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I just bought the 2020 RS and am new to BMW. Is it correct that one of the headlights doesn’t operate when they are on low beams and they both turn on when high beams are activated? Or do I have a broken headlight?

I would figure they run like a cars headlights.

Can some give me a quick answer?

You are right, I'm assuming you have just bought a 2019 bike , if its the same as its predecessor thats how they work.


Ged

I bought the 2020. Same in US as the 2019 was in Europe

Zitat von Steve99100 im Beitrag #1

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I just bought the 2020 RS and am new to BMW. Is it correct that one of the headlights doesn’t operate when they are on low beams and they both turn on when high beams are activated? Or do I have a broken headlight?

I would figure they run like a cars headlights.

Can some give me a quick answer?

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Almost forgot what color did you buy :)

I bought the Blue exclusive.

Thanks for this info. Helps a lot. The one side lot won’t bother me very much. As long as I know it’s working right was what matters.

I will say the headlight produces great light at night.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #6

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So, how often are you looking at your headlamps when riding the bike? How often do you sit in front of the bike with the engine running, observing the lamps?

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Quite impressed with the lights on the RS. First time I rode in the dark I was nearly home before I realized I hadn't used mainbeam, as low beam easily equalled main beam on my Z1000SX🤔

Zitat von L2RKE im Beitrag #9

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Quite impressed with the lights on the RS. First time I rode in the dark I was nearly home before I realized I hadn't used mainbeam, as low beam easily equalled main beam on my Z1000SX🤔

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Zitat von Ray im Beitrag #10

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Zitat von L2RKE im Beitrag #9

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Quite impressed with the lights on the RS. First time I rode in the dark I was nearly home before I realized I hadn't used mainbeam, as low beam easily equalled main beam on my Z1000SX🤔

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Wow, I find the lights on my 2016 RS are very poor.

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On my 2016, I replaced the low beam with a HID as I thought that the stock light was somewhat anemic. Glad to hear that the 2020 has a better lighting scheme, but like the OP, would have liked *both* lights on when on low beam. I mean cars get two headlights, why do bikes get less light when were going so much faster and looking so much cooler?

As a side note, when my low beam HID went out, the canbus switches over to the high beam so that you have light. I rode for a solid week thinking that the *high beam* bulb had burnt out, when it was actually the low beam, and the high beam was just fine. Duh.

Zitat von bill the cat im Beitrag #12

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On my 2016, I replaced the low beam with a HID as I thought that the stock light was somewhat anemic. Glad to hear that the 2020 has a better lighting scheme, but like the OP, would have liked *both* lights on when on low beam. I mean cars get two headlights, why do bikes get less light when were going so much faster and looking so much cooler?

As a side note, when my low beam HID went out, the canbus switches over to the high beam so that you have light. I rode for a solid week thinking that the *high beam* bulb had burnt out, when it was actually the low beam, and the high beam was just fine. Duh.

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #13

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Both high and low beams are lit on my 2002 Yamaha FZ1, which has separate lights that are very similar to the ones on the RS. If the Japanese can do it in 2001 (the first FZ1 model year) why can't the Germans do it in 2019?

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #13

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Both high and low beams are lit on my 2002 Yamaha FZ1, which has separate lights that are very similar to the ones on the RS. If the Japanese can do it in 2001 (the first FZ1 model year) why can't the Germans do it in 2019?

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On our K1300Ss both low beam bulbs were on at the same time.
When you change to high beam a third bulb turns on so you have 3 bulbs lit at the same time.
During the daytime we always ran with all 3 bulbs on.

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