While on my way back from the BRC-2 course tonight, I realized my high beam was pointed too far up into the sky to do me any good. Also, my low beam is too far left. I know how to adjust the headlight bucket left to right, up and down but what I don't know is how do I know if it's right? Is there a method to use a spot on the garage wall to set it correctly or am I better off testing it on a drive down the road?
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Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
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It's tough to be sure you've got the handlebars exactly straight for making the left/right adjustment in the garage. Just take it for a spin to see where you're at. Bring a screwdriver along. Which reminds me. Mine's still a bit to the right. I need to remember not to forget to stop and fix it someday in the middle of the night.Dogma
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O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you! - David
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'80 GS850 GLT
'80 GS1000 GT
'01 ZRX1200R
How to get a "What's New" feed without the Vortex, and without permanently quitting the Vortex -
After night fall, use the headlight beam aimed at a garage door, while sighting down the bikes center line as your guide. Or, take the bike for a ride and bring tools along with you.
As I recall, one to two degrees down while on low beam has been the recommended setting for headlight aiming.Comment
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I usually take it into an alley or other darker place at night and adjust it accordingly while sitting on it in a upright position.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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