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Headlight Aiming
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
You don't have to get that scientific. The headlight aim changes with passenger and cargo load and different rear suspension settings anyway. Pull up on a level surface with the headlights shining on a wall or garage door. It doesn't need to be 33 ft away. If your problem is that your lights are too high, mark the position on the wall with tape, then lower them a little and try it. It costs nothing to experiment. Same deal if the lights ar too low...just mark the current position, raise them evenly, and try them out.
Please note that if your problem is that oncoming drivers flash you during the daytime, or pull over thinking you are an emergency vehicle, that is probably only partly due to the aim being too high. It is an artifact of the projector lenses, that causes the focused part of the beam to be very narrow, and go in and out of their direct line of sight. Riding with the high beams on in the daytime helps. Lowering the aim a bit will, too.
Please note that if your problem is that oncoming drivers flash you during the daytime, or pull over thinking you are an emergency vehicle, that is probably only partly due to the aim being too high. It is an artifact of the projector lenses, that causes the focused part of the beam to be very narrow, and go in and out of their direct line of sight. Riding with the high beams on in the daytime helps. Lowering the aim a bit will, too.
Bob Denman
New member
Just in case you dig "Scientific"... :thumbup:
Assumptions:
Spyder RT Headlight Height: 35.0" (This could change with a heavier/lighter driver/passenger, cargo load, tire pressure, performance
shocks, etc.)
BRP Spec for Headlight Adjustment: Adjust for a low beam height of 25.3" to 28.8" (27.1" halfway point) at 33' with a 200 lb driver.
Calculated Angle: 1.15° downward
Angle Distance Low Beam Height Adjustment
1.15° 33' 25.3" - 28.8"
1.15° 30' 26.0" - 29.5"
1.15° 25' 27.2" - 30.7"
1.15° 20' 28.4" - 31.9"
1.15° 15' 29.6" - 33.1"
1.15° 10' 30.8" - 34.3"
Turn the knob clockwise to raise the beam and counterclockwise to lower it.
Assumptions:
Spyder RT Headlight Height: 35.0" (This could change with a heavier/lighter driver/passenger, cargo load, tire pressure, performance
shocks, etc.)
BRP Spec for Headlight Adjustment: Adjust for a low beam height of 25.3" to 28.8" (27.1" halfway point) at 33' with a 200 lb driver.
Calculated Angle: 1.15° downward
Angle Distance Low Beam Height Adjustment
1.15° 33' 25.3" - 28.8"
1.15° 30' 26.0" - 29.5"
1.15° 25' 27.2" - 30.7"
1.15° 20' 28.4" - 31.9"
1.15° 15' 29.6" - 33.1"
1.15° 10' 30.8" - 34.3"
Turn the knob clockwise to raise the beam and counterclockwise to lower it.
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