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I was surprised last year to hear of a friend who got fined in Germany for having Xenon headlights fitted to his motorbike
Anyway I saw a short article on a Dutch website this morning that reminded me of this. Here is a translation of the article:
As stated in the article in the Netherlands they are quite lenient as long as you don't blind other riders.
I was wondering what are the rules in your country?
Anyway I saw a short article on a Dutch website this morning that reminded me of this. Here is a translation of the article:
TheRAI and Motorcyclists Action Group remind riders that running Xenon lighting in some European countries is an offense and that they run the risk of getting a fine.
More and more motorcyclists are installing xenon headlights on their motorbikes . In the Netherlands there are no special requirements. The only condition is that they must work and not blind other motorists.
In other European countries, however this is not everywhere the same . There are indeed additional requirements, especially in Germany and Austria - especially in the requirement of automatic headlight height setting and you are in violation if you fail to fit this.
In France, retrofitting Xenon headlights is outright banned if this is not part of the type approval. At present, only a few types of BMW (with xenon fitted as an option) retrofitted with Xenon headlights normally supplied with the new bikes are covered, as this conforms to the type approval
As stated in the article in the Netherlands they are quite lenient as long as you don't blind other riders.
I was wondering what are the rules in your country?
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