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Re: [ST] headlight aim



On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Randy S wrote:

> As a follow up to our recent thread about bulbs, does anyone have a 
> procedure for aiming the headlights?  I'm not talking about physically how 
> to do it, that's in the manual.  I mean what is the proper 
> horizontal/vertical position for the lights?  Should both lights be adjusted 
> the same?

Something I read recently suggested that the hotspots from your lights
should be one inch lower at 25 feet than the lights are up off of the
ground. 

What that means is you want to place your bike on a level surface 25 feet
from a wall.  Measure the height of the headlight from the ground (call
the H), then measure the height of the hotspot the light projects onto the
wall from the ground.  Adjust so that the hotspot is in front of the bike
and 1 inch lower on the wall than H.  

I hope this makes some sense.  It did improve my visibility when I was
messing with the Trophy's light, haven't checked the ST yet as it's always
seemed to have better lighting.

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