Aiming CD Trubeam headlight?
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Road Captain
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Aiming CD Trubeam headlight?
I cannot find the aiming instructions anywhere using the Daymaker procedure doesn't seem to work.
Not sure if you are supposed to adjust with the high beam on or off. I can't seem to get the low beam high enough.
Not sure if you are supposed to adjust with the high beam on or off. I can't seem to get the low beam high enough.
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I have never seen a light you adjust on high beam. I have always adjusted low beam.
No matter, once I got my OPT7 LED in and adjusted "correctly", it took an addition three night time adjustments, one with the wife on back, till I was happy with it. But for me, I was adjusting DOWN, to keep as much on the road and out of oncomer's eyes. But that's a different light. Is your suspension altered?
No matter, once I got my OPT7 LED in and adjusted "correctly", it took an addition three night time adjustments, one with the wife on back, till I was happy with it. But for me, I was adjusting DOWN, to keep as much on the road and out of oncomer's eyes. But that's a different light. Is your suspension altered?
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Headlight Aiming
The book (maintenance manual) says to back the motorcycle up 25 feet from a wall and aim the beam 35 inches from the ground. I have not seen anything different for the Daymaker.
I recently installed a new Daymaker on my small bike and used that procedure to aim it. It seems just a bit high but nobody flashes their brights at me while I ride it.
As part of the aiming process, I put a piece of tape on a wall at 35". I then made the bike level and walked over to the tape and looked back at the headlight. When it was adjusted so that the brightest part of the beam was at the piece of tape, I quit adjusting. I always adjust the low beam.
I recently installed a new Daymaker on my small bike and used that procedure to aim it. It seems just a bit high but nobody flashes their brights at me while I ride it.
As part of the aiming process, I put a piece of tape on a wall at 35". I then made the bike level and walked over to the tape and looked back at the headlight. When it was adjusted so that the brightest part of the beam was at the piece of tape, I quit adjusting. I always adjust the low beam.
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Thanks. The Trubeam has a funky LED setup that is not like a Daymaker which is what is throwing me off a bit. I have done the 25'/35" thing and even at it's highest setting, I cannot get over the tape which seems weird.
I am going to screw around with it some more tonight. A big thing I always worry about is having the LED not high enough so that during the day, it is invisible to oncoming traffic.
I am going to screw around with it some more tonight. A big thing I always worry about is having the LED not high enough so that during the day, it is invisible to oncoming traffic.
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Thanks. The Trubeam has a funky LED setup that is not like a Daymaker which is what is throwing me off a bit. I have done the 25'/35" thing and even at it's highest setting, I cannot get over the tape which seems weird.
I am going to screw around with it some more tonight. A big thing I always worry about is having the LED not high enough so that during the day, it is invisible to oncoming traffic.
I am going to screw around with it some more tonight. A big thing I always worry about is having the LED not high enough so that during the day, it is invisible to oncoming traffic.
Make sure you do not have a wiring harness or connector directly behind the headlight assembly limiting your adjustments.
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