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Rex B wrote:

gemini wrote:One main (larger) center light with two smaller lights, one on each side of the main beam?
3 in a row?

Correct

IF it was a newer Harley touring bike, and no modifications to original wiring had been made,
then you were looking at the low beam and 2 passing lights, NOT the high beam. I'm not
saying it wasn't bright or maybe in your eyes. Either could have several causes: you riding in a
low, smaller or compact car, the bike having a heavy load thus lowering the rear end and raising the front,
etc etc. I always run with all three lit (low beam & 2 passing lights) for safety reasons, day and night.
I want to make sure I do everything within reason to make myself visible to other traffic.
Sorry you had lights in your eyes, but I'd be willing to bet the offending rider had no intention of
deliberately trying to cause you any problems. The bright setting on my Harley is similar to a Q-beam.....
you would definitely know ............

One main (larger) center light with two smaller lights, one on each side of the main beam?
3 in a row?

Rex B wrote:

chartreuse wrote: Question for you (OT that it is) - is there anything in the TX code about dimming your brights when passing oncoming traffic at night? 'Cos very few people seem to do it...

I think most of the time it's just low-beams with bulb upgrades or poorly aimed. I've flashed lights at oncoming brights, only to have them flash theirs back to show me they were on low-beams. I rarely do that anymore. Motorcycles are even worse.
I think the problem is we no longer require headlight aiming for state inspection, and the DOT regs for brightness are essentially unenforceable at the local level. How any patrol cars have light meters?

The headlights on newer motorcycles come on automatically day or night. Safety reason. Automobile drivers pay little if any attention to bike riders. Most riders I know are very careful not to use a bright beam with oncoming traffic..... why make it harder for a car to see by blinding them? If you travel country roads, a bike rider will use the high beam for the same reason a car would, scanning for road hazards.
If you're thinking the passing lights (smaller lights on either side of main beam) on a Harley are high beams, they are not. They simply expand the beam to the sides for better visibility. The passing lights automatically turn off when the high beam is turned on.
Ride safe.