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pedrocasper
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Well, the R100 Cafe bike has been running well with the new Mikuni VM38s on it. I do now have an electrical issue/question. The headlight on my 1984 R100 remains stock, as does the wiring harness, except there is no volt meter on it. (I need to install one). I have recently started to burn out the Quartz halogen headlight bulb. Last night, I took a few spare ones and the bulbs filaments fried in seconds.
It happens when I twist the throttle. There appears to be a surge in the light intensity and then, the bulb burns out. I switch to highbeam, same thing happens. So there is a pattern. I was thinking maybe the voltage regulator is on the fritz, but no other electrical problems appear to be happening. (This has been also suggested in previous threads) Any guidance is appreciated.
Thanks
Pete
It happens when I twist the throttle. There appears to be a surge in the light intensity and then, the bulb burns out. I switch to highbeam, same thing happens. So there is a pattern. I was thinking maybe the voltage regulator is on the fritz, but no other electrical problems appear to be happening. (This has been also suggested in previous threads) Any guidance is appreciated.
Thanks
Pete
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