Beam adjustment screw :)

[Riko_imp]

Did any of you know of the Beam adjustment screw?

Part 4 in the exploded view:

http://www.bike-parts-honda.com/pieces-h...S+ABS.html

picture of the screw
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdGY]

centered
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdGc]

aimed to the left
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdGa]

aimed to the right
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdGt]

So it allows a vertical adjustment rather than the known horizontal adjustment.


Edit: you can click on the pictures so they are much bigger

[the Ferret]

This is like a Where's Waldo..all the pics look the same to me

[Riko_imp]

you can click on the pictures so they are much bigger

pfff guess i have to re up them and use Paint to show the different ANGLE of the headlight
but even on those thumbnails you can see the difference...
Fixed

centered
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdQd]

aimed to the left
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdQI]

aimed to the right
[url=https://picoolio.net/image/IdQq]

[rbike_imp]

I saw the difference without the red line(s), but how is the vertical vs horizontal alignment accomplished - "So it allows a vertical adjustment rather than the know horizontal adjustment." I assume you meant "known"

[Riko_imp]

my bad, edited

yep you can adjust by turning the crosshead screw, hence the picture of a screw

[the Ferret]

Hmm I was looking at the hand and camera reflection and that white line, and they all looked the same. Didn't notice the rim pivoting horizontally, although I clearly see that now. However, I also don't understand how the horizontal adj has anything to do with the vertical adjustment.

[Bob Sdaman_imp]

On a bike where the headlight turns with the bars, I was at first baffled as to why Honda thought this adjustment was necessary. But the more I thought about it, I guess it makes good sense. Even if they attempted to make them perfectly straight from the factory, could there be a margin of error? This allows each bike to be adjusted to a suitable or desired precision.

Though I hate to admit it, I found this adjuster screw by accident. When I first went to disassemble the lamp to install the LED, I started here first.
After turning and turning and turning for what I found to be much too long of a time, there it was.....my headlamp was awkwardly turned hard to the left.
Definitely one of those "ah ha" moments.

[Riko_imp]

Hmm I was looking at the hand and camera reflection and that white line, and they all looked the same. Didn't notice the rim pivoting horizontally, although I clearly see that now. However, I also don't understand how the horizontal adj has anything to do with the vertical adjustment.

it has nothing to do with it I was just mentioning that there are 2 adjustment options for the direction of the headlights.
Adjust up and down at the 'ears' its horizontal

Left to right adjustment is vertical....

On a bike where the headlight turns with the bars, I was at first baffled as to why Honda thought this adjustment was necessary. But the more I thought about it, I guess it makes good sense. Even if they attempted to make them perfectly straight from the factory, could there be a margin of error? This allows each bike to be adjusted to a suitable or desired precision.

Though I hate to admit it, I found this adjuster screw by accident. When I first went to disassemble the lamp to install the LED, I started here first.
After turning and turning and turning for what I found to be much too long of a time, there it was.....my headlamp was awkwardly turned hard to the left.
Definitely one of those "ah ha" moments.

indeed, i thought it was funny when i discovered that tweak option

I accidentally discovered it too when removing the headlight assembly

[the Ferret]

Hmm I was looking at the hand and camera reflection and that white line, and they all looked the same. Didn't notice the rim pivoting horizontally, although I clearly see that now. However, I also don't understand how the horizontal adj has anything to do with the vertical adjustment.

it has nothing to do with it I was just mentioning that there are 2 adjustment options for the direction of the headlights.
Adjust up and down at the 'ears' its horizontal

Left to right adjustment is vertical....

On a bike where the headlight turns with the bars, I was at first baffled as to why Honda thought this adjustment was necessary. But the more I thought about it, I guess it makes good sense. Even if they attempted to make them perfectly straight from the factory, could there be a margin of error? This allows each bike to be adjusted to a suitable or desired precision.

Though I hate to admit it, I found this adjuster screw by accident. When I first went to disassemble the lamp to install the LED, I started here first.
After turning and turning and turning for what I found to be much too long of a time, there it was.....my headlamp was awkwardly turned hard to the left.
Definitely one of those "ah ha" moments.

indeed, i thought it was funny when i discovered that tweak option

I accidentally discovered it too when removing the headlight assembly

it has nothing to do with it I was just mentioning that there are 2 adjustment options for the direction of the headlights.
Adjust up and down at the 'ears' its horizontal

Left to right adjustment is vertical....
Man, I really misread this thread. When you said

"So it allows a vertical adjustment rather than the known horizontal adjustment."

I thought you were talking about that screw allowing a vertical adjustment.

my bad

English, tough language

[rbike_imp]

I haven't done it, but I assume the vertical adjustment is done by the headlight case side mounting bolts/screws.