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    Motorcycle headlamp beam distances

    Does anyone know the distances of what a motorcycle high and low beams should be?

    Cheers, Euan.

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    They aren't measured like that. The easy way is to follow a car 20 meters behind them - your lights should be just below the rear window and drivers' mirrors.

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    Thanks Steve, I reason I asked is my high beam light seems to light up more of the road just a few meters in front of the bike rather than the road way ahead. I'm sure I fitted my twin filament standard head lamp globe in the correct way around.

    I'm just wondering if there's any chance the reflector or lens might be upside down?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leseid View Post
    I'm just wondering if there's any chance the reflector or lens might be upside down?
    Hi Euan,

    I guess it could be. It doesn't have to be very far off for the light pattern to look completely wrong. I had a slightly bent headlight bracket and the light pattern looked bloody awful. It failed its' WOF too. Straightened brackets and it was mint.

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    "What Steve said pretty much summed it up."
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    "Wow, Great advise there DB."
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