THE 2 TWO’S

of

“WE WANT TWO BE SEEN

TWO BE HEARD” ! ! !

All over the world the MOTORCYCLE MEDIA…….. ASSOCIATIONS……. CLUBS…….ROAD SAFETY INSTITUTIONS…… and numerous other organisations……. concerned about the Safety of Motorcyclists……… are constantly REMINDING us about the 2 Two’s……. Yet most of our Biking Comrades are still riding their bikes like the “Black Knight and his Steed” in the Dark Ages…..! ! !

Yes…… we all know the story of the Motorcar Drivers who have sent some of our comrades to be Hospitalised together with the feeble Excuse “I didn’t see him”.

(TWO BE SEEN ! ! !)

VMAX COMPATIBLE“HID XENON LIGHT KITS”

At our recent 6th SA Vmax Odyssey Gathering I overheard some of our members talking about wishing to install Xenon lights on their Maxes - as the standard Halogen Lights are dangerously insufficient for night and daylight riding - but didn’t know where to buy them………. NOW….. I have good news for you Guy/Galls…….One of our membersTony Gerpinis….…… recently had a HID XENON LIGHT KIT installed on his Max and is very happy with it.This is what he said about them…..”They light-up white/blue and since I put them in, I NEVER had a cage out in front of me ”Thanks to Tony…. I have been able to tracethe SAImporterof the Kits and have negotiated a specialDISCOUNTED PRICEfor our MEMBERS.

In my humble opinion the HID XENON Light Kit….. I fitted a few days ago on my Max……. is about 100% brighter than the Standard Light.And what a difference it is….. at last all road users now can see me during the day because my Max stands out like a bright star in the night.

This info searched and compiled by Hans KnopChairman VMOG.

BELOW A FEW LETTERS FROM HAPPY VMAXERS WHO ALREADYHAVE FITTED A KIT ! ! !

IAN BEZUIDENHOUT had been looking quite a while for a suitable HID XENON LIGHT KIT and when he read about our R700.00 Kit offer he was the first to order one ! ! !

----- Original Message -----

From: "Hans Knop" <

To: "Ian Bezuidenhout" <

Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 20112:45 PM

Subject: to check the light

Did you get a change to check the light at night???

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Bezuidenhout" <
To: "Hans Knop" <
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: to check the light
Yes it illuminate stuff I did not know is on the road.
It is a asset having it fitted. A photo can not do justice to the improvement.
Ian Bezuidenhout
083 324 4265

----- Original Message -----

From:Hans Knop

To:IAN BEZUIDENHOUT

Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 20119:19 AM

Subject: fitted my HID XENON LIGHT KIT....

Hi Ian,

I have fitted my HID XENON LIGHT KIT....

Hey man.... what a difference. It looks as if I have 100 % more light at night.

The Installation...... after all...... was much easier than I expected.

Thanks for your help and advice.

Cheers

Hans

----- Original Message -----

From:Ian Bezuidenhout

To:Hans Knop

Sent:Tuesday, December 06, 20119:21 AM

Subject: Re: fitted my HID XENON LIGHT KIT....

Hans

I'm glad to hear things worked out with the installation. I think it should be illegal to use a V-Max at night without a HID light.

Greetings
Ian Bezuidenhout

083 324 4265

On 06 Dec 2011, at 9:19 AM, Hans Knop <> wrote:

TONY GERPINIS HAD THE FOLLOWING TO SAY ! ! !

----- Original Message -----To:

Sent:Saturday, October 01, 20118:49 AM

Subject: Re: HID XENON LIGHT KIT

They light up white/blue and since I put them in, I NEVER had a cage pull out in front of me. Worth it.

---- Original Message -----

From:Antony Gerpinis

To:Hans Knop

Sent:Tuesday, November 15, 20119:52 AM

Subject: RE: the sale of your Max

Hi. I had a bit of a problem with light. Einstein at car wash used the high pressure spray right into the back of the light housing, even after being told not to! Somehow blew the system. I’ve ridden through torrential downpours with no problems. I just took a local with a gun looking apparatus to f…k things up. Anyway, I called Shlowy, and he replaced the whole thing for free. Now that’s customer service! Tell the VMOG bunch that the light is not just to be able to see at night, but most importantly, to be able to be SEEN by car drivers during the daylight hours. Amazing thing for me was that at one point I had removed the light ‘cos a potential buyer wasn’t prepared to pay extra for it. When I took it back from the showroom, I rode around for two weeks without it, and constantly had other vehicles doing the “sorry, I didn’t see you” thing. And I mean constantly! I took out a lot of side mirrors in those two weeks! Since putting it back on, that’s being cut down dramatically. I can actually see vehicles pause, and not taking chances by pulling out of junctions in front of me. Amazing! Even when lane splitting, they move over. I can only put it down to me being more visible.

Like you, I just can’t understand how riders will spend thousands on aesthetics, but not a few hundred on something that could potentially save their lives. What would their families left behind say? Gee, he really should have been more visible to that taxi/harassed housewife/sms’ing teenager than put on that new seat/shiny bit, etc! That’s what they’ll say.

Put this in your next newsletter, and quote me.

Tony Gerpinis

Registered Financial Planner

A member of the Financial Planning Institute of S.A.

Office: 011 292-2500

Mobile: 083 396-6002

Fax: 086 559-8159

Why “HID XENON” replacement”Head Lights” make sense

Which is the HID bulb and which is the original bulb??!!

HALOGEN v HID XENON lighting

THE HIDXENONREPLACEMENT KIT (ballast and bulb) fits Nicely in your Max.

THE HID XENON (high/low) LIGHT BULB has the same Fitting as your Standard Halogen Bulb.

The Kit consists of a moving bulb for the High/Low function.
Our HID headlights can be fitted to virtually any 12v vehicle including motorcycles. Trans Africa motorcycle touring at night is never a good idea and should be avoided at all costs HOWEVER . . . life happens, and this modification could just be a lifesaver!

CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE ? ? ?
MAKE NO MISTAKE….. AS THE STANDARD VMAX HALOGEN LIGHT ONLY GIVES ABOUT 50% OF THE ILLUMINATION compared to a Comparable Modern Bike…..THE HID XENON LIGHT IS A 100% IMPROVEMENT.

THE KIT IS EASY TO FIT
YOU DON’T NEED to be an Electrician or a Motorbike mechanic…..
If you can change your Bikes Globe and know where to Find it’s Battery……. you can do the Job. ! ! !
We will send you a Illustrated Installation Guide ! ! !

SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT HIDXENON BULBS
High Intensity Discharge lighting is light from a plasma discharge rather than a filament – much the same as a welding arc.You will notice various other components beside the bulb – these are used mainly to start the discharge. The HID bulb is 3 times brighter than a standard halogen bulb and can be expected to last 10 times longer. The clear white light produced by H.I.D Conversion Kits is similar to daylight, reflecting road markings and signs better than conventional lighting.
(REMEMBER…. ? ? ? AS THE STANDARD VMAX HALOGEN LIGHTONLY GIVES ABOUT 50% OF THE ILLUMINATION compared to a Comparable Modern Bike…..THE HID XENON LIGHT IS A 100% IMPROVEMENT.)
In general, HID bulbs are able to take a lot more punishment than standard filament halogen bulbs. Why? Several reasons. Firstly because they do not run as hot as halogen bulbs (because HID is a more efficient system for turning electrical energy into light, it wastes much less as heat). Without the superheated glass that you get on a halogen bulb, you don’t get the propensity to shatter or explode that halogen bulbs have if any dirt or finger grease gets on the glass. Secondly, consider how a halogen bulb works. A fine strand of tungsten wire is superheated to 3200 degrees, so hot that the metal glows white (or nearly white). As a motorcycle rides over rough roads, this glowing hot wire is vibrated constantly, until it breaks. With a HID bulb, there is no wire filament. The light is created by a glowing arc between two electrodes. There is no ultra-fine, superheated wire to overheat or to vibrate apart.
HID lights work so well by doubling or trebling of the headlamp luminance (this means that the light output is nearer to daylight – whiter than normal Halogen light which is quite yellow) Specially designed plug and play harness plugs into existing headlight plug so all switching operation is the same. Two to three times more light for half of the energy consumption. Our Ultra-Thin 55 watt ballasts are smaller than just slim ballasts. The Ultra Thin 55s are not only around a third the size of conventional ballasts, but they feature a quicker response from cold to full power, unlike the vast bulk of HID ballasts which take 4 -5 seconds to approach full power.

Waterproof, Dustproof, Rustproof.

A SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PRICE
for VMOG Members….

We have negotiated a Special Discounted Price of R700.00 inclusive VAT (normal retail price R999.00) with the Importer for the H4 HID XENONLight Kits.
NON MEMBERSpay R800.00
The Kits will be installed free of chargeat the Importer‘s premises (NEAR THE ALBERTONRAND AIRPORT)or……. Shipped at an additional R70.00 by Private Courier Service to your Postal Address………under the following TERMS & CONDITIONS:

  • All orders and payments to be made to the VMOG group.
  • There areIllustrated STEP BY STEPinstructions available for members wishing to fit the Kits themselves.
  • Please submit our Order Form with Proof of Payment by eMail or Fax without delay as the number of units available is limited at this stage…. ! ! !

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