Author Topic: Headlight Problem? (Read 3416 times)

Roadrocket59 · « **on:** March 13, 2006, 10:53:45 PM »

Hello, I just bought a 2002 1200S Bandit. I have a question about the headlights. Are both lamps low and high beam or is one a low beam and the other a high beam? Thanks, John.

Dragbike · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2006, 11:11:53 PM »

One low and One high
The story I have heard was that the R&D folks found out that a motorcycle with 2 head lights on, that the auto drivers think it is a car far away and will pull out in front of you. I thought it was silly till I thought about the little old man might think just that. I do think that a Harley with head light and driving lights on, looks somewhat like a small sports car from afar. There are a lot of links here on that topic and maybe someone here can post a link or two.
Brent

Roadrocket59 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2006, 11:34:54 PM »

Thanks Brent. I looked it up in the service manual and it shows one low and one high also. Just didn't seem to be right, oh well! John.

Red01 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2006, 10:48:53 AM »

However, the low beam light should stay on when the brights are on.

cb400bill · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:17:02 PM »

Every so often someone will come up to me and tell me one of my headlights is "burned out".

So far I resisted the urge to have them look closer, then snap the bright on.

Red01 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2006, 01:39:53 PM »

Quote from: "cb400bill"

Every so often someone will come up to me and tell me one of my headlights is "burned out".

So far I resisted the urge to have them look closer, then snap the bright on.

That'd be cruel and mean spirited!

I'll have to try it sometime.