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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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I know that its good to be seen while riding ,do you guys ride with your high beam on always or your low beam ????
 
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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High Beam during the day for me.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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High with a single headlight or all 3 lights when riding with auxillary lights.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Auxillary lights on, but to be quite honest, don't really pay attention as to whether the headlight is on high or low beam. Maybe I should!
 
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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High beam during the day.
 
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How do you feel about a car coming at you night with the high beams on....Same rules apply for me on the bike.. High beams on when needed and respect other vehicles.
 
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High beam alwaysand low beam for oncoming traffic at night.
 
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High on unless oncoming traffic,then low
 
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High 90% of the time. I rarely go low - foggy Monterey Bay weather sometimes requires low. Else the low beam really isn't that useful. It lacks the projection I want to be able to scan far enough ahead of me when I ride. As is, the low beam hits the road too close to the front of the bike and I think it draws your eyes down so you are focused on the road right in front of your bike and not up ahead of you.

I haven't had oncoming traffic complain about running with the high beam. Even if they did I would prefer they endure the brightness for the second or two it takes for us to pass one another in trade for knowing they saw me.

I've upgraded to a Sylvania H4 bulb and that helped some but it's still less than adequate for me.
 
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