Headlight Out ?!?!?!

I am so tired of hearing people say my one headlight is out. Anyone switched it out?

I always ride with my high beams on. I think of it this way, I don't really care if I'm blinding the person infront of me. As long as they can see me, is all that matters. There are too many old people that don't pay attention, and if they don't see some BRIGHT ass light coming towards them, they won't pull out. Thats just how I look at it anyway. I use my high beam for a saftey issue.

I agree I do the same thing I ride with my hi beams on to. I want people to see me.

I posted in in your DIY thread also but..

I started to, but didn't have much luck. I deal with military gate guards every morning at 5am so it's nice and dark... now I just blind the crap out of them with my brights. What a dumba$$ design. Not much we can really do, both sides use the same bulb, the housing/angle and reflector are made different to give us a low and high beam. If anyone can think of a way to fix this.... let me know.

I've had one thought, but haven't planned it out all the way yet. Buy the samll LED accent lights from Advance/Auto Zone and mount three in the high beam side and wire it up to work with the low beam. Just enough light to illuminate the high beam side so it looks like it's on.

What's up with the ugly third light on the front, we have nice bright clear headlights and then you have the small yellowish light in the center... cheap. I'm looking to see if I can find an LED replacement for that as well.

I just use the high beams also

I have seen people replace the middle light and whenever someone says my Headlight is out I just thank them and walk away what I heared is that it's a safety thing suppose to draw more attention to you cause people will notice the one headlight out

The Reason is so dumbass road users don`t think your a car in the distance because theres 2 lights. I run them both all the time now, i`ve adjusted the aim on the high beam so i don`t blind others. Its easy to do.

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LEDS found them on Ebay Item number 4587972778 $14.00

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I run the low beam during the day and then the High at night.... But think I will just run the high beam all the time and forget about it..

I will take the advice from here and adjust my high beam so I can use it at night. I feel like an idiot for not thinking about this on my own.... now I just need to find a nice dark place with a wall so I can adjust them to be the same...

Anubis...nice call on adjusting the high beam...and Don, I'm gonna steal the wall thing too....one of the threads a guy asks how to adjust the beans but didn't see a response....any tricks or somehitng need to know?

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ORIGINAL: CMHGUY

I run the low beam during the day and then the High at night

You're suppose to do the opposite...high beam during the day and low at night...


Nothing can replace riding like you're invisible (no one can see you), being cautious and staying alert...

Honestly i run the high if i am haulin ass...um...all the time i guess. it's kinda my get the friggin hell outta my way light. when i run between traffic i use it alot too. as far as everyone telling me my light is out i just laugh and smile and flash them with my high beem. if they don't know that it means i'm ridin a honda than i really don't need to talk to them about my bike anyway. no offense to the cage drivers, but i want to blind them a little if it means they will: a:see me, b:MOVE, c:MOVE FASTER.

On mine the adjusters are at either top outside corners on the back of the lights, theres a cross head `screw` one way adjusts the beam down the other way adjusts it up.

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Anubis...nice call on adjusting the high beam...and Don, I'm gonna steal the wall thing too....one of the threads a guy asks how to adjust the beans but didn't see a response....any tricks or somehitng need to know?

This Forum rocks

I've used the wall at night method before to fix a truck I took in for state inspection. The a-holes failed me because one of the two bulbs in my third break light was out and my passenger side head light was a little off. I found a dark area with out street lights around and faced a wall. I move my truck back until the good light was hitting the base of the wall and the ground. That way I was able to adjust the bad one until it met at the seam. The inspector wanted $60 for replacing the third break light bulb and adjusting my head light, he told me I was wasting my time and money if I thought I could adjust the lights myself. They use a computer screen to test the aim and told me without it, I'd never come close. He never believed me when I told him what I did, still thinks I took it to another garage to have them adjust it. It's $15 for the inspection and a $1 for re-inspection if you bring it back within a reasonable time. I did it just for spite...

I'll have to test it when I get a chance, I will move the low beam up a little. It's not high enough to ride fast at night... so I'll adjust them both a little.

no problem bro just let me no how they work. I might get LEDS for mine 2.

IMHO, I don't think its a good idea to re-adjust your high beam. There will be times where you're going to want that extra lighting and it won't be there.

Just my 2 abe lincolns.

I did use my wall technique to adjust my headlights, very easy to make them match that way. I've been riding like this a week now and no one has flashed their brights back at me. I notice in traffic, I'm not hitting the rear view mirror anymore at traffic lights. Also, I have plenty of light for the dark roads, the ones without lights and through heavy wooded areas.

I understand abadfish recommending not to re-adjust your high beam, but I guess it's up to you in the end. I have trouble with military gate guards giving me crap about it.

+1, been good all week...and only brought the high down a smidge, but the low is WAY up