Headlights on/off during daytime?

[Flyingpony]

Always on (lo-beam)!
Mine are hardwired and automatically switch on/off with the engine.

[Motu]

hardwired, but always run with the mainbeam on when on bikes that offer a choice. I'm all for increasing visibility... downside is sometimes visibility is not wanted...

Lucky you don't live further north - you are likely to be the recipient of a ''lunge'' from a blinded Pajero driver.NOT a good idea to use full beam during the day.....not legal either.

[zadok]

My 2 Yamaha's are hardwired on,so have no choice,on the XLV750 I ran with the lights on to save the alt/reg - but still ended up doing 3 stators and a reg/rec.

I wonder if that is an older Yammy thing. My XZ550 was a great bike except for stator problems as well.....

[Motu]

The XLV750 is a Honda,the electrics were tightly packaged with no cooling for the regulator behind a hot running aircooled V twin.By the time you accessed the reg to test it had cooled down and was working perfectly - I lay in wait sacrificing stators until I could slip a noose around it's neck.

[Lou Girardin]

Used to use full everwhere until I got me dip beam brighter than a candle, now I just use full in 100 km/h areas.
And no, I don't care if I dazzle people. As long as the pricks see me I'm happiness filled.

PS I'm talking bright sunshine here. When it's dull I'm as considerate as the next guy.

[Motu]

And no, I don't care if I dazzle people.
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How's your evasive tecnique these days? My rego number is YC 3809 incase you don't know what hit you....

[Lou Girardin]

You've missed me so far.
As I've missed you with the M1911A1.

[Kickaha]

I don't ever use my lights during the day,I've always assumed that no matter what I do the blind cage driving bastards won't see me anyway

[Motu]

You've missed me so far.
As I've missed you with the M1911A1.

sorry,I don't ride a motorcycle...yet - i'm only 12 and Mum lets me use the computer whenever I like....

[Eurodave]

I dont use lights on during daylight for 2 reasons,
1-my old Guzzis dont charge the battery below about 1500 rpm ie round town &
2- I dont believe that training cage drivers to look for only lights not cycles/motorcycles is very wise.
Have you ever got the old "Sorry mate didnt see you cause your lights werent on!!!" routine?...... WTF? In other countries that is an automatic admission of guilt but here in Godzone its just another excuse aimed at us "temporary NZers/organ donors"

[zadok]

Have you ever got the old "Sorry mate didnt see you cause your lights werent on!!!" routine?......

This was partly to do with why I started the poll. Wanted to see how many were lighting up during the day even tho they didn't have to and if they thought they were obliged to.
Looks like hard wiring is ultimately winning, as there is no option.

[zadok]

This was partly to do with why I started the poll. Wanted to see how many were lighting up during the day even tho they didn't have to and if they thought they were obliged to.
Looks like hard wiring is ultimately winning, as there is no option.

Did that make sense? Anyway, hope you get my drift.

[Motu]

does to me...

[Jeremy]

I always leave my lights on. From the couple of bike cops I've seen they leave their lights on, the road code and John Wright also said to so what the hell I just leave them on.

[NhuanH]

hard on...