Rivco LED-115 LED Headlights

[SPGrenier]

And so they don't have a high beam set yet ?

Edit: should have read on....seems these are for both hi and low

No problem. Our F6Bs have four H7 bulbs. These Rivco replacements are the same for high and low.

The install instructions that they provide are for the low beam. From what I'm gathering, they don't have a separate install set for the high beams. The only difference would be gaining access to the high beam locations, cubby removal and such.

From their product page:
Note: These bulbs fit high and low beams. Included are the detailed instructions for the low beams. High beam installation is more difficult with these bulbs - consult your service manual

[SPGrenier]

Socal Motogear has high and low beam LEDs in. No fan at the base, but a passive heat sink. Install is pretty straightforward unless you drop the adapter ring down into the fairing. I installed hi/low beams and the fog light/turn signals.

Way brighter than stock- and the high beams...well, Lets just say you can't use them in traffic.

I love the SoCal turn signal replacements. What a great product. Extra driving lights, which can't hurt, and amber turn signals when needed.

Precautions abound when doing any work inside the fairing. When I had to install the new spring clips, I put a long piece of masking tape on it to help hold it in place under the phillips screw until I could tighten it down.

I did manage to drop one of the 10mm bolts down into the abyss when lifting the gauge cluster. Fortunately I had a spare in a parts bag from my VTX days.

[SPGrenier]

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Even in daylight the SoCal high beams are really freaking bright.

They are bright for sure. I was following a co-worker after work the other night. When I pulled into my driveway, she sent me a text telling me that she was being followed by a lighthouse. Suggested that if one of our coastal lighthouses went down, that the F6B could be a temporary replacement. Can't wait for the high beams to come in.

So far, no-one has tapped their high beams at me on the road for the low beams.

[SPGrenier]

Any fan noise detectable thru the audio system....in say am radio listening? This is the first I've heard of fans over the heat sinks as flat6addict noted...sounds like a good idea but then maybe something to eventually fail before the LEDs

I don't typically listen to AM, but I went down to the garage to give it a try. I am not picking up any kind off interference or whining through the radio.

They provides the following: "RIVCO's 2 year warranty, and are 20,000 hour lifetime rated" I would hope to get more than 2 years out of them. 20,000 hours is a long time.

Forget about the 20,000 hours. If I were the drive the bike an average of 6 hours a day for 365 days a year, That would get me well into the 9+ year range. What a nice life that would be. Since I'm a New Englander and have maybe an 8 or 9 month riding season and, oh yeah.........a job, I'd say that I should be good on that score.

[SPGrenier]

One of the great things about this forum, like the VTXOA that I used to frequent, is that we get to share our experiences. We share to learn about new things and to avoid someone making the mistakes that we've made ourselves. Hopefully, we have great experiences with that mindset and ultimately build our bikes to fit us without throwing good money away.

This thread is not meant to put any other product down but to bring a discussion to something that hasn't been posted before. My search showed nothing on this product. I looked before I considered a purchase. So if I'm the guinea pig; I'm ok with that.

I saw these lights on other model motorcycles at Americade in Lake George, NY in 2015. Americade sponsors a night time motorcycle parade where you get quite the light show of bikes decked out with colorful LEDs and such, and then the bikes are voted on. Seeing these headlights coming down the road certainly got my attention. I remember joking about someone trying to land an aircraft in the middle of the parade.

Since theses weren't available for our bikes at the time, I kept checking the website for availability; even calling them from time to time on the status. Obviously, there is a huge Goldwing market out there.

So like many threads, I just hope to share my experiences with a new product.

[JGF6B]

One of the great things about this forum, like the VTXOA that I used to frequent, is that we get to share our experiences. We share to learn about new things and to avoid someone making the mistakes that we've made ourselves. Hopefully, we have great experiences with that mindset and ultimately build our bikes to fit us without throwing good money away.

This thread is not meant to put any other product down but to bring a discussion to something that hasn't been posted before. My search showed nothing on this product. I looked before I considered a purchase. So if I'm the guinea pig; I'm ok with that.

I saw these lights on other model motorcycles at Americade in Lake George, NY in 2015. Americade sponsors a night time motorcycle parade where you get quite the light show of bikes decked out with colorful LEDs and such, and then the bikes are voted on. Seeing these headlights coming down the road certainly got my attention. I remember joking about someone trying to land an aircraft in the middle of the parade.

Since theses weren't available for our bikes at the time, I kept checking the website for availability; even calling them from time to time on the status. Obviously, there is a huge Goldwing market out there.

So like many threads, I just hope to share my experiences with a new product.

I appreciate this thread and I will continue to monitor it until I get around to upgrading my lights.

[Vondawg]

Thank you SPGrenier...you have achieved just what you set out to do and I thank you for the info as I'm really interested in these LEDs

[SPGrenier]

Thank you SPGrenier...you have achieved just what you set out to do and I thank you for the info as I'm really interested in these LEDs

I'm just waiting on a second set to install in the high beams.

[thunder217]

Ordered mine they are on backorder until July.

[SPGrenier]

I ordered an additional pair of LED-115 bulbs to replace my high beam bulbs.

Well, they came in today after being on back-order for almost 4 weeks. Glad to have them.

However, the new set has been redesigned vs the original set. The original LED-115s that I installed have small cooling fans to manage the heat of the lamps.

The newly designed lamps now have 4 strands of metal mesh coming off the bulb assembly to help dissipate the heat. See the photo. This now resembles other manufacturer's LED replacements.

I called to inquire and they simply stated that it was simply redesigned. The rep suggested that there was no real difference in either version's method of heat distribution The light output and color are the same with both versions so I'm not concerned with that. I asked if he would recommend the fan version in the low beams vs the metal mesh or vice versa since the lows are on constantly. He suggested that it wouldn't matter.

I think that once I get back in there, I may consider moving the fan units from the low to the high beams. The fan units installation was a little more involved. So, I think that I may prefer to have the new ones in the low beam location because any future replacement may be less involved. Just a thought at this point.