Passing lights
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Greensboro, NC
I was riding home last night and I someone flashed their high beam on me to let me know I had my high beams on. I didn't but I had my passing lights on. I thought you were supposed to ride with them on but after some experimenting last night I showed that the passing lights shine high and may be to bright for on coming cages. Is there a general rule about riding with passing lights on at night? I can't keep reaching for the toggle switch every time I see on coming traffic. I'm sure they're fine on during the day.
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Don't have it with me (have to pick up plywood after work with the pickup) at the moment but I think MOM lists the bulbs. If not I know the SM does.
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Correct
The bulbs are Harleys own number and not H-3 for sure. HD way of making you buy everything from them is my guess. Makes no difference what # they are as you can only buy them from HD. I bought one bulb for my research on passing lamps & HID/modulators, this is how I know.
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From: Escondido, CA
My 04 RK Police model has sealed beam passing lights. They are switched independently as they were once the red and blue lights that we don't like to see in the mirror. I run with high beam and passing in the day and low beam and passing at night.
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