it.
@MototalkUSA Will the H7 fanless not damage the light housing ?
Can you add links for the LED units you used for this? I have a 2019 and want to duplicate to gain daytime visibility. Thanks for the video, well done!
Thank you and welcome to the channel! The links are in the description of the video.
Changed my lights today. That f*** spring clip took me 1 hour to put back together.
Hahahah, at least you got it done man! 🙌🙌
the links from the h7 and the h9 lights in the discription are not opening for me, can u help ? thanks
@@brunosequeira8790 thank you for reaching out. It looks like they came out with a newer version of those bulbs that's why the links wouldn't open. I added the new links in the description of the video. You just saved all of us from hassle. Thank you again! 🙌🙌
@@MototalkUSA thanks a lot, im looking for something similar to what u showed on the video, i think will buy this ones u linked on the discription. Thanks ✌✌
@@brunosequeira8790 you're most welcome! Please do and thank you for your comment 🙏☺️
Very much appreciated!
Many thanks! 🙏
Amazon has not the lights and then I can't buy them. can you tell me model and number the lights? please~
@@하늘에서보는세상-g7y hello, thank you for letting me know. They've been outdated but I added new links, try it now. Let me know if there's any more issues.
thanks for the tip!
My pleasure! Glad it helped 😉
You did not put back the cover for the low beam.
What are the numbers of the bulbs? Like H7 hi-low?, H11 hi, low? Please advise!
H7 is running light and H11 is high. I have the links in the description of the video.
@@MototalkUSA
H7 e H9
@@FormaMentisPFASDfitnessevolved H7, I have links for the bulbs in the description box of the video.
Some of the H7 bulbs Ive looked at have active cooling heatsinks like the High-beam H9, would those work inside the waterproof enclosure or just stick with a normal LED H7?
I would stick with the ones I used otherwise you may run into fitment problems. Also I've used these on the Hayabusa as well, no problems so far, working strong 💪
@@MototalkUSA Thanks for the reply
@@richiestang78 you're very welcome man! My pleasure, thanks for checking out the video 🙌
@@MototalkUSAWhat brand are the new lights& where did you buy them? Thanks
@@walthastingsRV-7A they're Las fit and I got them from Amazon. I have the exact links in the description of the video.
Hello, i have the same Vstrom. I am planning to replace the low and high beam. When you bought them on Amazon, did the package came in pairs or single bulb?
Hey, they come in as pairs, so you'll receive 2 high beams and 2 low beams. I highly recommend the parking bulb too, otherwise it won't look as good.
Thank you. I’ll change the parking light too.
@@jehpogi9126 nice, that'll make it complete 👌👌
i thougt the vstrom has H4 as headlights note h7 and h9. am i wrong??
If you have an older Vstrom it probably uses H4. The one in the video uses H7 and H9.
What brand and model of LED lights did you use?
I have all the links in the description box of the video.
Why did u use running light with no fan while high beam with fan..?
It seems like a fan isn't needed for the low beam, most likely doesn't get as hot like the high beam and also it's a clearance issue, if it did had a fan it would be really hard or impossible to fit because it sticks out a good amount. I've been using these on the Hayabusa as well for 2 years with no issues at all. They're solid 💪
Hi I am interested in your video. May I ask you how long is the equipment lifetime? Do you have the good experience? Sorry for my English. I'm writing from Hungary. Budapest. Thanks for your efforts. Br Imre Alker
Hello Hungary! The lifetime is claimed to be way more than the regular factory bulbs. So far everything is good! The light bulbs are working normal, no issues at all! I hope this answers your question, if not let me know bro!
Thank you ..
My pleasure, you're very welcome!
How do the new bulbs compare to the old incandescent ones? Was there a significant difference?
The biggest significant difference is the light color, the white bluish color looks way better than the incandescent yellowish color. Also they are a little brighter as well and like someone mentioned in a comment it's a good upgrade to relief some amperage from the electrical system of the bike if you want to use heated grips etc..
Looks like it glares on-coming traffic
I don't have that problem brother, maybe you need to adjust the headlight. Also if you have a passenger it'll make the bike point upward in the front and blinding oncoming traffic. Hopefully this helps!
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전구 제원?
12V 65w H9
12V 55w H7
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@@a41444286 it's a parking bulb, I have the links in the description box of the video.
What type builb has the vstrom 2020 model
It should be the same as this bike. I have the links in the description of the video.
Great thanks! I buy Vstrom 650 2022. Light is feil.((((( Indian bike Bajaj Dominar 400 was light nice. I am shocked 😮. Japan standard!
You're welcome! Awesome man Enjoy 👍
Brilliant video, thank you.
Many thanks man! 😉🙌🙌
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I rather put a bright yellow led there.
You can do that too, any color you like. The procedure is the same.
my bike have HS1 and W5W bulb
What year is your V-strom?
@@MototalkUSA mine not v strom but Keeway rkv 200 looking for led installation and saw your video ...
@@mynameismrmeow oh ok got you! Thank you for watching man 🙌
@@MototalkUSA is all led leg same?
@@mynameismrmeow no, there's different types, lumens, color ranges and brands of course
As an engineer im offended by how cumbersome suzuki made it to change a light bulb
I know, I hear you man.
J