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Bike Headlights?
smart1275gt - 5/4/08 at 06:59 PM

Been looking at Yamaha R1 head lights to fit on a project car and wondered if there was any legal reasons why not? They do give a beam pattern. Reason being they are small and light (no pun) and always part of an engine package if you buy a crashed bike for the engine, etc. Might be the furute look of a sleek roadster or something?

Any feedback appreciated.


blakep82 - 5/4/08 at 07:01 PM

bike lights dip straight down, and for a car they need to dip down to the left.


Puk - 5/4/08 at 07:38 PM

The lights on my bikes (BMW and Ducati) dip to the left (that is light up the left hand side of the road).


jambojeef - 5/4/08 at 09:16 PM

I know a guy who passed SVA at Newcastle with bike headlights

They were CBR 1000 RR ones iirc - the sharply angled ones which are actually two separate units.

Dont know if thats helps but just my 2p...


matt_claydon - 5/4/08 at 09:30 PM

Some bikes have a flat dipped beam (not allowed on cars) but there are also some with the kick-up on the left which should be fine for SVA and MOT requirements.