I dropped my bike ever so slightly on sand and i'm wondering how do i align my headlights now? They are facing right and upwards now..and not on the road as it should.
I had a fun time driving back to san diego from san fran a week ago (3 hours of riding at dark).
Any help would be appreciated.
Also if anyone has a windscreen for sale ???
:)
btw...i tried to adjust the headlight via the two bolts on the sides but it didn't move really...so i'm guessing there is another way
See if this thread (http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13274) helps.
ah thanks kerry.
Thats it.
I'll adjust it asap.
As always, Kerry has a pocket full of information on every topic.
One thought that did cross my mind was that his thread reference did not mention the propoer "throw" angle. I used to have a link to a method to set the right trajectory of the low beam -- but it's gone.
I did a Goggle and found this on the BMW F650 web site which largely hits what I remember the adjustment process to be:
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Q. How do I Reset the Headlight Throw Angle?
A. Check the tire pressure and correct it, if necessary. Place motorcycle on its wheels with the rider on it, on a level surface, 5 meters from a light-colored wall. The rear springs should be set for solo operation. Measure distance from ground to head light center ( H in the picture ), mark this distance on the wall with a cross and draw another cross 5 centimetres below the first one. Switch on low beam and align the head light, so that the bright-dark boundary runs from the left, from the center of the lower cross, rising to the right to the horizontal line of the upper cross and then falls off.
(http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/Photos/LightingPhotos/HeadlightCorrection.jpg)
Hope this helps. (I find personal taste takes over for horizontal angle. ;) )
Unit Conversion: 1 Meter = 39 inches; 1 Centimeter = 2.54 inches
Roy...
This old thread (http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8945) contains a scan from the Haynes manual that's very similar to the diagram posted by RedShift. (Thanks for the reminder!)
NOTE: Please see my 2nd post in that thread for a modification that most non-Brits should make to the procedure.