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Re: Adjusting the headlight



Mort: Look in the owners manul and you will see a diagram that shows 
the location of both the vertical and horizontal adjusters. With a 
short stubby Phillips head you can adjust the vertical throw without 
removing the cockpit. You do need to move the handle bars all the way 
to one side or the other to gain access to the adjustment screws, A 
flash light helps to see the screws also. The other thing is correct 
aiming of the headlights see the following for a good way to 
correctly aim the headlights:

  From G.E., here is the recommended way to check headlight aim.

1. Find a 35-40 foot stretch of flat or evenly sloped pavement such 
as a driveway facing a wall or garage door.

2. Shine your low beams on the door / wall from 2 to 3 feet away and 
outline the bright spots on the door with a pencil or tape.

3. Back the car to 25 feet from the door / wall. The top of the low 
beams should shine no higher than the top of the marks on the door or 
lower than the center of the marked circle. If your vehicle has four 
headlights the center of the high beam (the inner or lower two 
lights) should align with the top of the low beam marks. If you have 
only two headlights, ( H4 bulbs like used in the ST/RS) the high 
beams are automatically aimed when you aim the low beams.

HTH,
Erik
Hot Dawg


>Apologies if this has been covered before, but need some help on adjusting
>the headlights.  Doing more riding at night, and while high beam is fine, on
>low beam, I can only see about 30 feet in front of me.
>
>The instructions for adjusting the lights in the owners manual start with
>"Remove the cockpit".  Well I got no further, because I thought I had a bike
>here, not a plane.  And, once I find this cockpit, how do I remove it?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mort Harries
>Haworth, NJ
>
>'00 Sprint ST
>
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