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Forget about putting 130's or 80's into the bike. They run too hot for the bulb holders and also burn out the switches for the lights (I see this every week in cars). Running a 130/90 (90 watts on dipped beam) doesn't give you almost double the light of a standard 55/60 watt bulb (55 watts on dip) that you are probably expecting. The 90 watts only throws out about 19.25% of extra light over the 55 watt bulb while still consuming the full 90 watts of power and resultant heat issues. Likewise you might expect the 130 watt high beam to throw out over double the light of the standard 60 watt filament high beam on the stock 55/60 bulb, but the most you can expect in extra light is 42% (as low as 30% in real world terms) and a full 130 watts of drain on your charging system (plus all that extra heat).
Why not buy a set of the later type (Phillips etc) extra bright bulbs. They throw out an extra 30% of light and are still only 55/60w, the same power and consumption as standard headlight bulbs. These bulbs are expensive (around €15) compared to standard bulbs but are well worth the money. Make sure to just get "clear white" ones, bulbs with paint on them (blue etc) just soak up some of the light that should be hitting those dark country roads (even though they dolook cool).
