I know, buy a manual....
Well right now I don't have one.
I did this once, I just dont remember the measurments....
It's 20-25' feet from the wall and the mark on the wall is 36" above the floor.
Will someone verify this for me....

08 FXDC

 

Yep 25'/35"

 

Doing it "by the book" - with bike standing straight up on level ground and 25' away from vertical wall, center of high beam image on wall should be about 2-1/8" lower than the measurement from ground to center of headlamp bulb (see thumbnail).
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To adjust the headbeam you could use the info below.

If you run aux or fog lights: switch to lowbeam and bring the aux/fog lights in line with the lowbeam.

 

Jeez, it must be nice to have a stock light on a stock front end at the stock height. Some of us have to actually go outside at night and point it at the road.


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Rocket science 101

 

Ok head lite adjusted, well see how it is tonight.
I know I could of done it tonight, butt I didn't want to wait.
And with the fairing, it's a little easyer to know the spechs and get it close.
I did not want to have to take off and replace the fairing anymore than I had to....
Thanks for the info guys....
It was high and to the right.

 

You know i went by the book once but the silly light keeps shifting on me so every now and then i pull up behind a car at a stop light and tap the ****** down just low enough not to illuminate inside the vehicle ahead and it's all good!

 

I don't recommend doing this. I hand-pushed my light down without loosening the bolt, and ended up bending the (cheap-*** riveted mount) housing enough that the light now squeaks because it can move. I need to get in there and replace the rivets or somehow stop it from moving while vibrating.

Recommended: Loosen the light before adjusting. Then tighten it back down.

Edit: After posting this, my new osram 85/100 bulb showed up. I down to the garage and installed the bulb. Tapped some shims into the gap so the headlight won't squeak any more.

 

Tell us how that Osram works out. I suspect an 85/100w bulb would just blow away even my Silverstar Ultra, but it would be nice to hear first hand.