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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 07:34 PM
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Default Odd High Beam Square/Rectangular Pattern

When I put my high beams on they project OK after I adjusted the headlight up. However it seems to project a really bright square/rectangular pattern in the middle of the beam rather than a nicely spread out pattern. Has anyone else notice this pattern?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 06:12 AM
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Normal....nature of the beast.

If your bike is an Ultra, make sure you get the dealer to " flash" the computer to keep the driving/ spot lights on with high beam.

A BIG help for me was to adjust the spot lights up and out. Filled in the blind spots....riding into curves the way it comes from the factory just plain sucks!
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Mister Breeze
Normal....nature of the beast.

If your bike is an Ultra, make sure you get the dealer to " flash" the computer to keep the driving/ spot lights on with high beam.

A BIG help for me was to adjust the spot lights up and out. Filled in the blind spots....riding into curves the way it comes from the factory just plain sucks!
I did that and I found that I actually preferred to have the spot lights off when the high beams are on.

They seem to overpower the main headlight and to draw my attention to just in front of the bike instead of out in the middle-distance, so I usually end up turning them off with the dash switch.

But that's just me... I'll eventually get around to adjusting them so that they aim further out, as suggested.
 
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