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Old 11-13-2007   #11 (permalink)
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...Still thinking of a solution...
Obvoiusly, the flat beam is useless on a motorcycle.
The left and right headlights are round, but a flat pattern. __ __
How about rotating the beams in the brackets slightly inward (about 30 deg) to achieve a 'V' pattern \ / (not quite 30, but you get the idea)
What kind of a key or groove in the headlight mounts would limit us from trying this out?...I've never dissected the units...but winter is setting in and it's time to experiment again...
The problem is...I spend alot of time in turns, and it's getting kinda dark around here!
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There is a V pattern built into your projectors already. Anymore of that and you'll end up blinding oncoming traffic.

Problem is the abrupt cutoff aggrevated by the Sprint's soft front suspension causing too much dive during braking.
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Nikos,
My beams are flat, if anything, the right side has a hint of "V" in it, but only 10 degrees.
I'd like to see some images of others before I mount a sidecar on my Sprint (to make it useable at night) .

Here's my pattern...only 10 degrees, but I usually lean thirty average.

Maybe mines a one-off...I'm blinding the car in front at stoplights.

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Nikos,
My beams are flat, if anything, the right side has a hint of "V" in it, but only 10 degrees.
I'd like to see some images of others before I mount a sidecar on my Sprint (to make it useable at night) .

Here's my pattern...only 10 degrees, but I usually lean thirty average.

Maybe mines a one-off...I'm blinding the car in front at stoplights.
That is pretty much the same pattern that I got with mine after re-aiming.
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