nsr headlight adjustment

hutchy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

Hi guys my 01 nsr failed its mot on saturday as the dip beam was too high, how do I adjust it and any tips for testing out its height?
the tester said the beam should be 3"3 when the bike faces a wall
thanks

Method · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

Right im not 100% sure on this but...

Most sealed headlight units (like the NSR) will have a screw type fitting on the top, sometimes in the form of a srew, sometimes in the form of a alan key bolt. Putting a screw driver / alan key on this fitting, and rotating it in one direction will either raise / lower the beam.

The way i check is to wait till dark, move my bike to about 5meters away from a flat wall, and turn the lights on, go to the wall, and draw a line where my waist is, then adjust my lights to be just around that line... that to me is near enough the legal requirements and has seen me through 2 MoT's. Although i got a feeling i may have a problem with my next MoT... damn bike Wink

But im not 100% sure about the NSR adjustment... so maybe someone else can confirm / slate that idea? Laughing

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Method · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

Might want to check this out

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=41567&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

There is a NSR manual listed there, i would download and check it out for you but at 63meg i cant be bothered to wait lol

Hope thats of some use to you Thumbs Up

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alains · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

look at the picture
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hutchy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

from memory that looks nothing like my headlight and if thats the case i definately will not be able to do it unless the unit is off the bike Sad

alains · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

otherwise you can insert washers on top 2 fixing
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alains · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

i said stupid thing ; insert washers on the bottom ! sorry
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hutchy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

would putting washers in the bottom two not make the headlight point higher though? I need lower?
think I'll just have a look myself tomorow

Method · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

hutchy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

yeh I've had a look, means I'm going to have to take the unit off the bike to do it what a pain in the arse. Do I need to turn each screw by the same number of turns, does each bolt adjust an individual light?

alains · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Karma :

put your bike about 3-4 yards in front of a wall on a flat surface , put somebody on the seat . make a mark on the wall where the lights meet . then move the adjusters , and you will see the spot on the wall moving . thightening the lower screw will move the headlight up but also right . thightening the upper screw will do the reverse . i will definitly go for inserting 2 or 3 washers at the 2 lower fixing , this will move the site without moving azimuth
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