Spot Lights
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From: Ohio
always on here too!
does anyone else get flashed a lot at night with them on?
it's like every one thinks i have my brights on...
I have chacked and they seem to be aimed right to me....
although I dont really see an easy way to adjust them any how.
does anyone else get flashed a lot at night with them on?
it's like every one thinks i have my brights on...
I have chacked and they seem to be aimed right to me....
although I dont really see an easy way to adjust them any how.
Mine are wired independently of the headlight, and can run with either high beam or low beam setting. I run them all the time, day or night.
They are tough to aim. You need to make a special tool to do it. Go to Napa and buy the cheapest 9/16 deep well socket you can find. The cheaper the better, because you are going to cut a slot in it. Chuck up a cut off wheel in a Dremel and cut a slot all the way down the length of the socket. When you are done, it will look a crude version of this. You don't need the wide area in the socket, just a slot will work just fine. It's only one wire you've got to fit in the socket. (if you don't have a dremel tool, or want one professionally cut like the one pictured here, shoot me a pm. )
Drop the turn signal, and it will hang by a wire. The wire goes in the slot you cut, and you loosen the nut holding the assembly. Go only a half turn at a time, so you don't pull the wire out. Aim your light and tighten the nut back down, trying to hold everything in place at the same time. It helps to have a third hand, so get your wife or girlfriend out in the garage with you. She can hold your beer in her other hand. It's not complicated, just awkward.
Drop the turn signal, and it will hang by a wire. The wire goes in the slot you cut, and you loosen the nut holding the assembly. Go only a half turn at a time, so you don't pull the wire out. Aim your light and tighten the nut back down, trying to hold everything in place at the same time. It helps to have a third hand, so get your wife or girlfriend out in the garage with you. She can hold your beer in her other hand. It's not complicated, just awkward.
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I'm glad I asked this question. The vast majority seem to use them all the time. The only reason I saw for maybe not using them is the cost of replacing the bulbs. Compare the cost of bulbs to the cost of a new bike or a hospital stay and I guess that's cheap insurance if it helps to be seen better. As of today, I'm going to start riding with mine on all the time.
