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Headlight install on KTM 2stroke.

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So these days I ride a 2014 KTM 300 XC, which did not come with a headlight. There have been a few rides that I stressed about getting back to the trail head before dark, and decided I needed a headlight. Looking around I found the Acerbis VSL LED headlight. Price point was great, and it got great reviews, the problem was it was a direct replacement for the newer TPI 2strokes. They aren’t officially supposed to work on the older carbureted 2strokes. After some Internet researching, I decided that it would most likely work, if you have the right equipment. I threw together A video of the install, tell me what you guys think. I really love the headlight, it looks cool and it is stupid bright.



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I have the stuff sitting on the workbench to install, but had been pretty lazy about it. On a recent ride we rode through a long tunnel, and I decided I needed to install the headlight sooner than later LOL



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did u install that LED headlight on your 300xc?

Did your system put out enough DC watts to juice those LEDs?
 
Yes i installed the LED light on my 300xc. The system does not put out amount DC power for the light. I’m running the light off the AC side with a rectifier.
Watch the video in the first post to see what all it took.
 
Dao said:
did u install that LED headlight on your 300xc?

Did your system put out enough DC watts to juice those LEDs?
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Yes i installed the LED light on my 300xc. The system does not put out amount DC power for the light. I’m running the light off the AC side with a rectifier.
Watch the video in the first post to see what all it took.
 
Jason, nice work on the video, a bud of mine has been after me to do this for a while as he loves riding the trails at night may indeed put it on
the list of to do things
 
budzrex said:
Jason, nice work on the video, a bud of mine has been after me to do this for a while as he loves riding the trails at night may indeed put it on
the list of to do things
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I haven’t done any night riding yet, other than one quick ride to test the headlight.
I just didn’t want to be stressed about getting back to the truck before dark LOL
If/when i do any night rides, I’d like to sublime the with a helmet light.
 
Jason, you get back to Texas come on out to Zars with us for the day be good to ride with you again, we can come up with a bike for you for the day if
you cant bring yours
 
budzrex said:
Jason, you get back to Texas come on out to Zars with us for the day be good to ride with you again, we can come up with a bike for you for the day if
you cant bring yours
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I’d love that!
Hopefully some day I’ll get back down there to ride with y’all
 
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