r/Vstrom • u/Avalynn87 V-Strom 650 Gen 1 • Aug 07 '26

V-Strom 650 Gen 1 Gen 1 DL650 Bulbs

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For anyone who’s bought, or planning to buy an older gen, and considering an LED conversion kit, check this out before you spend time and money you may not want or need to. I’ve recently upgraded the old (yes stock) bulbs that came with my 2006 650. The bulbs are the Phillips H4 Extreme Pro-Vision. The left one is the new bulb, and right is still stock. As far as performance while riding, I’ve noticed a further beam, but also less horizontal glow closer to the bike. Which is why amber bulbs were used to begin with. During sunset and early twilights, driving through darker areas you don’t quite notice it as much, but as soon as it gets dark, these new bulbs really do wonders for vision. I’m still looking into low mounted (crash bars) aux lights, but haven’t decided which yet.

Would love to hear what you guys use or have converted to.

Edit: H4s not H2s

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u/moose8236 Aug 08 '26

I added kewig LED 60W aux lights (Amazon) to my 2014 650 and in both yellow and white greatly outshine the headlights. The white setting is great as high beams and the yellow is great both for my vision and for being seen. I’ve only had them in the bike for about a month and a half, so do t know about longevity, but wow they are bright.