dndfindley
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Post by dndfindley on Feb 24, 2020 17:13:46 GMT -7
When riding at night (I try to ride only in daylight but sometimes I stay out too late) I have noticed how dismal the headlights are on the FZ-10. It does an "adequate" job when on bright but even then it isn't that good. On low beam it's almost dangerous and when riding where one meets a lot of oncoming traffic low beam is the norm. When making a right turn with only low beam one is totally blind in a rural area with no street lighting. Cornering lights would solve that but the 10 of course doesn't have it. My headlights are not cracked so that is not the problem. On my previous FJ-09 riding at night was no problem whatsoever and I felt safe. Is this just me or does anyone else have this issue? |
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Post by rracerfz10 on Feb 24, 2020 18:51:40 GMT -7
I work nights and this time of year I go into work in the dark and go home in the dark. I agree with you. I don’t think there’s enough light with the low beam only on. I’ve noticed on just about every YouTube video with someone riding an FZ/MT-10 they have the high beam on. I may just start riding that way myself unless there is a fix of some kind out there. But if there is I haven’t found it.
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kohtachi
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Post by kohtachi on Feb 24, 2020 19:24:11 GMT -7
dam, that's a little upsetting, i would be doing most of my riding after sunset. Please post back if you doing anything to rectify this. thanks,
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theculturalattache
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Post by theculturalattache on Feb 25, 2020 15:49:45 GMT -7
I’am disappointed with the headlight performance as well. On my other bike,a ZX14R,an easy upgrade is HID lights. Unfortunately I don’t think this is an option on our machines. The only possible solution I can see is external lights,something I don’t fancy. Something like this... www.rg-racing.com/browsetype/denali_lights/Yamaha/MT-10/# |
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Post by rracerfz10 on Feb 25, 2020 17:59:40 GMT -7
Jesus £280??? I’ll ride with my high beams on thanks lol
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 0:12:12 GMT -7
Just wanted to mention all my previous bikes were aimed waaay lower than optimal from the factory, since I always ride solo. They're aimed low so when bike is loaded to the max GVWR (meaning a passenger... and a 'chubby' one. Ha ha), they don't blind oncoming traffic. Same thing with the super long peg feelers: They're only needed with the bike fully loaded. You can lean the bike way more with them removed without dragging anything, as long as you're not close to the GVWR, that is  . Anyway, I have always adjusted the headlights on my sport-touring bikes using a nearby tall and long wall (much better than the garage method), since you can see the cut-off line on the wall, and adjust it so it tapers down ever so slightly. But that assumes you never carry a passenger at night, or you'd blind oncoming traffic. And you can always mark exactly where it is now, so you can go back to stock if needed. I haven't ridden at night on this bike, but I bet is also aimed low. It has to be, since it's designed to carry a passenger, and preload only helps so much. Hope this helps. |
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dndfindley
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Post by dndfindley on Feb 26, 2020 21:59:35 GMT -7
Just wanted to mention all my previous bikes were aimed waaay lower than optimal from the factory, since I always ride solo. They're aimed low so when bike is loaded to the max GVWR (meaning a passenger... and a 'chubby' one. Ha ha), they don't blind oncoming traffic. Same thing with the super long peg feelers: They're only needed with the bike fully loaded. You can lean the bike way more with them removed without dragging anything, as long as you're not close to the GVWR, that is . Anyway, I have always adjusted the headlights on my sport-touring bikes using a nearby tall and long wall (much better than the garage method), since you can see the cut-off line on the wall, and adjust it so it tapers down ever so slightly. But that assumes you never carry a passenger at night, or you'd blind oncoming traffic. And you can always mark exactly where it is now, so you can go back to stock if needed. I haven't ridden at night on this bike, but I bet is also aimed low. It has to be, since it's designed to carry a passenger, and preload only helps so much. Hope this helps. I don't think that is the problem. In any case can the angle of the lights on the FZ/MT-10 be changed? Until you have ridden it at night you can't know how bad it is. Please try it and get back to us. If I did more night riding than I do now which is very little, I would trade my FZ-10 for a new Tracer 900 GT. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2020 0:22:14 GMT -7
I never said anything about the lighting quality of the FZ/MT-10; read my post again. Only pointed out if aim is not correct (too low), it's worse than it can be... so I'd start there . It's easy to do. But up to you; was just trying to help. |
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