Task #06 - Headlight Aim - Honda VT750DC ACE Service Interval And Recommended Maintenance Manual

Honda VT750DC ACE

Task #06 - Headlight Aim

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Headlight aim is very important and should be checked
regularly. A misadjusted headlight might not shine far
enough down the road for you to see properly or it might
be so high that it blinds oncoming traffic. Also, there are
usually regulations in the area you reside about exactly
how a headlight should be aimed and you should review
these before doing any adjustments yourself.
The procedure I have put below is a basic means of
adjusting your headlight and should satisfy most
regulations. If in doubt, get a certified shop to check it.
The first thing you need to do is find a nice level area to
park your bike that has a light colored flat surface about
25 feet in front of it. A driveway and a garage door might
work here, as long as it is level. You also have to be
mounted on your bike to simulate a proper riding
condition when you take your measurements. A buddy
helping you here might be handy.
First, with your weight on the bike and the bike held
upright, take a measurement from the center of your
headlight to the ground. Now go to the wall that is 25
feet in front of you and mark a spot at the same height.
Draw a line through this mark (use a level). Now draw
another line two inches lower. Go back to the bike and
turn on the low beam. You want to adjust the low beam
so that the upper area of the light just rests on the lower
line and is a little to the right of your bike's centerline. To
adjust the headlight beam vertically, you turn the
adjustment screw on the bottom of the headlight can. To
adjust the headlight beam horizontally, you turn the
screw on the side of the headlight can.
If your headlight has a combined low/high beam lamp in
the same reflector, then you only have to adjust for the
low beam. If you have a separate high beam lamp, then
you have to adjust for high beam separately. To adjust
the high beam, follow the same steps but aim the upper
area of the light to just touch the upper line instead of
the lower.
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