High beam. WTF?

**DR650gary** · 1st April 2011, 07:21

Originally Posted by ajturbo

i ride with my lights on full all the time... you see me.. GREAT..!!!!

You inconvenience others, still great?

You are sort of person who gives us all a bad name, yet I bet you bitch to your few mates about cagers who annoy you.

Get some respect for others and they may in turn gain some respect for you.

**DR650gary** · 1st April 2011, 07:25

Originally Posted by JATZ

I'm sorry Gary.....
you lost me when you put Trailer and TDM900 in 1 sentence

Yeah, I know.

Combination of factors, wife and a night in Taupo, more than one motorcycle, time, tired and too scared to bent the new one first day.

Did more k's on it in the last 2 days that I did on my ZRX in the 6 months prior.

Love it.

**awayatc** · 1st April 2011, 08:16

Originally Posted by ajturbo

i ride with my lights on full all the time... you see me.. GREAT..!!!!

I bet You can get an exemption for wearing a helmet......

**oneofsix** · 1st April 2011, 08:18

Originally Posted by ajturbo

i ride with my lights on full all the time... you see me.. GREAT..!!!!

No you can see your lights great, you however are invisible behind the glare.

**george formby** · 1st April 2011, 08:41

Originally Posted by DR650gary

Yeah, I know.

Combination of factors, wife and a night in Taupo, more than one motorcycle, time, tired and too scared to bent the new one first day.

Did more k's on it in the last 2 days that I did on my ZRX in the 6 months prior.

Love it.

Shhhhh FFS.

You might make them popular & I would have to buy a Zundap.

**CookMySock** · 1st April 2011, 09:58

Originally Posted by oneofsix

No you can see your lights great, you however are invisible behind the glare.

Thats the whole idea. Approaching bike looks like a fucking freight train. Pull out in front of it? I do not think so.

If I'm following people, I'll position my lights somewhere where they are not in their rear-vision mirrors, or at least not in their non-dippable mirrors. If I'm completely stuck there for ages, I'll dip.

6000K HID is even better! It matters not whether you are behind other vehicles, trees, or any damn thing whatsoever... A split-second show of your titanium-flare-bright lights is enough to make everyone return to their lane, or at least pause and take stock, which is exactly what you need.

The ONLY person who has ever pulled out in front of me damn near leapt out his passengers window in fright when he saw my super-bright lights and loud bike. I was doing about 120 clicks braking hard looking straight at his drivers door, and I shit you not, this poor bitch had the most terrified look on his face EVAAARRRRRR and jumped soooo hard and soooo high in his drivers seat. That episode was more my fault that anyones, and it was a nasty reminder about belting out of corners moving at speeds noooooo-one ever thought of considering.

In the final analysis I'm going to take actions to protect myself, and if someone takes exception then thats their heart attack, not mine. Take responsibility for your feelings and actions - abusing someone else does nothing except empower them.

**Max Preload** · 1st April 2011, 10:28

If you ride around on high-beam even in daylight hours, you're an inconsiderate fuckwit, no better than those you pretend you're doing it to protect yourself from. It may make you more likely to be noticed but it'll also make it much more difficult for other motorists to judge your approach speed and distance.

**DR650gary** · 1st April 2011, 11:22

Can you please be more specific about the motorcycle instructor, Steve?

I would like to get his clarification of the quote, just to ensure that he is not be taken out of context.

He must be a doozy of instructor if he advocates illegal actions that are inconsiderate to others. Must ensure that no one I want to survive get his method of training.

Caning a Hyosung @ 120 KPH... you need to get out more.

**Pussy** · 1st April 2011, 11:29

So someone thinks it's their right to ride around during the day with their lights on high beam?
Good! Because I feel it's MY right to take to their bike with a sledgehammer.
Got to think of my feelings too, you know.....

**pzkpfw** · 1st April 2011, 11:31

I love it.

At 120 clicks it's everybody elses problem to get out of his way.

(I'm not complaining about the speed, I may or may not do that myself, too. But what gets me is a sanctimonious attitude of "screw everybody else, I'll do whatever I need to for my safety"... when other safety-for-my-self things like hi-viz or speed control get ignored. This is so self-centered.)