agunslinger Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 My son was sitting on my new 2017 FJ06 and going thru the bar buttons. Throw on low headlights and only one bottom light comes on. High beam both come on. At first thought it was an issue but saw manual said this was as per design. Is it just me or does this look/seem completely dorky? Or as my 16 year old said, "Thats stupid" ;^) Am I the only one who thinks this is silly, and is there a way to force it - I guess I can just always run high beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbannomad Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 This isn't unique or peculiar to this bike. I had a couple of Kawasaki's before this and they had the same design system. Works well imo. Gives the needed luminance. (I hope you aren't comparing it to how a car is set up?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kernowjim Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 My son was sitting on my new 2017 FJ06 and going thru the bar buttons. Throw on low headlights and only one bottom light comes on. High beam both come on. At first thought it was an issue but saw manual said this was as per design. Is it just me or does this look/seem completely dorky? Or as my 16 year old said, "Thats stupid" ;^) Am I the only one who thinks this is silly, and is there a way to force it - I guess I can just always run high beam. There's a good reason for this. Two illuminated low headlights on a motorcycle, at night, look like a car that is much further away. The reality is it's a bike that is closer than what most car drivers would realise...this means they pull out at that junction thinking they have plenty of time because in their mind, they've just seen a car in the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agunslinger Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thanks for the education. That all makes sense. Have a lot to learn coming off my casual cruiser Vstar 1300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted September 14, 2017 Supporting Member Share Posted September 14, 2017 I never ride at night and run my high beam on all the time in the daytime. I have the beam turned down slightly. I hate the way bikes look with only one head lamp illuminated, it looks like one is burned out. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardlloyd Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Interestingly, Yamaha has revised the new FZ-09 to provide two lights on both low and high beams. I have not seen good research on the subject, but over the years I notice that two motorcycle headlights appear as one large bright light at a great distance and come into focus as two lights closer together than those of a car as the motorcycle approaches, seeming to provide additional data on speed of approach. I hope that the led eyebrows over the FJ-09 headlights help other drivers see me coming and estimate my speed of approach. Certain known problematic junctions lead me to flip to high beam dual light mode in advance of approach, trying to convince drivers not to pull out right in front of me. At least give me time to adjust speed in other than emergency stop mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agunslinger Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 Revised as in 2018 model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agunslinger Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 Agreed. I used to have the front headlight flashers on my Vstar. Might get them on this. They do work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo1000 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 That one light is very bright at night though , but I agree I don't like the one light look either. My Suzuki has the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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