Everyone else has pretty much covered it. Dim them when in traffic. Here in IL we can have our Hi's on all the time, but just out of courtesy, it's rare when there's traffic.

 

Dimmer switch? Not sure what your talking about. The only switch is the default low beam (which starts up at full power upon key turn) then the click up to high beam...in which the HID high beam starts off dim and will power up to full power within 20 seconds..there no such thing as "dimming" them down...it is either on or off and if off for a while, then turned on, the high beam will have to power up to full...

Agreed. With HID's, low beam is the only appropriate beam to run unless high beam is necessary..and only in light to no traffic situations if then! Prior to my post I wasent sure! Thanks everyone. Poor high beam...he's not going to be getting any love!!! Lam, now I see what you were saying when you bought the one kit for both you and your friend bc you both just used the low beams as you never get the chance to use high beam!

 

LOL your wondering if its normal for people to signal and yell that you have your brights on when you have your brights on. The answer is yes, brights are for alone in the backroads with little to no streetlight and no other cars. I have yet to see another vehicle with its brights on that didn't annoy the crap out of me. As for issue #2, I've had where the trans didn't want to go into 1st a couple times. Let the clutch out and pull it again along with trying 2nd and it will move for ya.

 

[quote=600F4inoober;959914]Dimmer switch? Not sure what your talking about. The only switch is the default low beam (which starts up at full power upon key turn) then the click up to high beam...in which the HID high beam starts off dim and will power up to full power within 20 seconds..there no such thing as "dimming" them down...it is either on or off and if off for a while, then turned on, the high beam will have to power up to full...

My bad. Wasn't trying to cause any confusion.Obviously we don't have dimmers like you would find hooked up to the chandelier in your dining room. I was referring to the hi/lo beam selector switch we find on the handlebar next to the handgrip.

 

Lets put it this way man... The F4i headlight housing is only designed for Halogen bulbs and its focused on the focal point of the filament.. Now putting a D2s HID bulb into a non HID housing makes the focal point off focus hence the reason why oncoming cars hate bikers with HID kits...

I have done HID retrofits in the past and advise you to just stick with low HID beams for now and ditch the HID high beams..

Honestly. I love HID's but not HID kits. Theres been times when im driving my car and couldn't see the road when people are walking around because of the HID's from bikers blinding me.

All seriousness, be safe riding with it for now and try to study HID retrofitting and ditch the HID kits




I have a bunch of projectors and ballasts that I might retrofit onto my F4I miss doing retrofitting a lot.

 

to the original post...about your throttle sticking, make sure that your grip isn't hanging up on the bar end. i know as my old set of grips was wearing out the right grip kept sliding out to the bar end and kind of sticking or at least slowing the throttle

 

+1. I've been blinded by idiot's half-assed HIDs at noon on a sunny day. That's just f'd up and dangerous if you ask me. Blinding oncoming traffic doesn't sound like such a good idea when you're on a bike, and I'm 100% sure that other drivers aren't impressed by it.
I'm all for good lights, but like anything.... try to do it right and don't be an *** about it.

 

i mean, you can just look away can't you? look towards the bottom right side of your path of travel?

 

You can fix that with just putting some projectors, do you have some pics at night with hi/lo beams on??

 

Lam-I assume you mean that oncoming cars can just look away right? I agree...I mean I love the low and high beam but after posting this I rarely ever use the high beam unless theres no traffic and its helpful for the situation...

The daytime running low beam (always on) is perfect..bright and sexy but not soo bright where it blinds or stuns oncomers...I mean c'mon, everywhere I go Im getting blinded by a SUV or Escalade's "stock" xeon/HID running lights whether its oncoming OR in my rearview..I don't see them adjusting their lights...Imo, people just look for an excuse to hate on bikers primarily youth/young adults...I seriously chalk it up to jealously and that their feeble minds cant multitask to handle a clutch/gear so they get frustrated at people like us...that and they dont have the ***** to step out of their climate-controlled Lincoln's to step on a bike...theyd rather just hate from inside their window where its safe

John Cu- I will post up some pics here tonight