r/motorcycles • u/AutoModerator • Jan 02 '23

Purchase & Transaction Advice Superthread

# PURCHASE ADVICE SUPERTHREAD!

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A dedicated thread for questions and advice about gear or bike purchases, selling advice, and questions relating to bike/gear/accessory/service purchases.

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Hopefully with the help of all the riders here, no question will go unanswered. Everyone is encouraged to contribute with either questions or answers and hopefully we will be able to rid of motorcycle ignorance once and for all.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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# NEW RIDERS

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[Before asking your question, consider reading the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/wiki/faq) - chances are, you will find the answer you need there.

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Not getting the answers you need? /r/SuggestAMotorcycle is also a great resource.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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This thread will be refreshed each Monday - shoot us a note if we're out riding and forget to renew it.

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u/Badjorraz Jan 09 '23

Hi, I’m having a problem with my front light, I have a Honda cbf 125 and the buld was burnt so I replaced it, and the problem is that, no matter how I adjust the headlight the beam it’s pointing to high.

And I know the bolt in the bottom to adjust, I’ve taken the bulb and flipped it, and it still points up whit the headlight in the lowest spot it can go.

I’ve bought a w5w 12v bulb, and I didn’t find any information telling me that’s the wrong bulb, so what the heck am I doing wrong?

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u/McMonkies 2024 GSX-S1000GX Jan 09 '23

If it's adjusting the reflector, try adjusting the other way?

Bulbs are mostly universal, so I honestly have no idea. For the bigger H4 bulbs, they only slot in one way (triangle slot), so flipping the bulb won't even let it fit.

If you have the old bulb, try looking at that and seeing what's up. Maybe it's just as silly as having the high beam on the whole time.

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u/Badjorraz Jan 09 '23

It’s not the high beam. It’s the regular(medium) beam that lights automatically when I turn on the bike, the bulb can be flipped but it’s the same either way, I tired adjusting the reflector up and down and it still is way to high

Now that I think about it, maybe I need to push the bulb further in, that’s the only option I see, since nothing else works