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On 2006-08-11 07:29, Jonny955 wrote:
Not only has this stupid EU rule (no doubt by unelected Eurocrats) meant that we cannot decide for ourselves whether conditions require lighting but there is the other stupid rule that twin headlight machines must work as single headlight machines.
I was advised that this is because drivers pull out and T-bone bikes with twin headlights under the mistaken belief that they are a car, only much further away. In reality, using this logic, bikes still look like a car with a dodgy headlight, only further away. This is because the parking light on the other headlight remains on and how many times have we seen cars driving along with a misaligned or blown dipped beam on one side?
Needless to say I have rectified this on my own machine by fitting the relays. I would not be suprised if this is illegal.
The 'lights on all the time' bit is not such an issue for me, although I would like to fit a switch if it's a simple job. The benefits of switching off the lights? I can think of a few....easier starting with a low battery...reducing battery discharge and localised heat when fixing problems which require constant re-starting......reducing light pollution when warming up the bike (some of my neighbours have full depth front windows)......preventing 'flashing on' to oncoming or side-road traffic when approaching junctions over a bumpy road.
Is it any suprise that many Brits think the the EU beaurocrats and it's unelected gravy train can go and hang themselves!
Jon
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Jon,
As an ex Tiger owner I read the Tiger forum once in a while.
The rule that only one of a set of double headlights is allowed to work was abandoned a couple of years ago.
That still not every manufacturer is using both headlights at the same time, can hardly be seen as the fault of the EU. There is a relay in the electric circuit of your Triumph that cuts out the headlights as soon as you press the starter button, so starting is not influenced by the permanent headlight set-up.
And by the way, the directive on technical requirements for motor vehicles such as ours was approved and voted on positively by all Ministers of Transportation/Traffic of the EU, including the British. Elected politicians do like to hide this as they don't want to give up the opportunity to blame the EU for anything that the general public doesn't like.
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