Head light alignment.

[Chromedome]

HI Folks,
82 Gs1100L, Had the bike in this afternoon for it's annual road worthness test M.O.T here, N.C.T. in the South, similar to P.S.V. for commercials, so the tester tell's me the headlight is shining UP on the wrong side and that this is an imported bike. Being imported was not the problem, I expect he just knew his bike's and was just overwhelmed with emotion it being an "L" from the U.S. but he did realises the bike was built for another market, where you guys in the U.S drive on the Right, we drive on the Left. So he passed the bike and said to get it sorted for the next test. He also said guys come in with tape on their headlight which also passes. Having heard of this many times before but never having encountered the problem, I looked the headlight glass later and can find no different pattern on the glass from one side to the other, no L or R and would expect it's not the reflector. Anyone shine any LIGHT on the matter ? I'm completely in the dark !!......as alway's,,,,,,,thank's guy's.

[jsandidge]

This might help

This video might help you.

[fastbysuzuki]

They use headlight deflectors on cars to get them past an mot perhaps they will fit.
Although the video in jsandidge post looks the best option.

http://www.motoring-into-europe.co.uk/product-eurolites.html

[Steve]

Before you make any changes, try shining your light on a wall to see what you actually have.

Some of the lights that were available here had the reverse of what was shown in the video. That is, the beam rose on the right side, where you need it on the left. Other lights had a beam that looked like the top of a bow-tie. They were pretty much straight across the top, but dropped a bit in the center. Still others just projected a rather rectangular box out in front that did not rise on either side.

If you have one of the latter two, it might not need much of an adaptation, but the first one should definitely be changed. The problem there is that the "L" bikes had a smaller-than-'normal' size, which will be harder to find. It might be necessary to source a full-size 7" headlight shell AND BRACKETS from an "E" or "G" bike, then install a UK-approved lens/reflector for your H4 bulb.

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[Chromedome]

Hi folks,
thanks for the reply's/help, I really do appreciate it, look on you all as personal friends by now, get a read/chat most every night, some might have differing opinions/views from time to time but all here for the same reason, that being our love of motorcycles and motorcycling. Should be saying but I'm very happy with the headlight the way it is, it's the examiner who wasn't happy with it so I suppose it's therefore my problem but gotta say, even in the video I didn't find the glare hard to detect at all, but what do I know, no doubt it shouldn't been there at all, therefore I suppose I took the route of least resistance when I ordered,eBay, and received today, Eurolight's headlight beam adaptions.
Keep them safe till I go for the next test!
So if you are about here an meet an old Todger on a GS an looks like he thinks he's the king and queen combined on his own side of the road and forgets to dip, you think, its probably me.

[Joe Garfield]

I would have told him it's reversed, for when people see it in the rear view mirror...

[Chromedome]

Very good, LOL, that was a good laugh!