Bike lights at night

[maph3rs]

Ok Guys,

I have a Honda CBR 125.

When I turn the bike on the left side of my lights come on (always) there is no way to turn off (which I dont mind). Do I use the same lights for night riding? I have a option to put on a (what I call high beam) light but worried about dazzling other road users.

The video below isnt me but displays what im talking about.

1min 30 for those impatient fellas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GloOqIOCWy4

Any advice would be sweet.

Thanks James

[CaNsA]

Wong section motherfucker.

[doggone]

Are people allowed on the road without understanding this?

[Rogerborg]

This is a pretty good example of why the current licensing process is inadequate.
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[cimbian]

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[maph3rs]

WoW, thanks guys, a great help...

1.Sorry wrong section. Anyone is welcome to move it for me...

2. Apparently so...

3. I dont have a license I have a CBT. And since everybike is different then I dont see how this makes a difference.

4. I am at work and thought I would get a few answers from a forum where people generaly help - guess I will wait to get home and read my manual....

[Ste]

You riding home in the dark?

[ScaredyCat]

[RhynoCZ]

[maph3rs]

[CaNsA]

[c-m]

Back to the OP's question.

The lights that come on when you turn on the bike are the low-beam and rear light.

These are the lights you'll use 99% of the time, including riding at night.

The high beam is only for use in areas where there are no street lights, and there are no oncoming vehicles.

Don not ever ride around with your high beam on either behind other vehicles or when other vehicles are approaching you.
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[Bigmal]

Quite why a guy new to bikes is getting nasty replys raises an eyebrow...
Anyway - Back to the OP- More and more new bikes are made without the option of riding without lights. Nowt wrong with yer bike fella and don't worry, not everyone on BCF are rude!!
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[ninja_butler]

Hi Maph3ers. Ignore the trolls, unfortunately they are here to stay and there's no getting rid of them. Well, one way maybe but it would be a lot of hard work and illegal.

I don't think there's a "parking light" switch on the CBR 125 (not that anyone ever uses them anyway they are too dim to be of any use) just low beam and high beam - more correctly called dipped beam and main beam. The headlight on your bike is probably set to be on all the time, it was the same on my old Honda Superfour.

● Use low beam for normal conditions.

● The blue light on the dashboard tells you that the high beam is on.

● Use high beam on dark unlit roads but turn it off when you see traffic coming the other way or if you get close to a car in front of you. It's tempting to use high beam all the time at night but it can dazzle other road users. Also, do not use high beam in fog at night.

[billytwomirro...]

[temeluchus]

well it is the wrong section?
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[treeno]

To be fair guys when I first got on a motorbike I was confused by this too. As if the CBT addresses anything as useful as that... My CG has a switch position for lights off, driving lights and high beam. The CBR is the same but without the lights off option. Leave it as it is unless nobody can see your lights, then yo can use main beam. Unfortunately 125's dish out a rubbish amount of light...

[ninja_butler]

[CaNsA]

No, they make a Chinese restaurant.

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[maggie1972]

[Rogue_Shadow]

[G]

I do not condone the arseyness.

However, this should have been taught at the CBT.
Pretty much any standard bike will work exactly the same in this way and this should have been explained too.
It is not unreasonable to say you this sort of knowledge is essential for using the road.

Either it may be worth the OP redoing it somewhere decent as they might have missed out other import stuff, or they didn't pay attention.

The fact that they haven't paid attention when positing a question might reasonably lead people to believe it was the latter for the original issue.

And yes, your main beam is there to give a better view when there's no one else around.
That includes pedestrians and cyclists too.

[treeno]

[Minty]

To be fair, most of the abuse on this here forum needs to be read in jest as most of it is tongue in cheek.

It is why BCF > All other motorbike forums.



If you are offended already then honestly, BCF is probably not your cup of tea.
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