High Beams question

SoutheastJay · Feb 7, 2013

Is there a way to turn the high beams on and keep them on without having to hold down the highbeam trigger? Like day riding, is there a way to turn it on and keep the high beams on? Sorry if stupid question to some but i cant seem to figure this out

Capt CF · Feb 7, 2013

SoutheastJay said:
Is there a way to turn the high beams on and keep them on without having to hold down the highbeam trigger? Like day riding, is there a way to turn it on and keep the high beams on? Sorry if stupid question to some but i cant seem to figure this out

The high beams click on and off (toggle) when you press the button forward and down toward the ground. If you just squeeze it you get a "flash".

MUNDMAN · Feb 7, 2013

push the switch down instead of pulling like a trigger

SoutheastJay · Feb 7, 2013

Thanks guys for answering my dumb question! Appreciated.

alb · Feb 7, 2013

southeastjay said:
is there a way to turn the high beams on and keep them on without having to hold down the highbeam trigger? Like day riding, is there a way to turn it on and keep the high beams on? Sorry if stupid question to some but i cant seem to figure this out

rtfm?

But in saying that, I had to ask how to switch off the demonstrators full beam!

Capt CF · Feb 7, 2013

alb said:
rtfm?

But in saying that, I had to ask how to switch off the demonstrators full beam!

Kinda kicking myself for not telling him that you just have to hold it down and that's how Ducatis work.

Then we could have had a whole round of "I use painter's tape to hold mine" or "DP makes a glossy finish high beam holder", etc.

mark419ny · Feb 7, 2013

Capt CF said:
Kinda kicking myself for not telling him that you just have to hold it down and that's how Ducatis work.

Then we could have had a whole round of "I use painter's tape to hold mine" or "DP makes a glossy finish high beam holder", etc.

That would have been classic. I must admit though i asked the same question on the high beam. i dont know if it was this forum. i was ready to get the glossy high beam holder lol

MUNDMAN · Feb 7, 2013

group buy on the cf highbeam holder!

duckyduc · Feb 7, 2013

if you must ask this, then you might have not know that the 1199 has "parking light" function. look it up, i use the 1199 as a decorative lamp when it sit in the living room

Trauma · Feb 7, 2013

Wait, we have a highbeam, AND a parking light? This makes the heat issue so much easier to deal with. If only this bike had a kickstand, I could quit using my paddock stand.

1199 dreamer · Feb 7, 2013

That's only available on the R!

MUNDMAN · Feb 7, 2013

Parking light? Really?

Trauma · Feb 7, 2013

MUNDMAN said:
Parking light? Really?

I know! That's what I said! Amazing times we live in- a racing bike having the same comfort features as a family car!

Capt CF · Feb 7, 2013

Trauma said:
I know! That's what I said! Amazing times we live in- a racing bike having the same comfort features as a family car!

I dunno about you, but my family car doesn't run nearly as hot as the Pani. Anybody else noticed this bike runs a little hot?

Bowdy69 · Feb 7, 2013

No! I never noticed, but I also have a TL1000R which cooked my crystal balls years ago, I must admit to being a little over the heat issue, its a motorcycle, has a high performance engine sitting right between ya legs... The TL runs just as hot, in the same way, cooking the same parts...

It doesn't get any warmer than Philip Island,40deg in full leathers, 12 laps in to a race... This heat shield, that heat shield... Come on guys, if ur waring shorts, or your pillion gets burnt because she is waring her jimmy choo's on the back on the way to the local Starbucks get on with it... Buy a different bike... Get ducati focused on the real issues like providing better base rear shocks, or improving the quality control in the factory...

Small manufacturers have limited resources, if the heat issue is no1 then what about the real issues like oil leaks and spring rates...

Sorry to get on the soap box...

Bowdy

Trauma · Feb 7, 2013

Capt CF said:
I dunno about you, but my family car doesn't run nearly as hot as the Pani. Anybody else noticed this bike runs a little hot?

It's a forum virus, just like the gun thing, it's entering every thread!!

Bowdy69 · Feb 7, 2013

Ahh, that explains it... We need a virus shield... Better get on to Ducati

Bowdy69 · Feb 7, 2013

Quick, lets get 1000 threads going about the heat virus... OMG sarcasm.. It's getting to me... Soon I will loose my personality and sense of humour and become like stoner... Quick get the lactose in to me...

Trauma · Feb 7, 2013

Bowdy69 said:
No! I never noticed, but I also have a TL1000R which cooked my crystal balls years ago, I must admit to being a little over the heat issue, its a motorcycle, has a high performance engine sitting right between ya legs... The TL runs just as hot, in the same way, cooking the same parts...

It doesn't get any warmer than Philip Island,40deg in full leathers, 12 laps in to a race... This heat shield, that heat shield... Come on guys, if ur waring shorts, or your pillion gets burnt because she is waring her jimmy choo's on the back on the way to the local Starbucks get on with it... Buy a different bike... Get ducati focused on the real issues like providing better base rear shocks, or improving the quality control in the factory...

Small manufacturers have limited resources, if the heat issue is no1 then what about the real issues like oil leaks and spring rates...

Sorry to get on the soap box...

Bowdy

I rode my buddies K1 (the first year for it) and it baked my left leg on a weekend/overnight ride. But I loved it over my ZX11 so much, I just put up with it.

SoutheastJay · Feb 7, 2013

Capt CF said:
Kinda kicking myself for not telling him that you just have to hold it down and that's how Ducatis work.

Then we could have had a whole round of "I use painter's tape to hold mine" or "DP makes a glossy finish high beam holder", etc.

God you sound like me now lol Matter of fact if this ever gets brought back up in a new thread by another newbie i will probably tell him exactly what you should have told me hahah

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