Cyclops replacement LED headlight bulb kit for Teneres

[Dogdaze]

At least now all 12 lights are the same colour ::008::

OX, I think you are so use to having so much light output ::008::, that it would be hard for a 'mere' two LEDs to make that much difference.

 

[OX-34]

Its just after midnight and back from another road test......This time on my BMW F800GT-P.


I also installed a Cyclops kit on that bike today - just the low beam as there isn't enough room to get the bits in and close the lid, so I'm ordering an extended one like the Tenere kit.

The single LED H7 low beam light output on the BMW is much better than the dual Tenere lights ::010::

I fitted the Cyclops for the same reason as the Tenere: reduce the required electrical load (tiny 400W alternator on the F800) and to fill in the black hole after I dip the spotlights when out in the sticks. It works nicely and as planned on the BMW.

 

[Cycledude]

Installed the Cyclops LED headlight kit in my 13 Tenere on 8/3/16, two thousand miles later with lots of night riding I still say wow !!! and very highly recomend them, the are a major improvement over the lousy stock Tenere headlights !

 

[deftoner]

Installed the Cyclops LED headlight kit in my 13 Tenere on 8/3/16, two thousand miles later with lots of night riding I still say wow !!! and very highly recomend them, the are a major improvement over the lousy stock Tenere headlights !

yup they are perfect. I was a little scared about the temp , since its a closed place and the leds have fans, but here in florida, rided it lot under a sun, and still working perfectly.

 

[baisleyde]

Can the headlight caps be ordered separate , not with the full kit ?

 

[SilverBullet]

Can the headlight caps be ordered separate , not with the full kit ?

I inquired this past June and was told no. This is the answer I received.
"Im sorry , we spent thousands of $$s developing the caps and do not sell them separately."

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[Checkswrecks]

Strange. If I spent money to develop something, I'd want to sell it anyway I could. Possibly with a big mark-up.

 

[tomatocity]

Strange. If I spent money to develop something, I'd want to sell it anyway I could. Possibly with a big mark-up.

A compromise would be good...

... so many dollars if packaged with other Cyclops products

... larger dollars if purchased separately

 

[EricV]

SWMotech did the same thing with their Quick Lock tank bag ring mounts. They wouldn't sell you one unless you bought or had previously bought a bag from them. They didn't want you using their rings with other bags. I think they finally gave up on that when Givi started selling their version of a quick disconnect tank bag ring.

Might be that they would like the other light manufacturers to buy their caps to go with their kits... Rather than selling individual sets to people that bought other products.

 

[Cycledude]

I think by going through the trouble to make those larger caps for the Tenere they did us a BIG favor ! I was a little skeptical before buying the kit but afterwards I am very happy and the price seems reasonable, for a night time rider the stock headlights were an accident waiting to happen and I'm very thankful to be rid of them.

 

[Jeff Milleman]

I am with you cycledude , I think the kit was worth every penny . I had a problem with one of my caps and they sent another , good people .

 

[tomatocity]

Getting ready to purchase the Cyclops kit for the Tenere but have a few questions...

http://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/8000-lumen-H7-LED-Headlight-bulb-kit-for-the-Yamaha-Super-Tenere_p_165.html

... is this the correct kit?

... "Cyclops 4000 lumen H7 LED bulbs (high and low beam)" How does this work with the Tenere and its Eye Lid high and low beam?

... what are you doing to keep from blinding the oncoming vehicles and the vehicles in front of you?

 

[Davesax36]

Mine work fine with the hi/lo. I just aimed the headlights properly to not blind anyone. I'm pretty sure the new kit just has a little more output than the previous one.

 

[EricV]

Getting ready to purchase the Cyclops kit for the Tenere but have a few questions...
... "Cyclops 4000 lumen H7 LED bulbs (high and low beam)" How does this work with the Tenere and its Eye Lid high and low beam?

... what are you doing to keep from blinding the oncoming vehicles and the vehicles in front of you?

The LED bulbs work just the same as the Halogen bulbs do. High and low is controlled by the Yamaha shutter system changing focal point, not by changing between bulbs or filaments. H7 halogen bulbs are single filament bulbs.

So the cut off point on the low beam remains essentially the same. Sometimes LED bulbs have a bit more spread, so a minor adjustment may be required, but you will still have that sharp low beam cut off of the Yamaha projector lens. You aren't changing the DOT approved lens, just changing the bulb behind it.

And yes, that's the right kit for the Super Tenere.

Hope that helps.

 

[Cycledude]

Yes that's the correct kit, it's 100% plug and play, I'm slow so it took me nearly an hour to install mine, they come with pretty good instructions and if I had to do it again it would probably only take a half hour to install them.

 

[SilverBullet]

...So the cut off point on the low beam remains essentially the same. Sometimes LED bulbs have a bit more spread, so a minor adjustment may be required, but you will still have that sharp low beam cut off of the Yamaha projector lens. You aren't changing the DOT approved lens, just changing the bulb behind it...

Logic would say your statement above should be true but it's not. The Cyclops kit does eliminate the stock low beam sharp cutoff. I believe it is due to the positioning of the LED chips on the bulb assembly. They are positioned 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock.

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[EricV]

Logic would say your statement above should be true but it's not. The Cyclops kit does eliminate the stock low beam sharp cutoff. I believe it is due to the positioning of the LED chips on the bulb assembly. They are positioned 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock.
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That's very interesting. Might alter my desire for the kit.

 

[tomatocity]

I ask because of their statement "high and low beam".

Now more powerful for 2017
This LED upgrade kit for the Yamaha Super Tenere uses the Cyclops 4000 lumen H7 LED bulbs (high and low beam) and includes two new caps. Instant on LED performance with proper beam patterns for your S10.

 

[OX-34]

Logic would say your statement above should be true but it's not. The Cyclops kit does eliminate the stock low beam sharp cutoff. I believe it is due to the positioning of the LED chips on the bulb assembly. They are positioned 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock.

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SilverBullet I agree with you on the lack of cut-off. These lights spread instead.

I posted above that I was disappointed with the overall performance of this kit, especially the lack of brightness from behind the handlebars at night. The spread is a lucky bonus in my opinion as it is better in twisties as that upward spread helps to 'see around corners' when tipped.

Not strictly legal where I come from. Ok, frankly illegal where I come from....

But the "claimed" 6000+ lumens of spread light has not resulted in me being flashed when on low beam, so I guess that means oncoming drivers are not too bothered by the paltry output.

I've kept my set installed and added a couple of 10W LED pods pointed low and wide to augment the low beam.

 

[Gigitt]

The LED bulbs work just the same as the Halogen bulbs do. High and low is controlled by the Yamaha shutter system changing focal point, not by changing between bulbs or filaments. H7 halogen bulbs are single filament bulbs.


Hope that helps.

I need to correct your missinformation...

The Super Tenere healights are a projector based fixed lens unit with an electronic controlled shutter system that allows the light beam projected to be shielded so that there is low beam cut off so as not to blind oncoming drivers. it does NOT change the focal point for high/low beams... you are mistaking the H4 Hi/Low LED systems that do move the LED's to the correct H4 focal point for Hi and Low.

The H7 halogen Bulb is fixed focal point in the projector and does not move. The Cyclops H7 bulb also sits fixed in the housing and does not move. The reference that the LED H7 bulb needs to be rotated slightly is so the light emitted from the LED is focusing more light where needed and can remove dark spot. Different reflectors used in other bike headlights have different light pattern/output. I have a set of Cyclops LEDs on my 2012 Versys fro over 2 years now. Much better light output and huge wide spread compared to halogen.