headlight isn't straight
#12
RE: headlight isn't straight
yeah...I'm an idiot. That was it...just a simple bolt. Now it's straight. Thing is, I didn't realize that the piece that bolts to the triple tree was part of the headlight assembly. I thought it was part of the triple tree. After looking at it, I realized that it, too, was angled to the right.
So thanks for the replies. That was it. Once again, this forum has proven to be worth it's weight in gold.
Todd
So thanks for the replies. That was it. Once again, this forum has proven to be worth it's weight in gold.
Todd
#13
RE: headlight isn't straight
ORIGINAL: veniculum
I could understand this if they engineered it so that the bulb was angled to the right....but the entire housing...doesn't sound right...I've had a couple other bikes and I never saw this. I'm going to go to the dealer and look at all the other bikes now. Somehow I don't think all of them are as extreme as mine. It just doesnt even look right looking at it. I'll let you know what I see.
Todd
ORIGINAL: sonar_chris
They are aimed that way on purpose. Car headlights are aimed the same way too. That is so at night you dont send light directly into the eyes of an on comeing car. They aim them to the right so that the both divers can see when you pass each other. Dont adjust it or you might start blinding other people at night and make a dangerous situation.
Chris
They are aimed that way on purpose. Car headlights are aimed the same way too. That is so at night you dont send light directly into the eyes of an on comeing car. They aim them to the right so that the both divers can see when you pass each other. Dont adjust it or you might start blinding other people at night and make a dangerous situation.
Chris
Todd
If they angled only the bulb to the right the light would still go out in strait from the bike. the housing contains the reflector which is what projects the light out onto the road. if the reflector is strait then angling the bulb really wouldnt do anything.
Chris
#14
RE: headlight isn't straight
ORIGINAL: sonar_chris
If they angled only the bulb to the right the light would still go out in strait from the bike. the housing contains the reflector which is what projects the light out onto the road. if the reflector is strait then angling the bulb really wouldnt do anything.
Chris
If they angled only the bulb to the right the light would still go out in strait from the bike. the housing contains the reflector which is what projects the light out onto the road. if the reflector is strait then angling the bulb really wouldnt do anything.
Chris
I've owned a number of other bikes, and countless automobiles, and the beams of all of them were always directly in front of me...in other words, the road is and has always been illuminated directly in front of me. Before I adjusted this today, the headlight beam was noticeably aimed off to the side of the road. I don't think that any manufacturer of any vehicle has had the intention of their vehicle's headlight/s lighting the sidewalk instead of the street ...which was basically what was happening in my case. Perhaps I wasn't clear about that.
Todd
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