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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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