AHO - automatic headlamp on?

[sootie]

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It's like trout fishing. Trout lock on to a particular food and fishing success comes from emulating the size and shape of that food.
Too big or too small and the flies are ignored.

Pretty apt really. Around here we have cagers that seem to hunt for motorcycle prey.

[G4L4XY]

I have a friend on a late model ninja, during the day he rides around with his full beam on, just because it's more noticable and during the day the main beam isn't as strong as it seems to be at night.
Any ideas about that?

[Jantar]

Full beam on during the day time has been covered in here a few times already.

It annoys the fuck out of everyone, and makes your indicators hard to see. It obscures your intentions and makes it more difficult for oncoming drivers to estimate your distance.

Overall its a dangerous practice, and probably worse than no lights at all. You become a target rather than something to be avoided.

Sure, oncoming drivers can see you, but not be able to tell har far away you are, how fast you're travelling or if you are intending to turn.

[sootie]

I have a friend on a late model ninja, during the day he rides around with his full beam on, just because it's more noticable and during the day the main beam isn't as strong as it seems to be at night.
Any ideas about that?

I was not happy with how noticeable the dipped headlight was on my ZZR1100. Am also not keen on using full beam by day although it is more noticeable.
I now have a little electronics box which illuminates both of the forward indicator lamps when no turn signal is present. When I follow other riders, they sometimes comment about how easy to spot the light splatter is from these turning lights. I would recommend this idea.