Vanishing Points

It may seem very obvious, but when we ride in the dark the limit of our view tends to be the limit of the headlight illumination.


So, no matter how well you know a route, always ride to the limit of your vision - you never know what could be hiding just out of the pool of your headlight!


My bike (BMW 1150GS) has fairly poor lights, the photos show the dipped and main beam illumination difference when approaching a well signed 90 degree left turn.


Even though the chevrons are visible (particularly with main beam) there is still a dead zone of visibility between the bend and the illumination, that is the vanishing point for this bend.


If I did more night riding, I'd be tempted to improve the lighting!