Not interested in stirring up a hornets nest, but I would really prefer my front headlight to NOT be on all of the time. Does anybody know of way to disable it until I want to put it on?
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Not interested in stirring up a hornets nest, but I would really prefer my front headlight to NOT be on all of the time. Does anybody know of way to disable it until I want to put it on?
Not interested in stirring up a hornets nest, but I would really prefer my front headlight to NOT be on all of the time. Does anybody know of way to disable it until I want to put it on?
Down and dirty:at the headlamp harness there are 3 wires black, yellow( low)and white( high). You could use a posi tap on the yellow,run the wire back out the bucket to a switch mounted either side of the handlebar cover- plastic bungs are aleasy there. But you already know most states require lights on for motorcycles right?
Not legal in my "neck of the woods". Don't think I want to do that anyways. It seems to hard for a lot of cagers to see a motorcycle even WITH a headlight on.
In my part of Jersey a motorcycle without a headlight on Will never make it past the first cop * That notices it…
Not required in NJ and never take legal advice from a cop.
Headlight’s are required to be illuminated on motorcycles At all times …. Automobiles and trucks only at night unless it’s raining (wipers on lights on)…
NJ DOT
- Headlights must be in use from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
- Headlights are required when you cannot see more than 500 feet in front of you.
- Headlights must also be in use whenever windshield wipers are in use.
- Headlights are also necessary when driving through fog, smoke, mist, or other weather conditions that reduce visibility.
Not required for always on.
Go to the DOT motorcycle regulations….
I did. I'm not going to pursue this anymore here. I don't want to rile things up. Thanks anyway.
In the middle of the day with blazing afternoon sunlight I don't feel comfortable with it on. Never have and still don't.
I did. I'm not going to pursue this anymore here. I don't want to rile things up. Thanks anyway.
I don't live in NJ, have only been there once "way back in the day", but this thread got me curious. I searched the NJ laws with LexixNexis and couldn't find any law or regulation requiring daytime headlight use for motorcycles. I then went to the NJ MVC website and downloaded their Motorcycles Driver's Manual and couldn't find any mention of the daytime headlight requirement there either. So I've got to agree with John, it's not required.
That being said, I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE SAFETY OF DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. (I even run my car with the headlights on all the time.)
Are any of our members a NJ LEO or Lawyer who can site the NJ code for this "assumed" requirement?
Not trying to rile anything up, just inspired by Rhino2's Rainy Day Thoughts (No Moonpies Please!!!). Weather here is ugly for us right now.
Go to the DOT motorcycle regulations….