NOTE
See the Touring service manual for single headlamp alignment procedures.
Check Alignment
  1. Check tire pressure.
  2. Adjust rear shocks for the rider and intended load.
  3. Fill fuel tank or add an equal amount of ballast.
    4. NOTE
    Choose a wall in minimum light.
  4. See Figure 1. Park the motorcycle on a line (1) perpendicular to the wall.
  5. Position motorcycle so the front axle is 8 m (25 ft) from wall.
  6. Draw a vehicle vertical centerline (2) on the wall.
    7. NOTE
    The upper lens is low beam on LED headlamps.
  7. With the motorcycle loaded, point the front wheel straight forward at wall. Measure the distance (4) from the floor to the center of the low beam (upper) lens.
  8. Draw targets on the wall.
    1. Draw a horizontal line (5) at the low beam centerline height.
    2. Measure the distance from the vehicle centerline to the vertical centerline of each headlamp.
    3. Draw vertical lines (6, 7) at the headlamp centerlines.
    9. NOTE
    LED headlamps create a beam that is nearly flat on the top.
  9. Check headlamp alignment.
    1. Set headlamps to low beam.
    2. See Figure 2. The headlamps are aligned when the light beam hot spots are located at or below line (4) and centered on lines (2, 3).
1Vehicle centerline perpendicular to wall
2Vehicle vertical centerline
325 ft (7.6 m)
4Low beam lens centerline
5Horizontal line at low beam centerline
6Left headlamp centerline
7Right headlamp centerline
Figure 1. Headlamp Alignment: Dual LED
Adjust Headlamp Alignment
1. Place the vehicle perpendicular to a target wall as described above.
2. Remove screw and lockwasher securing turn signal lamps. Remove turn signal lamps from the headlamp mounting brackets.
3. Loosen the headlamp nuts only enough to allow movement of the lamp.
4. Turn headlamps on low beam.
5. See Figure 2. Cover the right headlamp. Adjust left headlamp so the top of the high intensity zone (6) is at or below horizontal line (4) and centered under the left centerline (2).
6. Cover the left headlamp. Adjust right headlamp so the top of the high intensity zone (5) is at or below horizontal line (4) and centered under the right centerline (3).
7. Tighten headlamp nut to:
Torque: 27.1–32.5 N·m (20–24 ft-lbs) Headlamp nut: Dual LED
8. Secure turn signal lamps with screw and lockwasher. Tighten to:
Torque: 10.9–17.6 N·m (96–156 in-lbs) Turn signal lamp screw, front LED
1Vehicle centerline
2Left headlamp vertical centerline
3Right headlamp vertical centerline
4Low beam lens centerline
5Left high intensity beam area
6Right high intensity beam area
Figure 2. Headlamp Beam Pattern: Dual LED