Blinding to other motorists

[JAS POWER]

So everyone is up to speed I have a bone stock 2012 RS-S with about 2500 miles... I ride a lot at night due to my LONG.....work days. I've been noticing my headlights are VERY blinding to other motorists on the road. For instance I notice people that I am following flipping their rear view mirror to block my lights, and last night I even had a vehicle pull over, and let me by (which I did see him holding his hands up blocking my lights in his side mirrors).

1st I don't tailgate

2nd I don't use my brights very much (I know they aren't on when this is happening)

My questions is does anyone else notice that they are blinding other motorists?

 

[d.o.spyder-rts]

You may want to check your headlight adjustment, they may be adjusted to high. Not sure about your RS-S but my RT-S has adjustment knobs. Dale

 

[Chupaca]

Little checking

Try a dark road and see how high your lights are shinning, or a drark stretch of freeway where you are lighting up the billboards...:roflblack: My 2012 RS was like that and I finally had to adjust them to a reasonable hieght. Remember to adjust them with weight on the spyder or you will shine up in the trees when you get on....:thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

It would appear to be an adjustment issue. They will do that if you are running high beams--but usually not in regular mode. :thumbup:

 

[JAS POWER]

Thanks

I will check for adjustments, as that seems to be the consensus. I thought it seemed weird :dontknow:.

 

[JAS POWER]

What type of bulb???

Does anyone know what type of bulbs BRP uses as stock???

Would they be using those legal, but irritating bulbs to other drivers. I believe them to be called silver light (or something) by Sylvania???

 

[SpyderAnn01]

It may be your adjustment but it also can be the way the low beam causes the light to appear to flicker. Drivers have been known to think the Spyder is a police vehicle and they pull over.

 

[bmccaffrey]

Do as the operators manual says to check and adjust. If u don'y have manual let me know and i will give u instructions

 

[spacetiger]

So everyone is up to speed I have a bone stock 2012 RS-S with about 2500 miles... I ride a lot at night due to my LONG.....work days. I've been noticing my headlights are VERY blinding to other motorists on the road. For instance I notice people that I am following flipping their rear view mirror to block my lights, and last night I even had a vehicle pull over, and let me by (which I did see him holding his hands up blocking my lights in his side mirrors).

1st I don't tailgate

2nd I don't use my brights very much (I know they aren't on when this is happening)

My questions is does anyone else notice that they are blinding other motorists?

Good observation on what other drivers are doing.; it shows you are looking around you.

A different [suspension] thought comes to mind. If you changed something in your front suspension, your front could be raised up enough to cause your headlight misalignment or if your rear suspension isn't quite up to task, your rear could be sagging a bit raising the front aim of the headlight... or a change in the tires could net a change in headlight aim.

Jerry