Fanum
Toubab
Any second now.....I can feel it coming, it's tingling is someone's fingers, hovered above their keyboard.......
"Clique!"
"Clique!"
Headlights dazzling oncoming vehicles
- Thread starter GBDamo
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Cannot help, but curious.
Hi,
Looking forward to seeing the reason for this.
Bulbs standard, fitted correctly, beam set (well, probably checked this by now).
All basic stuff. So why blinding traffic and illuminating car interiors?
If the rear shock is tired, could it be just under acceleration?
Is the instrument pod secure on the little post front and centre?
Are the side bolts on the pod nipped up correctly? If you cannot tighten them, the rubber threaded inserts may be past their prime.
If not, you may be getting the pod vibrating, and though not dazzling on coming traffic, annoys them by making the beam appear to flash dip/main.
And of course, did this start just after you did some work on the motorcycle?
I was going to ask if your pre-load is way off, but you would soon notice that when riding.
Sorry I cannot help, but watching thread to educate myself. Hope you solve issue.
Hi,
Looking forward to seeing the reason for this.
Bulbs standard, fitted correctly, beam set (well, probably checked this by now).
All basic stuff. So why blinding traffic and illuminating car interiors?
If the rear shock is tired, could it be just under acceleration?
Is the instrument pod secure on the little post front and centre?
Are the side bolts on the pod nipped up correctly? If you cannot tighten them, the rubber threaded inserts may be past their prime.
If not, you may be getting the pod vibrating, and though not dazzling on coming traffic, annoys them by making the beam appear to flash dip/main.
And of course, did this start just after you did some work on the motorcycle?
I was going to ask if your pre-load is way off, but you would soon notice that when riding.
Sorry I cannot help, but watching thread to educate myself. Hope you solve issue.
Fanum
Toubab
GBDamo
Registered user
The problem with the “Sense of Humour” defense is that, without the subtleties of body language and facial expression, it is very hard to ‘get’ on an internet forum and as such is often used by objectionable twats when the ground swell of opinion turns against them; “Don’t get so uptight, I was only joking”, no you were being a twat to impress your internet mates and got pulled up on it.
Not everyone is robust enough to stick up for themselves in an environment where innocence and naivety is pounced upon by a pack of emotional retards stuck in a circle jerk of self-confirming behavior. Fanum’s response to Morris is a great example of this, there is no humour in that response it’s just abuse and downright offensive and it’s not only tolerated by the moderators but one pops up to defend similar behavior.
This is not the pub; it’s a technical section where people should be able to come to seek the advice and opinion of other, more experienced people who are kind enough to offer help. There are probable hundreds of people wanting to ask “idiotic” questions, people who don’t have engineering back grounds and in all honesty probably are “Ewan or Charlies” but so what? They’re out of their comfort zones, is that such a crime?
They are still the footfall by which advertising revenue is calculated and those “idiotic” questions could help a lot of similarly “Idiotic” people that lurk but don’t feel confident enough to post; is that really such a hardship?
I’ve seen this situation before on internet forums where too many likeminded people turn the place into their forum and their behaviors and attitudes are all that are tolerated. Eventually, bit by bit, the footfall drops to the point where the ‘victims’ get fewer and fewer, the hardcore get bored and the forum dies, which would be a shame as this place has helped me solve a number of issues and one day would like to help others.
As the great Jay Z said “haters will always hate” sage words indeed.
The Grey One
Registered user
Will you be helping others before or after you get around to reading the owners manual I wonder.
Maybe you should consider using your obvious skills at psychoanalysing people you have never met simply on the basis of a post or two on here rather than helping with technical issues.
John
GBDamo
Registered user
Fair play but the majority of things I've found useful on here are not in the handbook.
Internet behavior doesn't need analyzing its just observation and classification. You're correct I've never met these people, that I know of, so I judge solely on their behavior.
How many times does someone need act like a twat before I can safely classify them as such?
How many times do rapist rape before you can call them rapists or murderers murder?
I mean, what.. did his fingers slip and by pure accident he managed to compose a coherent..ish sentence that was abusive? Is there some kind of misunderstanding...
....nope, seems clear enough.
Now, I noticed you didn't jump on this little piece of analysis but then IJGser shows the same thirst to abuse that I've seen others on here display. Group think, I think, they call it; your oblivious to how appalling your behavior can be at times because it has become the norm.....
You might want to read up on Cognitive Dissonance Theory it explains some of the mental conflicts that come about when ones belief systems are challenged and how that conflict is made manifest by a tendency create illusional constructs to normalize their behavior.
...but this is not the norm is it? I mean you wouldn’t behave like this in the street? This is really an illusory construct; one designed to provide some posters with an environment where there abusive tendencies, tendencies that have probably been buried for years, can be vented which, in itself, is pretty harmless.
Apart from, and this is the important bit, abusive behavior is not normal and no amount of shouting at and attempting to belittle will make it so.
In summary, some people use internet forums to vent but most people don’t and don't want to be vented at. The second are normal functioning human beings the first are trying to be.
I think...
Oh...and I'm not even starting on Fanum's post as there's no challenge in that one.
Damion
Got your lights balanced yet?
IJGser
Registered user
Lots of big words but ultimately a massive contradiction.
Get out from behind your desk and meet some, then commentMost the people on forums that I've met that use big words and write long boring self adorning statements turn out to be lacking in personality and people skills.
So i can't call you a cock but you can state i'm sub human
That don't seem fair, does it?
Have you sorted the light yet?? I'm sure a local MOT station would be happy to help you set the beam height correctly.
Don't forget to set it with you sat ON the bike, off the centre stand.
Don't forget to set it with you sat ON the bike, off the centre stand.
(RIP) Johno23
Registered user
I had the same problem with mine, unfortunately I have lost my manual, so being a 1200 rider I used my I brains to work out a solution. I found letting the front tyre down sorted the problem completely.
Now I would say, and I don't know if this is connected or just a coincidence, but the bike doesn't seem to manoeuvre as well as it did, and I also occasionally can hear a rumbling noise
however I will pop it down to riders to see if they can sort it for me. Thankfully though I no longer dazzle anybody now 
I had the same problem with mine, unfortunately I have lost my manual, so being a 1200 rider I used my I brains to work out a solution. I found letting the front tyre down sorted the problem completely.
Are you using the iOS7 platform and does it upset the Canbus?
(RIP) Johno23
Registered user
No I've got the hydraulic platform from machine mart
I'm off out to the garage now to plug my iPhone into it cheers................this is why I joined this site
GBDamo
Registered user
No, somethings odd as I can't adjust to within the range in the links you kindy posted.
bought a new bulb to see if the one in there is iffy.
At the moment I've got the light set up as if the bike is loaded, i.e. the adjustment lever is up, which leaves the throw a little short.
I'm off work tomorrow and Tuesday so will look into it a bit further.
It's either the bulb or the sealed unit is not fixed firmly or something else, maybe if I wedge the handbook in there somewhere if it'll help.
GBDamo
Registered user
Still working on it but thanks
GBDamo
Registered user
I had the same problem with mine, unfortunately I have lost my manual, so being a 1200 rider I used my I brains to work out a solution. I found letting the front tyre down sorted the problem completely.
Now I would say, and I don't know if this is connected or just a coincidence, but the bike doesn't seem to manoeuvre as well as it did, and I also occasionally can hear a rumbling noise
I initially took a simmilar slant, only tring to ride round with the back wheel on a caster dolly, found it wouldn't actually move, revved a lot though...
...have I got the wrong tyres on the dolly?
GBDamo
Registered user
Lots of big words but ultimately a massive contradiction.
Please explain the contradiction.
Most the people on forums that I've met that use big words and write long boring self adorning statements turn out to be lacking in personality and people skills.
Not a bad effort yourself
You're more than welcome but it is more a reflection of you than me.
but you can state i'm sub human
To describe someone with behavioral issues as sub-human is massively biggoted and something I'd never do.
Quite
No piss taking, that's all been done now.
Are you sure the bulb is aligned correctly? The dip beam has the tab at the top IIRC, but could probably be easily fitted upside down. Also when removing/replacing bulb be very careful with the retaining clip, they are very easy to break off.
Are you sure the bulb is aligned correctly? The dip beam has the tab at the top IIRC, but could probably be easily fitted upside down. Also when removing/replacing bulb be very careful with the retaining clip, they are very easy to break off.
GBDamo
Registered user
bulb upside down is well within my capabilities and I've already broke and repaired a retaining clip so got that covered.
thanks
