Good and Bad of Using LED on Motorcycles and Cars

Monday, March 21, 2016

Good and Bad of Using LED on Motorcycles and Cars

HOWTOMOTIF - Nowadays, either two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle mostly uses LED (Light Emiting Dioda) lights. In fact, there are some positives and negatives if you apply your vehicle LED.

As mentioned by Endro Sutarno, a Technical Service Division Instructor of Astra Honda Motor (AHM) Indonesia, “LED lights don’t need high amount of electricity unlike bulb. This way will lower the usage of electricity so it will make the engine performance and fuel efficiency far better.” This surely can be happen since LED lights need fewer power electricity compared to bulb in result the crankshaft won’t take much load and making the crankshaft rotation lighter, more comfortable and of course more economical for the fuel.

Endro gave example of LED lights on All New Honda CBR150R. Before this motorcycle used two front bulb lights, this bike now uses four LED for low lights and six LED for high lights. You need 35 watts/bulb so it will cost 70 watts for two bulbs. Besides, if you use LED lights, you will only need 14,4 watts for six high lights and of course the electricity power will be more less than the bulb lamp.

The other goodness of this LED lights is the treatment is pretty easy. LED lights is more long-lasting than bulb lamp. Moreover, Endro said that if you really take a good care on them and you are bored with the motorcycle, the LED lights won’t certainly off if the flowing eletricity is not stable and hasn’t been broken yet.

However, there are some badness of using this LED lights. For example as Endro has said, “If one LED light is broken, then you must replace the other LED lights too.” Besides, you or the mechanic should not be careless in repairing the eletricities especially if you have added electric switch which can toggle the motorcycle lights.

Nowadays, the price of LED lights is very amazing compared to bulb lamps. However, Endro said that using LED lights will be more exprensive in the beginning, but economize electricity usage since the use of LED lights will maximize the fuel efficiency. (hrzg)