lefthand headlight

Hey guys! I have a question about headlight on vfr750fg rc24 1986year. I tried to corect it for righthand. Its possiable that motocycles have only lefthand headlight? Maybe someone know how make it corect?

 

There are definitely different headlights for left hand and right hand driving countries. The beam is intended to light up the curb side but not dazzle oncoming drivers when on low beam.


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So, if I have Japan motorcycle I have left hand headlight. Maybe there's have different construction in reflector or glass? I tried set it for right hand but reflector don't turn right as well left. It's bit problem driving at night because this work incorrect.

 

I'm just wondering, what happens if you turn the headlight over 180 degrees, I have no idea but I wonder if it is possible

 

I don't think so, because headlight isn't symmetric for all sides, maybe. So its good . And what about a lamp inside headlight, maybe I should spin it for one side to 30 degrees. I have seen this method in internet.

 

Not sure if you can turn it 30 degrees but if you can worth a try, nothing to loose

 

If you interested I can post a link with this method but it is in Russian language. But you can see a pictures how they do it.

 

What side of the road do you drive on?. I have a mate who spent a lot of time last year riding around Russia on a KLR and from what I remember from all his pics he was riding on the left hand side

 

What you mean KLR? We use right hand drive side as 66% drivers in the world

 

Kawasaki KLR 650 single. I have seen plenty of videos on how Russians drive :topsy_turvy: do you drive on the left hand side of the road or the right hand side?

 

We use only right hand side.

 

If your motorcycle is an official imported motorcycle, then headlight fitted should be correct. But if you have purchased a grey imported vehicle (one purchased direct from the Japanese second hand market it will have normal Japanese headlights so the headlamp beam will be aimed in the wrong direction for use in Russia. Japan drives on the same side of the road as the UK - which is why so many used Japanese domestic market motorbikes get shipped to the UK when they become too costly to use in Japan. Japan supports its vehicle manufacturing industry by applying substantially higher taxes on vehicles which are over 3 years old - so that is when many get exported to markets where they require virtually no adjustment such as the UK where the main hassle is the speedometer which will be in KPH.

If your motorbike has the wrong type of headlight then there is a used one currently for sale in France for 25 euro here ...

http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_moto/203662954.htm?ca=22_s

I think the mountings and wiring on your motorbike should fit either type of headlight.

Afterwards you may be able to keep the cost down if you then sell on the Japanese spec headlight but I guess the nearest potential market would be on eBay UK.

Good luck



SkiMad

 

Thank you! My bike buyed in second hand Japanese market, so I have a wrong head light for my country. It's a bit problem because riding in the night I can't see a right side of the road. I've seen headlights on eBay but on the fotos all item had a similar correction tools as my.

 

Look at the photo of the used headlight for sale in France - that is the correct headlight for use in France (and Russia). If you compare the picture with the headlight on your motorbike you will see the tipped up section of the lens pattern is on the opposite side from the one on your bike. If you find a suitable replacement headlight it should be a simple process to remove the old one and fit a replacement which dips the other way.

Unfortunately there is not enough adjustment on the headlight alignment to lower the beam aim enough to stop it blinding drivers coming the other way so you either need to replace the headlight or at least fit a beam pattern convertor kit like this..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Headlight...669?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19d083b42d



SkiMad

 

I surfing now eBay and I find one interesting thing. Look it, on the glass you can see that its headlight for left side road http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/361110816922?nav=SEARCH. Because a picture on the glass have - \ structure. On this headlight http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/291411967547?nav=SEARCH picture looks like universal because its / - \. They all have similar correction bolts, so a secret of the beam direction is a glass construction. isn't it? Maybe something inside my headlight is broken and I can't turn right a mirror of the headlight...

 

Skid, that is brilliant, never imagined they could do that, some smart people out there

 

The convertors work really well and I have used them many times when making short trips across the English Channel both for my car and the motorbikes. (If your motorbike has a single headlamp then one pack can do two trips).

They have been available here for many years basically because the dipped beam on UK headlights and those in France point to opposite sides of the road. They are available at most ferry ports and car accessory shops like Halfords and of course the internet. There are however two versions so you need to choose the correct one. There is one to fit to UK cars driving in mainland Europe, and one for cars from mainland Europe to drive in the UK. They are not designed as a permanent fix but do allow people heading off for a holiday to correct the aim of the beam without replacing or modifying the headlamp. They just stick over the beam aim section of the headlamp and use a Fresnel lens to flip the dipped beam to the opposite side of the road. If you wanted to permanently re-register in the UK a motorbike which has been imported from the continent then a UK vehicle testing station would insist on you changing the headlights for UK spec ones, but they are fine for temporary use.

There is one obvious downside if you live near ports like Dover where you will see plenty of drivers returning to the country forget to take them off whilst on board the return ferry or in the tunnel, so when they reach the other side they end up driving around blinding drivers until they remember to remove them!

Chakuza - Yes the patterned area of the glass is the bit which directs the dipped beam. I doubt the bulb mounting inside the headlamp is defective but it is definitely worth checking nothing has come loose.

As for the eBay links - the first link which shows the broken German headlamp has the correct lens pattern. It looks pretty much identical to the one for sale in France. As for the other headlamp that is a UK spec headlamp.

Obviously if you try to source items from the UK eBay website they will mainly have UK spec headlights for sale not Continental style headlights. So make sure any headlight you buy is for a Continental spec motorbike designed for use when riding on the Right side of the road (It should have that long line of EU type approval marks down one side). Otherwise when it arrives you may be faced with exactly the same problem you have now.

If you really want to buy a replacement via eBay then I suggest you use the German website eBay.de as motorbike headlights on that site will be suitable for use in Germany (and Russia). If you are not sure what you need please make sure it has the correct lens pattern markings, or ask the seller.



SkiMad

 

Now I can't check what type of headlight I have but I remember that it is universal. Tomorrow I will make a foto of my headlight and will try to make out it.

 

My headlight. I think its universal.

 

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