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#141 ·
I remember halogen stuff too, as a teen I lived in the country and rode my huffy 10 speed MTB everywhere. After dark, the "C" battery halogens is how I did anything. Almost 20 yrs later I come back to night riding to these fun toys :p. Mayor, you must have seen some interesting lights over the years!
 
#143 ·
tigris99 said:
Mayor, you must have seen some interesting lights over the years!
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I'd call them uninteresting.
The good ole days weren't that great.
How about Vista Lites....2 lights with a whopping 10w's of light....like 2 birthday candles on your bars. Cost was $200
The Night Sun Team....I think it cost me $400 in 1995. I still have it.
Then came Wolf Eye HID...made by a local guy from MIT.
Then Nite Rider HID...
Then the cheap LEDs hit...first the Magic Shine for $100
 
#146 ·
Ya nothing for battery powered lighting back then can hold a candle to lights of the last several years. But me back then, I was happy to be able to go out after dark cause I could at least see something but that was dirt road and pavement. Anything resembling trails (dirt bike trails all around) was day time only. Barely knew of mtbing back then. I was just having fun riding the dirt bike trails. Well as much crashing as riding. Things are so much different and more fun now for me.
 
#147 ·
mj-906

I just received the 906 a week ago from Aliexpress. 125 USD shipped.
Very good light.
Pulls about 25 W at max. About 2hrs 15 min run time at max.
That should put it around the 2.5-3K lumens.
Good spread and throw for a bar light, my spot 1500 lumen headlight was redundant.
 
#151 ·
Hi everyone, in case you are interested I have just been advised the following for Magicshine 900 series lights. Note MJ902 claims 2000 lumens and MJ906 claims 5000

"According to our manufacturer, the MJ902 has 1200 lumens actual output. I've been told the lower output is a trade off for portability and weight. The closest light that we have in terms of output is the MJ906, which has 3000 of actual lumens."

Cheers, Matt
 
#152 ·
Mj-906 x mj 908 x eagle f3

heatstroke said:
I just received the 906 a week ago from Aliexpress. 125 USD shipped.
Very good light.
Pulls about 25 W at max. About 2hrs 15 min run time at max.
That should put it around the 2.5-3K lumens.
Good spread and throw for a bar light, my spot 1500 lumen headlight was redundant.
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I bought a MJ-906 from Alibaba ,it is a awesome light!!!I own a Eagle F3 it is very good too ,it has more option ,heat dissipassion is far better than MJ-906 plus F3 has almost same output ,MJ-906 headlight is smaller and lightweight ,the batery mount is perfect!
First I bought MJ-908 from action-led I paid like 290 USD (plus ship to Brazil) then another 174 USD brazilian custom tax ,in the end I should bought a EXPOSURE MAXX D:madman::madman::madmax::nono::nono:
When I put MJ-908 against MJ-906 I realized MJ-906 is far better it has more distance throw looks more powerful than MJ-908 spread light.
After I used like 5 or 6 times MJ-908 just stopped!!It doesn´t turn on anymore:madman::madmax::madman::madman::mad::nono:
 
#153 · (Edited)
That's magicshine for you. Not worth the money IMHO anymore. Their quality isn't much better than cheap stuff it seems. Lights look great, have nice options but seems durability and lumen ratings are going the way of cheap Chinese lights.

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#154 ·
Cat-man-do said:
Like everything using wireless tech there has to be a matching ( digitally coded ) receiver in order to use the wireless button. I doubt there is a function within the lamp that allows the user to "boot sync" the button but I might be wrong about that.

Likely if you break your button you will need the serial number of the lamp to order a replacement button that will sync with your lamp head.
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I bought both the MJ-906 and the MJ 902.

I tried using the wireless button from the 906 on the 902 and it paired and
works. The same was possible with the wireless remote from the 902, it
paired with the 906 and is working too.

So the wireless buttons are pairable with any remote from the 900-series. At
least it worked with the 902 and the 906. I also paired the remotes back to their
original lights they came with, and they are good to go.

This means there is no serial matching on these remotes, and they are not
binded for life to the light they came with.
 
#155 ·
pabcor said:
Good size and weight (MJ-900 only 55 grs! head only (98 grs MJ-906 similar size MJ-808E))

View attachment 1018472

MJ-900 left and MJ-858 right (similar power than MJ-808E XM-L2, 800-900 real lumens)

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@pabcor, side subject, where'd you get that display? Did you make it? I'm building an MTB balance board and need to figure out how to mount the handlebar.
 
#157 ·
I'll just add for reference that my MJ-906 (new this winter) came with a crap battery pack. I don't even own a gauge so can't measure output or guess whether it's unbalanced cells or whatever, but the light gives out after about an hour on the trail even using low beams. Typically right when hauling ass downhill! Thank goodness for the good ol' Nightfighter BT21 on the helmet (a cheapy that's never let me down).
 
#158 ·
If you're having any problems with the lights have you tried to contact customer service to get it returned for refund or new product? These lights are second to none when it comes to durability, light output, and dependability. Unfortunately like any other LED brand yes, you are going to have a bad light and/or battery here and there. But MagicShine will fix it expeditiously for you! LED's are ever changing wherever they are being manufactured which makes it necessary to always be changing new products to keep up.

I use the Eagle 700 on my helmet which is a measly 700 lumens but, it lights up the trail like nobody's business!
 
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