Originally Posted by
nick46
This threads getting a bit tasty! So let me throw this in to the pot. Motorcycles don't even have side lights and the headlights are on all the time and can't be switched off! Only the main beam can be turned on and off. Well at least that's how it was on my GSXR1000 ten or so years ago.
I think it's right bike have headlights on to stand out - they are often not spotted by car drivers. And there is the point - to stand out, they have to be different to the rest of the traffic. That's another reason why cars shouldn't have headlights until it's dark.