Been down that road .....
Choices are a good quality filament bulb or a LED bulb+CANBUS eliminator or an actual LED type replacement headlamp.
The original BMW filament bulb is a candle!
(my comment is for the earlier bikes with the non-LED headlamp)

 

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Please try this one and report back on whether it actually fits 😜. Stated to be street legal (a first, I think) and 230% brighter.

The nineT headlight is not very spacious inside.

Mind you, no bikes are in the list for which this is considered street-legal, only cars.

 

Am using the Osram Night Breaker - filament H4.
Changed early the bulb and compared it once, trying to have same conditions.
Good choice if not heading for LED's.

OEM

NB

OEM NB

ed_ ...careful with the clamp that holds the front ring, it tend to break easily.

 

Or just join the yellow light gang.. Really stands out in traffic and is legal (at least here in Netherlands).

Else; look for the AC Schnitzer Lightbomb.. That's one of the only decent alternatives i have seen to our halogen units.

 

What is this yellow bulb you have installed please?

 

I wonder if it works as an sufficiant insect trap while spending the night outdoors
since you can't lighten up your way home ... 😉

 

It actually works stunningly well for lighting up the road. The yellowish glow is really nice to your eyes. It gives a calm image of the road ahead of you.

 

Thanks everyone for the quick updates!
@UGS_Tom and @laalves what about the yellow parking light? Any bulbs that work here too or am I stuck with the stock yellowish one?

 

I used to have LED parking lights with resistors in a car because for some reason I never found out, it kept blowing the original filament ones every couple of months. That car does not have CANBUS (it's a MY02) but weird things happened with those LED lamps on without the resistors, such as the brake lights lighting up when turning those lights on. With the resistors, that went away but I later found a couple of "CANBUS ready" parking lights and have used them with zero issues since - and that's more than 10 years ago already.

For our bikes, it's W5W (or 194) lamp, so any of these should fit: Amazon.com : w5w led canbus 194

 

Replacing the small parking bulb with other specs could cause a ECU check fault and the warning lamp for light.
Havn't ried since I am fine with it.

 

For the info of others.........

I can confirm, in reference to my '14 Classic Roadster, that I replaced the standard PO bulb for a cheapo LED bulb off ebay about 8 years ago after the OE bulb failed. After fitting, I never had the LED bulb throw a Warning Check Light, or give any problems whatsoever, since that time.

Not sure if later more canbus fussy models will throw a warning as @UGS_Tom suggests however.

 

I went with an LED bulb for my headlight and parking light. Easier for me to see when the sun dips down.

 

As an update to this thread, I did end up purchasing the H4 Cyclops, T10 Cyclops Parking Bulb, and Dynamic Motorrad Turn Signals - All LED. For the cyclops parking bulb, I had to do a little modification to increase the resistance to prevent a lamp fault - Details here:

Cyclops LED Headlight Lamp Replacement feedback and...

Let me start out by saying I was a little skeptical about LED lamp replacements from my experience with HID conversions and many years as a Lighting Designer. Reflectors are specifically designed to work with a specific light source and so on... BUT, I have been looking for a solution to get...

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2019 BMW Scrambler

1. Dynamic Motorrad Turn Signal Bulbs - Drop in replacement, extremely bright, no lamp faults
2. Cyclops H4 Bulb - Drop in replacement, extremely bright, better distance no lamp faults
3. Cyclops T10 Bulb - Connects and lights fine, has lamp faults due to low current, needs additional resistance (see thread above)

In Photo Below - Dynamic Motorrad LED signal on the left (super bright!), standard incandescent on right, main bulb is stock incandescent

In Photo Below - H4 Cyclops, T10 Parking LED

 

Just search for "Yellow H4" and you will find some.

I have powertec Retro Yellow.

 

I know this post is about a year old but I've tried a bunch of different bulbs for my 2017 RnineT, some from Amazon that are basically no name Chinese brands. I also tried the LED- PERF brand. Although this says it will work for a 2017 I believe that's the second generation bike that has a very sensitive canvas it does not. Repeat it does not. The Cyclops H4 LED works absolutely perfect and I love it. I bought the upgraded version that's brighter and I cannot believe how bright the satellite is and it works perfect. And also completely fits into the headlight bezel which none of the other brands did. I recommend the Cyclops H4 bulb and I'm very glad I followed the advice of some of the people on this forum.

 

I tried to pull the headlight apart on my 2023 Urban GS, could not get it out. The ring comes off, but the fixture will not pull loose. It also has some sort of digital plug in device on the back - almost like a hard drive. Maybe it already has adaptive headlights on it?

 

I think it is an adaptive headlight - costs as much as my 5 series headlights! Model [X219A (+). Maybe I will just leave well enough alone!

 

This looks like an adaptive LED headlight on the newer models. It should be plenty bright. My 2019 scrambler had incandescent and I wanted much brighter bulbs thus the change out.