Headlights

[NEWBIKER123]

Right so i ve read alot about high beam, main beam, dipped and main lights. bit confused.

On my bike i got two, normal lights that come on when i turn ignition on, which are always on and the stronger light (that makes beam light shine on my dash) wich one do i use at night?

Sorry if i sound really stupid?
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[ScaredyCat]

[U_W v2.0]

no im confused, your bike has always on headlight and rear light?

wierd.

you should have a switch with these two symbols

https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/419929.jpg

thats dipped beam, low light, for use at night when theres oncoming traffic/people on the paths/foggy/light rainy/overcast or whenever a little extra light is needed.

this next one...

https://www.evilution.co.uk/smartengine/lights/enginelight3.jpg

thats your full beam, this is for, as an example, an unlit country road with no oncoming traffic. it spreads your beam much wider and a little higher than your dipped beam. this CAN AND WILL dazzle oncoming traffic and people/animals so turn it back to dipped when you see someone or something coming towards you.

this activates a blue light on your dash.

BOTH settings should activate your clock lights though.
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[ScaredyCat]

[NEWBIKER123]

Hi thanks for the replies.

what i meant was that there no option to turn lights off, you choose the slanty line ones, which i now know is dipped or the main beam. only problem is dipped beam are SHITE in the dark, does not help me see fuck all, i.e road markings, lane markings etc.

Ive been riding in the dark with main beam on. not sure what to do now.

andy your right ive got ybr 125 and dipped re rubbish
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[U_W v2.0]

rty upgrading the bulb?

or going for a HID
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[ocatoro]

you ride with main beam on, like you have been.... except when there's an oncoming car, then you put it to dipped beam. or there's a good chance the car will swerve into you and kill you because you blinded him with your main beam.
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[Polarbear]

Make sure you change from main (blue light on dash) to dipped when ever you see a car coming towards you. Get used to changing so it becomes second nature. That way you won't blind car drivers and they won't stick their lights on full to tell you that. You will then be blinded.

There aren't many (any?) small bikes that have very good headlights. It's a sad fact of life that the electrical systems are not up to powering twin 65 watt halogen systems so you get the modern equivalent of a candle behind a lens.

You can try uprating the bulb if one is available or going for one of these blue/white ones. (I prefer them) but it is never going to be ideal.
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[barrkel]

Motorbike headlights suck for another reason. They're either attached to the frame (so don't turn when you steer) or the handlebars (in which case they turn a little), but either way, it's a problem when cornering at night. In the former case, the lights are pointing straight ahead, rather than at the corner. In the latter case, because you're banked over when cornering, the lights will be pointing somewhat towards the ground (to maintain a steady banked turn, you'll be steering slightly towards the inside of the turn).

Upshot is that you have less vision than you might do in a decent car at night, even with equivalent candles.
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[NEWBIKER123]

No it wasnt covered on my cbt, as some people know, on my cbt i ended up on a moped, and, wasnt told much theory stuff.
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[MCW]

Driving at night on a 125 with stock bulbs is crappier than a crap thing being crappy.

[leecook385]

[mysterious_rider]

Yeah switch out the bulb to a car HID. Means you can use one kit ,and sell the second HID to a mate, saving you some pennies.

I can see quite far with mine, although if you really want a good headlight, those friggin bmw800 tourer things have a rectangle-ish headlight and they are savage! Really good at night.

But if you wanna keep stock, HID kit is the way forwards. Just make sure it has a low and a high beam, or you will be blinding people.

[Polarbear]

[Polarbear]

[Kickstart]

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