You will have to stand in line behind those of us waiting for a headlight for the new style ST's.Wish he made a hypermotard headlight
..is there anything "wrong" with that headlight? (just curious about your opinion)You will have to stand in line behind those of us waiting for a headlight for the new style ST's.
No. There is nothing wrong with the headlight. It works very well...is there anything "wrong" with that headlight? (just curious about your opinion)
Cheers,
Mark
I beg to differ.On the early ST you out pace the stock headlight at 35 mph.
On the early ST you out pace the stock headlight at 35 mph.
I had DD headlights on my 01-ST4 and 02-ST4s. A photo of my 01-ST4 is PG's current avatar and another photo of it comes up when doing a Yahoo search of Ducati Design images. While the headlight of the "new style" ST's may be fine compared to the OEM headlights of other motorcycles, IMHO it literally pales in comparison to the DD headlights I was used to on my earlier ST's...is there anything "wrong" with that headlight? (just curious about your opinion)
Cheers,
Mark
Exactly my thought. See, be seen and I sure think that DD headlight is a work of art to boot.Face it the older design ST2/4 's have the worlds worst headlights, and this upgrade will make any older ST a lot safer at night............
Safey IS a good thing!
Bill , The mod is really simple combined with a HID kit , after having established that you need to fit HID to both beams rather than just dip (you will have seen my post about the difference in brightness) I am really happy with it.I had DD headlights on my 01-ST4 and 02-ST4s. A photo of my 01-ST4 is PG's current avatar and another photo of it comes up when doing a Yahoo search of Ducati Design images. While the headlight of the "new style" ST's may be fine compared to the OEM headlights of other motorcycles, IMHO it literally pales in comparison to the DD headlights I was used to on my earlier ST's.
I think part of the problem with the headlight on the new style ST models is that the low beam does not remain lit when the high beam is activated. PG says it is a simple matter to modify the headlight switch so that both beams will be on when the high beam is activated, but I have not done so for fear the heat from both beams may melt something in the fairing or the headlight assembly.
They're that good? CoolThe headlight of the "new style" ST's.. IMHO literally pales in comparison to the DD headlights I was used to on my earlier ST's.
I've also done that modification, and that improves lighting even more, of course. There have been several threads on the forum with nobody reporting any problems, if I remember correctly. I don't use the high beam a lot, but it's good to know you're getting the maximum amount of light from your particular headlight setup if you need it...a simple matter to modify the headlight switch so that both beams will be on when the high beam is activated ... fear the heat from both beams may melt something in the fairing or the headlight assembly.
Here is a comparison of the DD headlight to the OEM headlight of the "old style" ST's.They're that good? Cool. Personally, I think my ST3's headlight is very good. Not HID-good, but definitely good enough for me. For my low beam I do use one of those fancy Philips bulbs that have more light output (and last longer) while sticking to the designed low beam wattage.
Cheers,
Mark
I'm surprised he didn't double charge your credit card for the suggestion. LOLAfter feeding Paul a line of... "I'm a return customer... surely you can throw in some lens protectors on the house for that DD headlight I am about to purchase?"...
I guess Paul needs to get some '97-'02 upper fairings made and offer them with the DD light as an upgrade kit for those weird ST3-looking things.If DD comes up with a sexy bit of kit that improves on the looks of the headlamps on the "ST3 style" ST's, I'd consider looking at one.