Whorepedo said:
I know theres a thread or post about this but I can't find it. If someone could point me in the right direction or just fill me in, I'd appreciate it.
I've been trying to turn the little gears under the headlight to raise the lights but they dont appear to be moving. Which way am I suppose to be turning them? How many turns of the screwdriver does it take to make a difference?
Do you have a factory service manual, Whorepedo?
If not, no big deal really, but the reason I mentioned it is that it shows an alternate way to adjust the up or down (vertical) headlamp aiming. The "wheel" with the "teeth" on it is actually kind of cupped washer with a toothed edge (the "teeth" you trying to use with your screwdriver), and like most washers it's held on with a bolt. The bolt head is 8mm, and you can more easily (IMHO, anyway) adjust the headlamps by using a 1/4" drive ratchet and the appropriate sized 8mm socket and short extension or simply an 8mm deep socket. The first time you try to do it you will swear it's impossible, but it is. You turn the bars the appropriate way for whichever adjuster and lamp you are working on, and if you have enough light and get at the right angle you can see the bolt head at the bottom inside (between the headlamps) corner of each lamp housing.
OK, before going any further note that whenever I am talking about directions I am doing so from behind the headlamp housing, or in other words, from the position of sitting on the motorcycle.
If you turn the adjustment bolts for either of the headlamps *COUNTERCLOCKWISE* (to the left) you will *RAISE* the point of aim of the that headlamp beam.
If you turn the adjustment bolts for either of the headlamps *CLOCKWISE* (to the right) you will *LOWER* the point of aim of the that headlamp beam.
Note this direction info even if you still use the "screwdriver from underneath" method of adjusting the lamps.
Just for the record, there are also adjustment bolts for aiming each headlamp to the left or right (horizontally). These are located up above the headlamp bulb replacement caps, just outside of the centerline of each headlamp housing bucket. Turning them *COUNTERCLOCKWISE* (to the left) moves the aim point of the appropriate lamp to the *RIGHT*, while turning it *CLOCKWISE* (to the right) moves that lamp's point of aim to the *LEFT*.
There is nothing in the manual about how many turns nets how much adjustment, nor can I remember, other than it really doesn't take much to affect a change. Just pick a nice flat wall, your garage door, etc. at dusk or later and play with it, then go ride it and see where you're at, and then repeat until you get the result you want. BTW, once I've done that I mark that wall (for me it's my garage door) where the low-beam cut-off is when the bike is on the centerstand so I can quickly and easily re-aim the lamps if I make any suspension adjustments, etc.
Hope this helps!
Dallara
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