(07-20-2023, 01:46 AM)Charlie Bravo_imp Wrote: (07-17-2023, 03:59 AM)mvk24_imp Wrote: (07-17-2023, 03:55 AM)m in sc_imp Wrote: you cant see what you aren't looking at no matter how bright the lights are. that's a fact, and an often overlooked one. a triangle of light sos fine as long as they are aimed ok.
My buddy used to do that until i made him ride ahead of me for a few miles on a trip with my high beam glaring in his rear view. he stopped after that. daylight, you absolutely can blind someone with a high beam if its aimed in their eyes.
No one is going to change their habits, but its worth taking into consideration.
Yea in my case I dont use the highbeam on the bike unless its nighttime and noone in front of me.
That triangle of light was a night and day difference (no pun intended) for riding at night. I actually wanna go to either bigger auxilary lights or add maybe a small 4-6 inch bar somehow near the horns on the CB.
We have a TON of deer out this way and some of the towns further east are up to 241 car vs deer accidents just this year. So I like having alotttt of light down range and to the sides if I ride at night. Luckily we don't have to deal with Moose like up North. When I get north of the white mountains we just don't ride at night because the Moose are too dangerous.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
Yea in my case I dont use the highbeam on the bike unless its nighttime and noone in front of me.
That triangle of light was a night and day difference (no pun intended) for riding at night. I actually wanna go to either bigger auxilary lights or add maybe a small 4-6 inch bar somehow near the horns on the CB.
We have a TON of deer out this way and some of the towns further east are up to 241 car vs deer accidents just this year. So I like having alotttt of light down range and to the sides if I ride at night. Luckily we don't have to deal with Moose like up North. When I get north of the white mountains we just don't ride at night because the Moose are too dangerous.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
A bud of mine's Dad hit a moose while riding his Road King in Michigan. The moose jumped up and ran off. It totaled the bike. Dad was bruised and scraped up good but no broken bones. In my 50 years of riding, I've only been flashed once.
Yea in my case I dont use the highbeam on the bike unless its nighttime and noone in front of me.
That triangle of light was a night and day difference (no pun intended) for riding at night. I actually wanna go to either bigger auxilary lights or add maybe a small 4-6 inch bar somehow near the horns on the CB.
We have a TON of deer out this way and some of the towns further east are up to 241 car vs deer accidents just this year. So I like having alotttt of light down range and to the sides if I ride at night. Luckily we don't have to deal with Moose like up North. When I get north of the white mountains we just don't ride at night because the Moose are too dangerous.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
A bud of mine's Dad hit a moose while riding his Road King in Michigan. The moose jumped up and ran off. It totaled the bike. Dad was bruised and scraped up good but no broken bones. In my 50 years of riding, I've only been flashed once. Yes those Moose are no joke, I've never been flashed on the bike. The car is where i get flashed sometimes but I just flash them back to show them i don't have my high beams on. My headlights are angled properly according to the factory procedure, they're just bright.
I have ditch lights and a 20 inch triple row LED bar also for when noone else is in front of me. Comes in handy camping, mountain roads, snow, etc.
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
