Dead high beam...

So today while riding I look down and notice the blue high beam indicator on the dash was blinking instead of staying on with the high beam on. I was stopped behind a van so I hit the high beam switch(to turn the high beam off) and noticed the reflection of the low beam in the van in front of me. Turn the high beam back on and get no light at all and the blue indicator light starts flashing again. I ride with the high beam on a lot so I figure that it's just burned out. No big deal, I'll get a new bulb and install it.

I'm not looking to put some new fangled LED bulb or some HID mess in there. Just want to put in another stock bulb. I very rarely ride at night so I don't need anything more than that.

So I'm hoping someone here can tell me which bulb I need to get to replace the one I have? Again, just looking for an OEM replacement. I guess I could look in the owners manual but that's packed away and my laptop is right here so...LOL. TIA!

EDIT: It's for a 2016 Hyperstrada 939

mentalist said:

Standard is H4 bulb.

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Thanks. Just any old automotive Halogen H4 bulb will do? Someone on FB recommended the SilverStar Ultra bulb. Looks like I can get a pair off Amazon for around $40.

I considered switching out to LED but decided not to. I ended up ordering these and they seem to work great. A bit brighter than the stock one. We'll see how they do over the long haul.

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-X-treme-Vision-Headlight-Bulbs/dp/B00NMEEOV2

netaron said:

You can always go with and LED, which I found to be much brighter. There's a discussion here: http://hyperstrada.com/ducati-hyperstrada/4665-headlight-bulb-issue.html

Or you can skip it and order them here: https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...1940&year=2013

Just remember, this is for a pair as I wanted a backup.

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Your link just brings up a page not found error

netaron said:

Not sure why the link didn't work, but the one on the other thread I was pointing to did work, and here it is:

https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...896/?make=91&model=2798&scc_id=1940&year=2013

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You didn't have to modify anything to get that to fit? With the bulb installed the rear cover/door thing still fit on the headlight housing? I would be worried about heat build up in the housing but I don't know if that would be a real issue or not. I just assume those heat sinks would get hotter than the normal H4 bulb.

appliance821 said:

you want to get some version of the evitek F2 bulb. It emulates the size and placement of a filiment bulb -it also has a good sharp cutoff. Here's a thread with info and links - just watch the size of the ballast. I got a set with a car sized ballast - it fit but barely.

H4 LED by Evitek F2 has achived the same focus as H4 halogen bulb - new 2018

The new F2 LED by Evitek has improved focus by using a thinner copper mounting plate. If you have been looking for a DOT compliant bulb, you need to...

advrider.com

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So you're saying get a set of these? Will these fit without modifying the housing?
12000LM 80W High Brightness F2 Led Headlight H4 Hi/Lo C-r-ee Car Led Light
I can't find them on a regular site anywhere, although I didn;t try very hard lol.

I'm pretty sure I don't have room for a ballast anywhere though. I have my GPS hardwired into the gps circuit built into my Hyper and the wiring/fuse/stuff for the gps is hidden behind the headlight and there was just barely enough room for it. I can't imagine fitting anything else back there.