{"id":68,"date":"2009-07-13T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T02:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kz750twins.com\/?p=68"},"modified":"2012-03-31T20:26:59","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T00:26:59","slug":"headlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kz750twins.com\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Headlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

My philosophy on replacement headlights for the 750 is pretty straight-forward:<\/p>\n

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  1. I want to get a reasonable amount of light (unlike the stock bulb), but…<\/li>\n
  2. Don’t want to spend a bunch of money on a fancy housing and H4 bulbs or an HID system, and…<\/li>\n
  3. Don’t want to draw too much power from the old bike’s harness and charging system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The headlight bucket accommodates a standard, round 7 inch bulb (unlike the earlier kz400’s and the like), so our options are just about wide open.\u00a0 So, I think I’ve settled on one type of headlight for my bikes: Sylvania or Wagner H6024 (60\/35 watts or 60\/40 watts) sealed beam Halogen Headlamp.\u00a0 Make sure the box says “Halogen”!\u00a0 You should be able to find them on the shelf of the local auto parts store, reasonably cheap.<\/p>\n

    Yep, old school, not fancy, just works.<\/p>\n

    If you are planning running on high-beam for long spans of time, or perhaps are considering a stronger headlight, you might want to consider installing a relay inline with the headlight power (like you would do if installing foglights on your ’72 Camaro).\u00a0 The harness on these old 750’s don’t like your super-brighty-bright lights too much… and might decide to melt at 2am in the middle of nowhere…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    My philosophy on replacement headlights for the 750 is pretty straight-forward: I want to get a reasonable amount of light (unlike the stock bulb), but… Don’t want to spend a bunch of money on a fancy housing and H4 bulbs…
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