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Old 13-01-16, 21:47
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Originally Posted by Deke View Post
I suspect the headlights were somehow upgraded too, but don't know for sure.

he can't fix it, he's tried all sorts.
(something about it being DC and not AC and also It's a xenon system?) <---this confused me.
It sounds like your bike has been fitted with an HID kit, which makes things more tricky to diagnose as there is so much more to go wrong with them over a conventional bulb (especially if they're cheap Chinese stuff).

Could be the ballast unit, the ballast's earth, might be the ballast supply or the wiring from the ballast to HID bulb. It could be the HID bulb itself, or its holder. Sounds like something was/is loose and got looser up to the point where it stopped working.

If you want my honest opinion... junk the HIDs and go back to standard incandescent bulbs. They are a lot less trouble, easier/cheaper to fix, spare bulbs are readily available, they're better in fog/rain/snow and they don't dazzle/annoy other road users.