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Title: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: Amaro321 on November 21, 2014, 06:17:25 PM

Hey guys! So I ran across a service manual for the super 8 and it stated in there that there is adjustment screw behind the front fairing that adjust the vertical level that the headlight points to.
My question is, has anyone tried this? If so how ?
Thanks in advance

Title: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: Amaro321 on November 22, 2014, 08:37:46 PM

Anyone?

Title: Re: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: zombie on November 22, 2014, 10:37:54 PM

Before you attempt to adjust it... Get a can of PB blaster, and hit the screw w/ it. The majority of times it will break off, and leave you to stuff rags behind the headlight.
It's mostly a non issue, but you have to loosen the debris/rust first.

What I hjave ALWAYS done is line the biik up on a darkened wall, and mark (w/ tape) where the center of the beam is (top/bottom). That should be a bout one foot of space between the tape marks. Then you have a guide line to judge from.
If the beam is too high while riding then SPLIT the difference down/ too high... split the difference up.

Don't be scared... Lube it, and measure it. (that's what she said) Just heading off the obvious jokes.

Edit... I corrected the mis-spallings. Thair wur a lots of themm.

Title: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: Amaro321 on November 23, 2014, 04:55:11 PM

Lol!!! Great to know it can be done in the supe!!  Time to experiment.

Title: Re: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: souzamoto on November 24, 2014, 02:22:24 AM

Amaro321,
No comment about your headlight adjust. I do have a question about your name "Amaro". Are you of Portuguese Heritage?
My mothers maiden name is Amaro. I am half Amaro, Half Souza & 100% Portuguese American.
Thanks

Title: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: Amaro321 on November 24, 2014, 03:14:54 AM

Quote from: souzamoto on November 24, 2014, 02:22:24 AM

Amaro321,
No comment about your headlight adjust. I do have a question about your name "Amaro". Are you of Portuguese Heritage?
My mothers maiden name is Amaro. I am half Amaro, Half Souza & 100% Portuguese American.
Thanks

I am Spanish. Sir

Title: Re: How to adjust headlight illuminating angle?
Post by: DMblues01 on December 10, 2014, 01:26:31 PM

The easiest way I found to get to the adjuster on my 2012 Super 8, was to remove the upper mudguard (the part with the floppy mudflap hanging down), and reach up from underneath with the front wheel turned. I just used a small socket wrench, and put it on the adjuster bolt. I had to adjust mine up quite a bit. I've heard from a couple people that the Super 8 headlights are almost all aimed too low from the start.
Once I adjusted mine up, they actually light up the road pretty good. Before, I had to just run the high beams all the time.

Duke- 8)