Ducati Monster Forum

We gave up on our original MFG who could never supply --we are just going to build them ourselves.

(http://motowheels.com/images/M51294955.jpg)

Plan is to build 18 of these.
This kit utilizes a standard H4 light, the H4 headlight offers great customization possibilites like high power PIAA bulbs, HI/LOW H4 HID kits, or just run the standard H4 bulb that is included with the kit.

If you are interested, please follow the link here:
MOTOWHEELS Headlight Conversion Kit (http://motowheels.com/i-7935658-motowheels-headlight-conversion-kit.html")
Group Buy Special - ETA of 9/25 - Price is only valid while supplies last
Was: $179.95
Sale: $139.95

-M
 

I've been waiting for one of these.  Put me in for 1.  Is shipping free to Canada?

Have you considered just offering the adapter rings?

Help me out here .... what does this offer over the OEM H4 headlight?

moto - is the lens glass or plastic?

The factory lense is somewhere around 7 1/4" (if memory serves). Sizing it down to a standard 7" lense means that there are more options, as that is a size that many cruisers and even some cars use... therefore more options.

Very cool!  Thanks for putting this deal together.  I placed my order.

So this is a standard 7" headlight bucket found on most other bikes? If so, seems like a great way to get this plus the trucklite phase 7 LEDs for easy install for more light. Though it will cost roughly twice as much as doing a HID diy

I emailed Motowheels to find out if the lens is glass or plastic, and if the depth of the back of the light is the same as OEM.  Also if its free shipping because they have free shipping on anything over $100.

Got it, thanks!

it'd be nice to see the assembly installed in a stock bucket, front and side view, to see how 'clean' it looks.

click on the link in the original post for the group buy.  You will see at photo with it installed in a carbon fiber housing.  Its looks really good!  I want to know if its glass or plastic

When I get back to the shop on Monday, I'll check to see what the lamp lens is made of.

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(http://motowheels.com/images/F30260614.jpg)

We have other lamp options if you want more light- contact Matt@motowheels to see what he can do.
-M

Moto looks good,
through the efforts of other members I see that only certain lenses work well with HID kits... is this lense designed to work this way? has it been trialed with HID? the kit looks great and I am sure it is nice and light  [thumbsup]... so my question is how is its performance for light pattern, not blinding oncoming traffic etc? do you have a map that shows the performace of the light?
High beam performance?

Thanks

Our original intention to build this kit was not to create a headlight that we can use to convert to HID - but to create an adapter ring so we can use standard 7" headlights on the Ducati bucket - since there are many headlights in that size available for replacement that have a more interesting appearance. That said, we have found the clear lenses to work much better for HID conversions than the fluted OEM lenses which tend to create hot spots and more glare to oncoming traffic with HID conversions.

This is the headlight using a PIAA Superwhite H4 low beam:
(http://motowheels.com/images/F48909045.jpg)
High beam PIAA Superwhite:
(http://motowheels.com/images/F48909044.jpg)

We have other options available for headlights such as this hi performance LED light that can one can upgrade to:

MW Custom LED headlight 7 inch (http://motowheels.com/i-9501009-mw-custom-led-headlight-7-inch.html)

-M

And why did we have to design this AFTER I made new brackets to fit a 7" bucket?  Hmmmmm?

I'd be exceedingly interested, actually, if you could give me the diameter and the depth of the unit.  I'm pretty sure the bucket I'm running is a 7" and it seems pretty adaptable. 

Any chance for a HID kit?

I haven't had a reply yet from moto, but does anyone know if this can be used with an HID kit?  Will the clear lense & HID project the light beam properly?  Also want to know the lense material and depth, as I have some of my wiring connections of the HID kit stuffed into my headlight housing.

You can get HID conversions for just about anything. Just saw an article for a H4 kit earlier today...http://www.webbikeworld.com/suzuki-dr650/hid-headlight/ (http://www.webbikeworld.com/suzuki-dr650/hid-headlight/).

Short answer is "yes". You can get an HID for this assembly. The long answer is "your results may vary". These reflectors are not optimized for HID, so you "may" get better light output, but you may also get more glare.

My 2 cents is that I wouldn't try HID in a traditional reflector like ours... just a good Silverstar or similar, and a pair of auxiliary driving lights for high beams.

It will work in this as long as it is a full retrofit. I believe he was asking whether if going full retrofit if he will be able to fit most of the wiring in the bucket. I think the answer would be a no considering those who have gone full retrofit end up mounting most of the hardware near the air filter.

Speak to Matt@motowheels.com or give him a call at 916.369.2509. He should be back today. We are closed on weekends.  I won't be in until after my appointments today.

Matt installed an H4 kit on my Streetfighter and ST4s. He has the prototype clear lens headlight installed on his S2R with PIAA bulbs.
The clear lens on this headlight should work much better for HID than the stock fluted lens.

-M

the stock h4 lens on our monsters is cut (with grooves) to channel the light for an H4 bulb. and HID light needs a clear path.

but the problem is its still not projected since the HID bulb acts as a point source. It needs a correct housing or a projector to angle hte beam correctly.

When do we need to get our orders in by?

Agreed... there's always the "misc hardware" that need to find a home, and there's certainly no extra room in the bucket. The article I linked to shows the extra hardware that the reviewer ended up mounting below the headlight assembly.