1 Headlight assembly removal Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:24 am
nino
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Need help! How to remove headlight assembly without removing front RT fairing? I cant find that topic on our portal. Thanks
That's precisely what I was hoping that someone says...duck wrote:
If you just need to replace the glass then that can be done without removing the fairing.
jbt wrote:That's precisely what I was hoping that someone says...duck wrote:
If you just need to replace the glass then that can be done without removing the fairing.
Did you experiment this?
I have a broken glass on my K1100LT, but the reflector's fine. And another dismantled fairing sits in the attic, so it's easy to access the headlamp.
How is the glass fixed on the reflector? Glue? Mastic?
Last edited by Ace Handler on Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:16 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Added 2nd pic, thanks!)
Well, beware of this belief...it' mainly wrong.Ace Handler wrote:
And it's BRIGHT! 'Cause you gotta be seen!!
jbt wrote:Well, beware of this belief...it' mainly wrong.Ace Handler wrote:
And it's BRIGHT! 'Cause you gotta be seen!!
Sadly, the perception of a targets depends mainly of the viewer, not of the target.
Of course, if you're riding at night with no lamp, your visibility is not good and you should switch your light on to improve it.
But apart from that, attention of the viewer is fundamental: if he doesn't expect to see you, even a full ramp of Baja lights won't trigger its attention.
I've worked some years as a customs motorcycle officer. In some cases, I learned that event a "police decorated" bike, with the front light on with to blue flashing lamps and 120dB sirens turned on, in daylight, is not perceived at all by a driver. RIP, fellow...
There's also a paradox: If you want to be seen, you must be visible, but if you're too bright, nobody will watch you to avoid dazzling. I sometimes see motorcycles with such a powerful front light that you can't even see if the turning signals are on - and anway you can't spot it.
The only solution is to ride as if nobody was expecting you.
You make some very valid points.jbt wrote:Well, beware of this belief...it' mainly wrong.Ace Handler wrote:
And it's BRIGHT! 'Cause you gotta be seen!!
Sadly, the perception of a targets depends mainly of the viewer, not of the target.
Of course, if you're riding at night with no lamp, your visibility is not good and you should switch your light on to improve it.
But apart from that, attention of the viewer is fundamental: if he doesn't expect to see you, even a full ramp of Baja lights won't trigger its attention.
I've worked some years as a customs motorcycle officer. In some cases, I learned that event a "police decorated" bike, with the front light on with to blue flashing lamps and 120dB sirens turned on, in daylight, is not perceived at all by a driver. RIP, fellow...
There's also a paradox: If you want to be seen, you must be visible, but if you're too bright, nobody will watch you to avoid dazzling. I sometimes see motorcycle with such a powerful front light that you can't even see if the turning signals are on - and anway you can't spot it.
The only solution is to ride as if nobody was expecting you.
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