auxillary lights
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RE: auxillary lights
mine were set too low....didn't realize it until riding behind a friend of mine on an out of town trip last summer. They couldn't see my main headlight in their mirrors....after a trip to the dealer, they readjusted the lights. Haven't had a problem with other drivers flashing at me....I use the auxillarys all the time.
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RE: auxillary lights
ORIGINAL: Da Gumpmeister
Try to give you a qwik check here, please bear with.
Find a flat and level surface, driveway is good. Park bike 25' from headlight to grudge door. Now mesasure from the ground to the CENTER of the headlight. Go to grudge door/wall. Measure the same distance up, put a piece of electrical tape (black on white door, etc) on the door/wall at that height. Now mesure down 2", and put another strip of tape on door/wall. Make sure they are horizontal and level (use carpenters level if you want) Make sure bike is at right angle (straight) wiith door/wall. Sit on the bike (or have someone else at least as heavy as you) Turn on your headlights, low beam. Your low beam should be just to the BOTTOM of the BOTTOM line, and just ever soslightly to the RIGHT of centerline. Adjust as necessary. Now, turn on your spots. Aim the left spot, just ever so slightly to the left of the low beam contact patch on door. Aim right spot just even or below the right side of the low beam patch. Personally, I aim my right one, even with, but more to the right, than the low beam, as I want it to shine in the ditch to facilitate seeing deerski's up here. Also, I rewire mine, so the spots stay on when ever I have the switch turned on, no matter high or low beam. I fear deer. Also, I run 60 watt spots and 110/100 headlight. That is a lot of light and power. I run my lights thru indivdual relays for the high beam, for the low beam and for the spots. On hi with spots, that's 230 watts of light. Yes, if I forget, I get lots of "flashes", but itcomes down to an occassional "flash" ordon't see the deer. I will take my chances with the "flash", Thank you.
Try to give you a qwik check here, please bear with.
Find a flat and level surface, driveway is good. Park bike 25' from headlight to grudge door. Now mesasure from the ground to the CENTER of the headlight. Go to grudge door/wall. Measure the same distance up, put a piece of electrical tape (black on white door, etc) on the door/wall at that height. Now mesure down 2", and put another strip of tape on door/wall. Make sure they are horizontal and level (use carpenters level if you want) Make sure bike is at right angle (straight) wiith door/wall. Sit on the bike (or have someone else at least as heavy as you) Turn on your headlights, low beam. Your low beam should be just to the BOTTOM of the BOTTOM line, and just ever soslightly to the RIGHT of centerline. Adjust as necessary. Now, turn on your spots. Aim the left spot, just ever so slightly to the left of the low beam contact patch on door. Aim right spot just even or below the right side of the low beam patch. Personally, I aim my right one, even with, but more to the right, than the low beam, as I want it to shine in the ditch to facilitate seeing deerski's up here. Also, I rewire mine, so the spots stay on when ever I have the switch turned on, no matter high or low beam. I fear deer. Also, I run 60 watt spots and 110/100 headlight. That is a lot of light and power. I run my lights thru indivdual relays for the high beam, for the low beam and for the spots. On hi with spots, that's 230 watts of light. Yes, if I forget, I get lots of "flashes", but itcomes down to an occassional "flash" ordon't see the deer. I will take my chances with the "flash", Thank you.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Salina, KS
RE: auxillary lights
I have after-markets, not the Harley version. I start getting flashed at about sundown. I have mine adjusted to match the high beam--perhaps that is a bit too high.
On the other hand, if these clowns on the road would pay attention[:@], we probably wouldn't need them!
On the other hand, if these clowns on the road would pay attention[:@], we probably wouldn't need them!
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