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Cruiser
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| i had my vision lowered bout an inch.[rear only] now the headlight is aimed a little higher. i often get [THE BRIGHTS] from oncoming vehicles. is there any way to adjust beam? |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | Banjodan,
Please watch this jerky instructional video. After 2:17 you can see the adjustment wheel. Enjoy.
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | That's something I find to be one of 'those' irritiating things about my '08. My YAMMER VENTURE 's head light inclination control was a knob on the dash that was easily used to change the beam height without having to puill over and disassemble the front end of the bike for a simple adjustment. |
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Cruiser
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| i tried to view your video, when i click on it, it [whites out] and all i get is audio. is it me? |
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | SYNSTR - 2012-11-01 9:35 PM
That's something I find to be one of 'those' irritiating things about my '08. My YAMMER VENTURE 's head light inclination control was a knob on the dash that was easily used to change the beam height without having to puill over and disassemble the front end of the bike for a simple adjustment.
You don't have to "disassemble the front end of the bike". You just need to pop the cover off under the windscreen. Two of those pop fasteners (metal into a rubber grommet) on each side just above the mirrors and there are a couple metal tabs that fit into a couple slots just above the headlight. If you add a tiny bit of grease to the rubber grommets while it's apart, you can install/remove the cover in about 10 seconds. The adjustment wheel is very accessible with just that cover removed. |
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Central Maryland | I normally just snake my hand up from underneath on the left side; and my fingertips can just barely touch and rotate the adjustment wheel... |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Monkeyman - 2012-11-01 9:48 PM
SYNSTR - 2012-11-01 9:35 PM
That's something I find to be one of 'those' irritiating things about my '08. My YAMMER VENTURE 's head light inclination control was a knob on the dash that was easily used to change the beam height without having to puill over and disassemble the front end of the bike for a simple adjustment.
You don't have to "disassemble the front end of the bike". You just need to pop the cover off under the windscreen. Two of those pop fasteners (metal into a rubber grommet) on each side just above the mirrors and there are a couple metal tabs that fit into a couple slots just above the headlight. If you add a tiny bit of grease to the rubber grommets while it's apart, you can install/remove the cover in about 10 seconds. The adjustment wheel is very accessible with just that cover removed.
...which requires stopping, pulling over or off the road, parking the bike and 'popping' the cover off to make an adjustment that I used to be able to do, and fine tune with my index finger @ 60 MPH-regression in design. |
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Visionary
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Central Maryland | SYNSTR - 2012-11-02 10:12 AM
...which requires stopping, pulling over or off the road, parking the bike and 'popping' the cover off to make an adjustment that I used to be able to do, and fine tune with my index finger @ 60 MPH-regression in design.
Well... ya got to work with what ya got. |
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | SYNSTR --- I'll measure later but all you have to do is find a spot about 17 feet (I think) away from a wall and mark it (I used tape in my garage). Then mark up about 36" (again, I'll check later...the tape is still on the floor and wall) and run a piece of tape across the wall. Stand the bike straight up and try to get the center of your low beams right on that tape line. That should give you the best illumination without blinding anyone. If you adjust it according to that and find that you want it slightly higher/lower, it's just a matter of 30 seconds once you get back home (or stop). |
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Iron Butt
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| willtill - 2012-11-02 5:15 AM
I normally just snake my hand up from underneath on the left side; and my fingertips can just barely touch and rotate the adjustment wheel...
This is the way I do it also.... no problems, no disassembly required.
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Visionary
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| After I read the owners book I pulled the aluminum panel found the knob and had at it. 25 Minuets later I was close. On the bike off the bike Dam to old for this. Put 200 ponds of weight on the seat made sure I was 25 ft away and read the book again dam put bike on high beam and aim just below the line. 3 beers later I'm done. Whats so hard very easy and I get to laugh at my self. Next aiming left and right on the headlight. Don't tell me I all ready did it
Edited by johnnyvision 2012-11-02 6:07 PM
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