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Correct UK /Ireland headlight pattern.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:45 pm
by BMurr
My Swiss 1VK came with beam (Koito XR11) that dips to left, no MOT for bikes in Ireland but would like to fit a UK spec headlight that dips to right. I thought pattern on headlight glass would be reverse of the continental one but I've been offerred one (Koito XH27) as per pic attached that looks like it doesn't dip to either direction. Can anyone post a pic of their UK spec headlight showing the patterns on the glass?

Re: Correct UK /Ireland headlight pattern.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:32 pm
by donnybach
Uk headlights do dip to the left bud, although let’s face it, I don’t think it matters too much as these would be better with a candle up front

. Where did you get it from? It may have been swapped for uk years ago. I’m not near my bike at the mo and couldn’t zoom in on some old photos, but have you tried adjusting it with the wall to see if you can get the central right part to be obscured?
Re: Correct UK /Ireland headlight pattern.
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:17 pm
by BMurr
When I say dip to left I mean that the left is lowered so that the left side of road is barely covered while right is high as if the ditch would be to my right, so it's lowering the beam to oncoming traffic to my left if I were driving on right hand side of the road. Decided to buy it anyway as it looks like UK bikes being broken have this lens. Picked up a few other bits and pieces at same time. Guy is breaking a UK bike over here in Ireland. My bike came as it were when in hands of its previous owner in Germany so has the headlight as per photo in this reply.
