highbeam question....
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RE: highbeam question....
ORIGINAL: HAVOC
all the dumbasses out there who say "hey you have a head light out!"
all the dumbasses out there who say "hey you have a head light out!"
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RE: highbeam question....
I think in the old days, the high beam and low beam were separate. ie two independent filaments and only one would be on at a time. The theory was, run your high beam during the day when you do most of your driving and use your low beam at night. If a filament is gonna burn out first, it will be the high beam and then you can still ride at night (and day)safely without blinding anyone.
High beams on at night are a hazard and should be used when they don't bother other drivers. I have been known to give the biker behind me a little 'brake check' behind me when I am in my car if he tailgates and his highbeam bothers me.
High beams on at night are a hazard and should be used when they don't bother other drivers. I have been known to give the biker behind me a little 'brake check' behind me when I am in my car if he tailgates and his highbeam bothers me.
RE: highbeam question....
I ALWAYS run my high beams during the day...ALWAYS!! You're not gonna blind people during the daytime. Anything that helps you be seen and draws attention to you to let people know you're there is always a good thing. Now at night I switch to low beams, because nighttime the highbeams will blind oncoming traffic, which causes target fixation and they'll run right into you. I have HID's on my bike too which are pretty bright, so if I run the high beams at night it'll blind everybody, hahah. Daytime though, have no shame in leaving the high beams on. If cars don't like it, well then maybe they should get off the damn phone and look where the *** they're going, so we don't have to try and draw extra attention to ourselves
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Ya know i could give a **** about oncoming traffic and target fixation.,..i choose to be seen...if my bright light hurts their little eyes..good..that means they see me..and when is the last time u had a &^^% Land Rover behind u with every kinda light known to man kind on the thing...right behind u...driving defensively is just that...being defensive..after being nearly run over and swerved at and tailgated to the point of fear for my life..i dont give rats *** about people in their 4000 lb cars with seat belts...***** EM..thas offensiely defensive..thats how i ride...LOL
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RE: highbeam question....
I run the high beams 99% of the time. I get flashed once in a while in the morning on my way to work but not that often. The only time that I do not run the high beams is when it is foggy or heavy rain.
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RE: highbeam question....
ORIGINAL: CBRFREEK
Ya know i could give a **** about oncoming traffic and target fixation.
Ya know i could give a **** about oncoming traffic and target fixation.
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RE: highbeam question....
ORIGINAL: bornluckee13
Maby you don't understand target fixation. You know how you "look through a turn" And the whole "bike goes where you look" or "look where you want to be" thing? It's the same in a car. If your bright *** lights are all that they can see.... they'll head right for you! Now if you angeld (sp) your bright down so it wasn't in their eye's but still gave you a little more "see me" light, then thats cool. But think about driving at night, around a turn on a back road in your cage, Car comming the other way has it's bights on and now....YOUR BLIND! Same thing with our brights to a cage. It may just be one... but it's BRIGHT! it will blind them. Now during the day.. your call, but @ night.. just flash it when you need to and leave the dims on around other traffic.
ORIGINAL: CBRFREEK
Ya know i could give a **** about oncoming traffic and target fixation.
Ya know i could give a **** about oncoming traffic and target fixation.
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OWWCH..talk about singling someone one out...you must be the method behind the madness..BLOW ME!!!!!!
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Maby you don't understand target fixation. You know how you "look through a turn" And the whole "bike goes where you look" or "look where you want to be"
