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22-03-06, 03:36 PM
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Can someone please enlighten me as to why sports bikes with 2 headlights, only ever seem to have one on?
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22-03-06, 03:37 PM
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Its a european thing.
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22-03-06, 03:41 PM
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Supposedly 2 headlights close together is easy to mstake as a car, far away. Though it'd have to be a car with massive, bright headlights.
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22-03-06, 03:44 PM
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22-03-06, 03:45 PM
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22-03-06, 03:46 PM
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...as does my Daytona.
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22-03-06, 04:00 PM
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As said, its usaly because they are euro imports.
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22-03-06, 04:01 PM
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Manufacturers tend to do this to bikes so they can have just the one wiring setup for both european and british markets, probably saves a few bob on wire as well. Most modern bike have this, but if I've paid for both headlights I'm going to use them (melt their eyeballs)  .
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22-03-06, 04:05 PM
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My Ducati had one headlight for dipped and one for full beam. I had some helpful people point out that one of the lights wasn't on. I had to explain that it was for full beam.
The Speed Triple always has both on, which I prefer. |
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22-03-06, 04:11 PM
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 Anyway, and jumping on the opportunity, can you guys tell me if british SVS's also have assymetrical lenses?  PS: I'm curious about what they'll do with the Kwak ZX-14's 6 headlights on that matter
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