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Iron Butt
Posts: 732
Western WA | Just curious. . . . when do you drive with your HID on?
All the time?
During the day only? |
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Tourer
Posts: 332
Dale, Indiana | Daytime: all the time.
Night: only when the traffic is low (to much trouble turning it off and on).
I do wish they would have put the switch were I could reach it easier. Guess I am going to have to make my own switch and place it near my fingers.
Edited by Indiana RoadRunner 2008-08-16 5:52 PM
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Visionary
Posts: 1290
Ruskin, Fl | I leave mine on all the time. It is not as annoying to other drivers as the regular headlights are with the factory adjustment. I got flashed all the time (and not in the good way) until I aimed them down. Now no problem, even with the HID on. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA | Night time or when it rains. I dont use it in the day time at all. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 247
| night time or when i want to piss off some idiot with his high beams on. just let them pass and then x-ray their head. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 725
Reno County, KS | Never during the day and always at night (until I meet a vehicle). I have enough load on my charging system as it is. At night, I live in the country so it's always a good idea to take advantage of every Lumin I can to watch for deer/coyotes. Ditto what Indiana RR said about the switch placement. I'd like to relocate the HID switch and hazards to the handlebars. I was considering buying the CB switch cubes for it. I gotta figure out if they're latching switches though. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 118
Capitol Region of NH | I only use mine at night. I have not had a single person flash their lights at m because mune were to bright or aimed to high. |
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Tourer
Posts: 353
| Always....... it is after all a low beam. |
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Tourer
Posts: 340
Regina Saskatchewan Canada | I have mine on all the time to. It is, as indicated in the manual, a low beam head. To me the more lights on up front and behind the better chances of me being seen by other drivers.
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Cruiser
Posts: 296
Central Florida | 24/7... Piaa lights with 55w bulbs add to the visibility.
I get flashed in daytime...
Stebel airhorn and now they can see and HEAR me coming...
next is led tail lights.... when TimS says it works right.. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 174
Edmonton, AB | I have not turned off my HID since I bought the bike....it is a low beam. If someone falshes me I just give them a quick flick of the high beams and they quickly realize that I didn't forget to turn my lights on low beam. I did adjust my headlight down some but that was because it was shining up too high for my liking, not because I was getting flashed on a regular basis. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1290
Ruskin, Fl | I would have left my headlight adjustment alone until some jerk in front of my slammed on his brakes. Than I decided I should do something about it. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 117
South of Houston Tx | I was using it only during daylight driving but it seems to have stopped working suddenly, 2 months old, seems a little early for a bulb failure, but if so then I will quit shutting it off after dark and leave it on full time when I get it replaced. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 196
| Always on! |
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Tourer
Posts: 550
Tacoma, WA | On at all times. I used to get flashed, and the slow-downs, but after I put some air in the rear shock, that seems to have ceased. Sure beats having jerks pull out in front of me, that later say they didn't see me.....Metalguy |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 732
Western WA | Thanks for the reply guys.
I've been driving with mine on all the time, and I'll keep doing so. Like Crawford says, any visibility is a good thing.
Devilboy, the PIAA lights are going to be a winter project - and the Stebel.  I miss my Stebel. Hmm....maybe the Vision deserves dual Stebels. Heh heh heh. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 150
Las Vegas, Nevada USA baby! | ALWAYS ON when operating motorcycle.
Being seen is my utmost safety concern.
 Motorcyclists are hit during the daytime with nearly as many "did not see them" incidents as riders are at night-time.
I've never had someone "flash" me since I started riding the Vision that way on February 4th!
EdRadio |
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Tourer
Posts: 319
| Only in the dark...with my Piaa Fork lights......awsome combo. The headlights on the Vision do need to be adjusted down....I used the directions in the Manual....and now I have a very nice evelope of light in front at night. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 102
Madison, AL | I have mine on all the time and have the PIAA lights. I would like the tail lights to be brighter. I also put on the lighted Victory badges. While the front and back are lit I felt I needed and still need some light on the sides of the bike. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 849
, FL United States | HID & PIAA fog lights on 24/7 , as I want as much "notice me" as possible. |
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Driving with the HID