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themeatmanlandry · 06-05-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 36Bones

Out on a 2 lane highway I always flash the on coming car.

May I ask why?

**intimid8er** · 06-05-2008, 09:14 AM

It's quite liberating to expose one's sexual organs in public. That's why.

themeatmanlandry · 06-05-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by intimid8er

It's quite liberating to expose one's sexual organs in public. That's why.

Shhhhoooooow stopper there, folks.

Get your free t-shirts at the door and thanks for coming out tonight.

**Trapper** · 06-05-2008, 10:59 AM

Day, night, whenever!

Apertureguy · 06-05-2008, 11:07 AM

Great Shirt

ORBrit · 06-05-2008, 03:50 PM

not that anyone cares what I write after that picture....

but I have my high beam on during the day too - have you looked at how dim the low beam is on your bike during the day time?

36Bones · 06-05-2008, 05:40 PM

It all goes back to the neon banana suit. I think I may need therapy.

**Clint** · 06-06-2008, 10:12 AM

Always. It catches the eye much more readily than the low does. I turn it down at dusk.

1badbaker · 06-07-2008, 09:51 PM

I generally ride with the high beam on during the day. Sometimes I don't think about it, but for the most part I remember to switch it on.

Hrmn8tr · 06-08-2008, 09:06 AM

High beams on durring the day +/- but I like to flash the high beams at intersections or oncomming traffic where someone looks like they may want to pass (into me) durring the day.

Fishpart · 06-11-2008, 10:43 AM

I have running lights so I run with high beam off during day, so I'm better seen with headling and two large running lights on. Ride Safe! Ride Often!

themeatmanlandry · 06-11-2008, 02:48 PM

Had a guy behind me on the morning commute with his high beam on the whole time. Annoying to say the least.

GSV8 · 06-15-2008, 05:14 PM

Hello there.. You may have seen my post about the MSF course just passed (Father's Day)... I road a couple of months before taking it, and the fellows at work DO ride with the highs on during the day and suggested I do the same. So, I do. HOWEVER, I was surprised while at the MSF classroom, when the rider coach speaking at the time said NOT to, as it annoys drivers we are in back of...

Well, I am not sure what to do now.... Perhaps I should have asked on a personal level what they thought about that. Our safety as riders being better SEEN during the day or not, verses pissing off `cagers'... Not sure if I would want to adjust my rear view mirror during the day either..

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Anyone else??

....GS

ltdave · 06-15-2008, 06:53 PM

i used to run the HI all the time but on my 'new' bike (82 seca 750) ive got a glitch someplace and after a short period of time, the warning light will flash indicating an issue with the headlight. there IS no issue and if i switch to LO, the warning light goes away...

on the new crotch rockets you can tell if theyre running LOs or HIs by looking at their headlights. LOs look like one of the bulbs are burned out. they are set up with one for LO, both for HI...

hammersfan · 06-17-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jwromick

I ride with the high beam on during the day. Another advantage (besides helping you be seen more easily) is that if you run your low beams all the time that's the one most likely to burn out first, leaving you with only the high beam, which can be a problem at night for oncoming traffic.

I never thought of that but that is one more good reason to ride with the high beam on.
The first thing a cager will say after they hit a bike is "I didn't see him" well the high beam gives us a little more chance of being seen doesn't it.

hammersfan · 06-17-2008, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by intimid8er

It's quite liberating to expose one's sexual organs in public. That's why.

geoffsimpson · 06-17-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ltdave

on the new crotch rockets you can tell if theyre running LOs or HIs by looking at their headlights. LOs look like one of the bulbs are burned out. they are set up with one for LO, both for HI...

It's diffent on most super/sport bikes. The honda for instance, does one or the other, but not both unless you futz with the switch.

Another easy way to tell is because the light is really bright

womper · 06-22-2008, 05:25 AM

i ride with my lowbeams on during the day and a pair of riding lights...

at night i put on the highbeam when i can, and turn on the PIAA riding lights..
i'm thinking of getting a modulator, but when i see bike coming towards me that have it, i feel like i'm going to get a siezure... hope it doesn't look like that when you're actually riding with one...

m50Joe · 06-24-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Apertureguy

In NY the DMV booklet suggests that riders use their high beams during the day and or as often as they can at night to help make them be more easiy seen.

I find that I don't often use mine during the day. I just ride more cautiously, and remain aware of my surroundings.

Louisiana also.

braddahmarv · 06-24-2008, 05:41 PM

I always rode with high beams during the day. The safety classes here advises its students to always use their highbeams during the day.

06-05-2008, 09:14 AM	#22 (permalink)
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ORBrit Fifth gear streak Join Date: Oct 2006 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard S50, 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 1,316	not that anyone cares what I write after that picture.... but I have my high beam on during the day too - have you looked at how dim the low beam is on your bike during the day time? __________________

06-05-2008, 05:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
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06-05-2008, 11:07 AM	#25 (permalink)
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06-07-2008, 09:51 PM	#29 (permalink)
1badbaker Can Ride And Chew Gum Join Date: Jan 2008 Bike: 05 Black M50 Location: Milledgeville, GA Posts: 1,987	I generally ride with the high beam on during the day. Sometimes I don't think about it, but for the most part I remember to switch it on.

06-08-2008, 09:06 AM	#30 (permalink)
Hrmn8tr Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Bike: 06 Suzuki C50 Boulevard Location: Almonte (near Ottawa), Ontario, Canada Posts: 14	High beams on durring the day +/- but I like to flash the high beams at intersections or oncomming traffic where someone looks like they may want to pass (into me) durring the day. __________________ When you are up to your arse in alligators, sometimes it is hard to remember that you when in to clean up the swamp!

06-11-2008, 10:43 AM	#31 (permalink)
Fishpart Sprocket Pilot Join Date: Apr 2005 Bike: 2007 Harley Davidson Electa Glide Location: York, Pa Posts: 847	I have running lights so I run with high beam off during day, so I'm better seen with headling and two large running lights on. Ride Safe! Ride Often!

06-11-2008, 02:48 PM	#32 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 11,423	Had a guy behind me on the morning commute with his high beam on the whole time. Annoying to say the least. __________________ Go to hell

06-15-2008, 05:14 PM	#33 (permalink)
GSV8 Where Am I ? Join Date: Nov 2007 Bike: 2009 Suzuki M90 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 45	Hello there.. You may have seen my post about the MSF course just passed (Father's Day)... I road a couple of months before taking it, and the fellows at work DO ride with the highs on during the day and suggested I do the same. So, I do. HOWEVER, I was surprised while at the MSF classroom, when the rider coach speaking at the time said NOT to, as it annoys drivers we are in back of... Well, I am not sure what to do now.... Perhaps I should have asked on a personal level what they thought about that. Our safety as riders being better SEEN during the day or not, verses pissing off `cagers'... Not sure if I would want to adjust my rear view mirror during the day either.. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Anyone else?? ....GS

06-15-2008, 06:53 PM	#34 (permalink)
ltdave Seat Tester Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 91	i used to run the HI all the time but on my 'new' bike (82 seca 750) ive got a glitch someplace and after a short period of time, the warning light will flash indicating an issue with the headlight. there IS no issue and if i switch to LO, the warning light goes away... on the new crotch rockets you can tell if theyre running LOs or HIs by looking at their headlights. LOs look like one of the bulbs are burned out. they are set up with one for LO, both for HI... __________________ A veteran is someone who at one point in his or her life wrote a check payable to The People of the United States of America for an amount of "up to and including my life". 1981 Maxim 550H 1982 Seca 750RJ 1983 Seca 900RK

06-24-2008, 05:41 PM	#40 (permalink)
braddahmarv Ditch Magnet Join Date: Jul 2007 Bike: Was... a 1982 Yamaha Virago XV920J Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 153	I always rode with high beams during the day. The safety classes here advises its students to always use their highbeams during the day. __________________ Hawaii... Paradise with lots of blue skies and an ocean of HOT LAVA!

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