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atreyu
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Can someone tell me what bulbs I need for my '55 G9?

The parts book and JSL website seem to list different items.

Front headlight: 30/24w (parts book says that’s NOT for Europe though??)
Speedo light: JSL 2.2w, Parts book 1.8w
Pilot light, JSL 4w, Parts book 3w
Stop/tail: 18/6w (18/5w seems readily available)

David
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Duncan
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David, the JSL bulbs are fine, I will let others extol the virtues of LED rear lights and halogen headlamps……………
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David if you are going to do a fair bit of night riding it will be better to use a quartz halogen headlight bulb, however to avoid the "black spot" in the middle of the beam you will need to adjust the position of the bulb in the reflector. See past discussions on the use of halogen headlamp bulbs.
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Thanks Guys, I'll see what I can bring up in searchs, I did look for the wattage but didnt get any results really.

The bike wont really be rode at night unless its a LONG breakdown but it would be nice to have a decent (ish) light
David
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