Flashers

[Nasher]

I have a HID light kit fitted to my 2009 1200GS
im very happy with the performance of the lights but i keep getting flashed by the on coming traffic some times in day light.

When my bike was serviced at Clarks BMW Birmingham i asked them to check the alinement of the head light and they confirmed that it is set correctly.
I dont do much riding in the dark but last night i traveled 130 miles from wales to solihull and had several on coming cars turning there full beam on to me which was a real problem in twisty country lanes!
Any body else had is problem?
Can you advise.

 

[ghiribizzo]

It's probably in part caused by yer average car user not really considering that a bike headlamp moves about a bit more than a car's - up/down + left/right as you move around the road.
However, the other bit is probably this - you say the dealer set it. Hmm. Potentially - consider that the guy that set it weighs 9 stone.
He sets it by the book.
If the rider is 16 stone, then the back is going to squat down a bit, the light is raised up and they whinge and moan.

Try going back and get it checked with you and your usual gear on. Failing that, a quiet word at the local MoT place on a Saturday lunch time may do the job. If it's out, then you can moan at the dealer that said it was sorted...

 

[shugie]

Yes, the reflector in the 1200 headlight does not work as well as the projector lamp did in the 1150. Les sells anti-glare burners which restrict the light going the "wrong" way, and I found that a small piece of tape stuck onto the lens directly over the end of the burner seemed to help as well.

 

[Nasher]

Thanks for your help lads

And yes i am 16 stone!! i wonder what the average weight and height is for a GSer i think we are a big boned lot

Les is helping me sort it out topman

 

[STUBBS]

flash them back just make sure youve not passed a speed trap