Lighting capability?

[jtb]

If everyone else's lights are normal and mine appear dim, mine need corrected. I could angle the light up and run low but as I said then the high beam is way too high. I've never had this on any vehicle or motorcycle, is my 1300 the only one like this?

Only just seen this but I have exactly the same issue with my 2025-build GSA. Lights are terrible: if you adjust the high beam down to make it legal (ie not an mot failure) then the dipped beam is so low that it is genuinely dangerous. So in the end what I have done is adjust the dipped beam for safe riding, and never use the main beam because it is pointlessly high. If I still have the bike when it is due its first mot, I will make this the supplying dealer's problem.

It seems to me that this inability to have both dipped and main beam correctly and legally adjusted is a serious defect. The lights on my previous 2022 1250 GSA were much better.

 

[TaskMule]

Only just seen this but I have exactly the same issue with my 2025-build GSA. Lights are terrible: if you adjust the high beam down to make it legal (ie not an mot failure) then the dipped beam is so low that it is genuinely dangerous. So in the end what I have done is adjust the dipped beam for safe riding, and never use the main beam because it is pointlessly high. If I still have the bike when it is due its first mot, I will make this the supplying dealer's problem.

It seems to me that this inability to have both dipped and main beam correctly and legally adjusted is a serious defect. The lights on my previous 2022 1250 GSA were much better.

Typically it would be the low beam that's required to be adjusted so it's sharp cut-off line is at a specific height (as not to blind oncoming drivers). High beam, which has no such cut-off line, would simply end up being where the manufacturer wants it.

 

[jtb]

Typically it would be the low beam that's required to be adjusted so it's sharp cut-off line is at a specific height (as not to blind oncoming drivers). High beam, which has no such cut-off line, would simply end up being where the manufacturer wants it.

Fair enough; thanks. I've had a GS fail its first mot on headlight aim before.

 

[TaskMule]

Fair enough; thanks. I've had a GS fail its first mot on headlight aim before.

My high beam was lighting up signs and bridges. After adjusting it to where it seemed proper I did find the low beams to be quite low. I have adjusted the auxiliary lights to compensate a bit. I really don't find the high beam to particularly useful.