flashers

[macca]

hi ,anybody else get flashed by cars when you are on normal not  high/full beam.problem is worse 2 up (bike is more sat up i presume)i even had a volvo t5 estate pull over twice when i was behind who would not believe i was not full beaming them,i know its a bright light /tall bike but could it be set up wrong,its an 02 model
cheers

[froggy_girl128]

ive got the 125, and was told to turn high beam off by a copper and get flashed at by cars all the time.

[Honeymonster]

Hello Macca, welcome to the site. Yeah I get flashed by the occasional muppet when on dipped beam (do have brighter bulbs fitted) but it's only occasional. A quick flick onto full beam normally stops them flashing? ? ?

Either get your headlight aim checked out and adjusted with you sat on the bike, increase the rear suspension preload before going 2 up (which you should anyway) or tell your pillion to eat less pies?

ive got the 125, and was told to turn high beam off by a copper and get flashed at by cars all the time.

Froggy, were you on high/full beam all the time?? not really needed and it tends to p*ss other road users off even more than a normal headlight on dipped beam. Probably worth getting your headlight aim checked out too.

HM

[Craig67]

I've had this issue on both my Vara and my Africa Twin, I just put full beams on. The numpties who put their fog lights on in protest get extra attention

[froggy_girl128]

no i want using high beam but they thought i was

[dude2112]

   Tossers in cars dont realise its permanant on 04 up bikes and hopefully makes us more visible to the blind bastuds.
The fact ya gettin flashed at least means they've seen ya 


Or maybe its coz ya ridin cool bike  :coolsmiley:

[Norfolk Fat Boy]

Yer I've had the odd muppet flash there lights at me. All ya do is flick the Main beam on and accelarate so the front lifts aswell. Lazer eye surgery anyone?  :shocked: