Just my experience, I put non-fan LED's in my bike and they would only work for 5-10 minutes until they overheated. I put a set with fans in and left the covers off and they work like a charm. Not sure for how long in a really rainy area but so far so good.

Also keep in mind that you should also check if your replacement LED bulb will play nicely with your existing housing reflectors etc. You don’t want to be stuck with a bad light pattern or constantly blinding everyone.

If the bulb is specifically designed for your housing / bike then it should be fine or if you replace the entire unit but otherwise you can get some disappointing results, and potentially end up failing your next road worthiness inspection.

I looked into this for one of my former bikes and ended up giving up on it as feedback from others who had done it had found issues without getting a whole new light unit which was more than I wanted to spend. Having said all that things may have improved a lot since then and I do recall seeing some that claimed to perfectly emulate the light output of a traditional bulb so maybe they are actually better at that now than in the past :).

It’s a pain in the ass to install those on cars. With the additional space constraints on bikes it’s a ducking nightmare.

Even with a ballasted HID I’ve always had to modify the cap behind the OEM bulb to fit everything, and in the end it wasn’t worth it on the 2 bikes it did it on. Now I just get better bulbs for the OEM lights, and add external LEDs. Superbrightleds.com sells cheap and quality light bars and pods and stuff.

You will need new housing. The light isn't dispersed properly. You're better off with getting a high quality OSRAM bulb.

LED conversion is a good way to blow a lot of money for something that may not even work as well as what is being replaced:

https://jalopnik.com/why-most-led-headlight-upgrades-dont-really-work-an-ex-1843070472

I have a copy of the daymaker and are verry pleased with it. I though have a cheaper LED knock off but it lights the road up like a mf!

It was a hastle to switch out the headlight. Burned a fuse before i understood that i had to connect the wires wrong to make it work.

I modded mine with a 2018 fat bob led headlight and it made a huge difference. Really took away from the Porsche look though. If you want to retain the look, but get better lighting I recommend just buying some Hikari LED bulbs from Amazon. You'd be amazed how much more light you can get out of your stock housing by just upgrading the bulb.

I bought a Cultwerk Daymaker LED headlight. Absolute game changer regarding night rides. Had a halogen headlight before, which sucked. Cultwerk is based in Germany though so shipping costs might be steep. I live in the Netherlands, so for me the shipping costs were doable. Price of the headlight was also quite high (around $200). There are a lot of cheap LED headlights for sale via AliExpress though, I've heard some good experiences from those from multiple V-Rod riders. Might be an option if you're looking for a less expensive fix.

CAPA certified headlights. Mine have held up great.

The main killer of all headlights is the intense heat output from halogen bulbs. I went through two sets fading and peeling within a year before I decided it was time for LEDs. Of course, you shouldn’t put LEDs bulbs in the stock housings so I went with the LED protector headlights from Z-off-road. Very pleased with the quality on these.

OEM headlights are almost always the way to go. So if yours are original, just restore them.

Sand them down removing all the old surface damage, step up the grits to a polishable level, and re-clear.

I've had good luck with TYC brand

I got the cheapest ones on Amazon and they’re fine two years later 🤷‍♂️

Cognito moto makes good stuff, not sure if they’ll have something to work on a RE. You’ll pay for it though.

LED lasts significantly longer than halogen, assuming it’s the same build and component quality.

Don’t order those cool led lites from WISH is all I’m sayin. ����‍♂️ cheap ass garbage

Hella lights are a solid alternative if you want to stick with halogens.

Thanks for the replies guys. So seems led is better from the assessment

dedicated LED assemblies will be better than bulbs.

have you seen these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LED-Headlight-For-Harley-Motorcycle-7-inch-Round-Motorcycle-Driving-Light-DRL/201461187

I have something similiar from Amazon, but I try not to order from them anymore.

I bought CNC Racing "Flow" turn signals on my MV. They are really bright and work well. I you're changing from bulbs to LEDs, you'll need resistors or a turn signal flasher relay. I bought some resistors from Amazon for like $10-12 and they work fine. Do some research to make sure you get the right amount of resistance, not too high or too low.

The CNCs are expensive but they're only about 1/2 of the cost of Rizomas. I don't think the Rizomas are really any better.

I replaced the non-LED signals on my 390 Duke with sequential ones from LEDPerf and they're definitely good and visible in the daytime.

https://tstindustries.com/tst-bl6-led-pod-turn-signals.html this is what I'm running on my drz in the front. The back is currently just the integrated lights on the tail tidy but will soon be complemented by a set of skene p3 lights with the turn signal function and the decelerometor. https://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/Skene-P3-TailBrake-Lighting-System-_p_161.html

Rizoma are good and bright.

motogadget are bright as shit

Estás ahorrando píxeles?

Fuera de joda se ve facherisimo, pero al toque te pintan de groncho no entiendo por qué:(

Yo banco Leds en Casco

Banco, tienen que estar bien colocados/calibrados para no ser molestos a la vista, pero si es así quedan hermosos

Algo así en naranja con una chopera de más de 600 cilindradas quedaría re Ghost Rider, con menos queda más fantasma (?

De negro

Lasfit is the only brand i buy. Their led headlight kits arent bad priced and they last. Ive only had one issue in the 10 years ive been running their stuff. And the company expedited me a replacement set for my silverado.

Unfortunately, Headlight Revolution isn't biased at all. They either own the company of the headlights they say are the best (which is the case in a lot of the videos) or they are sponsored by the company that they choose to mention and promote. Which is also the case in a lot of the videos they post.

Try cleaning your headlights first.

And please don’t blind people by using LEDs in a halogen reflector.

You sure?

They’re about $100 for each side: https://www.headlightsdepot.com/black-trim-headlight-passenger-right-assembly-fits-2009-2014-honda-fit-sku-hd564-b101r.html

Just don't. Most LEDs are not DOT approved which means they're not for road use. And if your just sticking them straight into a halogen housing you'll be blinding everyone coming towards you.

https://amzn.eu/d/9CJnMNg

These are the ones I use. Ozram night breakers 200% brighter than the standard bulbs and have a nice white hue on the highbeams. They're far safer than LEDs and aren't far off for brightness. Please for the sake of everyone else on the road. DON'T USE LEDS.

Don’t listen to ppl who are like 10 yrs out of date with their info on LEDs, there are options out there that create a good beam pattern in reflectors and the swap can be done without blinding ppl, even though it’s trickier than if you have projector headlights, you need good bulbs and to make sure they are aligned well. Look up Sergiu Gabor on YouTube and watch some of his LED test videos, they are well made and honest/not sponsored. Bulbfacts is another good YouTube channel that has good test/comparison videos. Also, it’s a lot more work and more expensive than just swapping the bulbs, but if you haven’t heard of it you can swap a projector lens into your stock housing which is what that other person probably means when they said “replace the entire lenses enclosure”.

Absolutely not. LED bulbs are not legal in the US as headlights.

To his point all LED bulbs I've seen have said "for off-road use only", meaning not DOT approved. There's a reason why manufacturers have to design their lamps the way they do. Tampering with that creates an unsafe situation, usually blinding oncoming drivers.

Unless it's an LED headlight that's been engineered for DOT approval there's no need for running LED's. I've worked third shift for over 10 years and I've never had a need for a brighter light.

I really like Auxbeam LEDs

I have Fahren termitor led bulbs off of amazon in my low/high beams. They were super easy to install and they work great. They are incredibly bright, huge upgrade over the stock ones

Lasfit are pretty awesome

Lasfit I've been really happy

Lasfit, thats what ive got and i have no complaints

Bought Hikari Future Titanovas off amazon for my 2019 and been very impressed. Your 2016 has reflector headlight beams not projectors tho, correct? It might not be as good for reflectors I dunno.

The power that feeds my headlight, and tailight is unrectified. So I cant just change them to LED without changing my stator/rectifier. So I'm sticking with my incandescent for now.

It looks alright. I prefer the look of the original. But if it provides more light, then its a good upgrade.