Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Roadrocket59 on March 13, 2006, 10:53:45 PM

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: 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.

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: Dragbike 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

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: Roadrocket59 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.

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: Red01 on March 14, 2006, 10:48:53 AM

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

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: cb400bill 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.

Title: Headlight Problem?
Post by: Red01 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.