Headlight Aim?
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Headlight Aim?
...so I followed the factory repair manual for headlight aiming, and my next night trip out the light seemed WAY too high. (I think was like 35" high at 20' or so.) The bucket was basically sitting parallel with the ground like I see most bikes running...in fact I ran across another Sporty this AM that looked the same.
After this experience, I lowered the bucket so that it aimed downward about 10 deg. Riding in to work this AM (30 deg. you sissies) I still think it might be a little high. I am running a Silverstar Ultra H4, and the lower part of the beam starts about 10' in front of the front tire. High beam doesn't seems to cast this line of light IIRC.
Can anyone tell me from memory about how far out front your headlight beam first starts to illuminate the ground and / or how the light sits in relation to the ground?
After this experience, I lowered the bucket so that it aimed downward about 10 deg. Riding in to work this AM (30 deg. you sissies) I still think it might be a little high. I am running a Silverstar Ultra H4, and the lower part of the beam starts about 10' in front of the front tire. High beam doesn't seems to cast this line of light IIRC.
Can anyone tell me from memory about how far out front your headlight beam first starts to illuminate the ground and / or how the light sits in relation to the ground?
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: now in Mesa AZ
I adjusted minelast week or so. I like the center of the beam hitting about 75-100 feet out. Want to see what I am running into. Got passing lamps so they cover the near and right. Changing over to LEDs shortly. Will have to play with them a bit.
Grab the necessary tools, a flashlight, and find a dark out of the way road. Then make your adjustments. If you can get it right on a dark road you should be good everywhere else.
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