Headlight alignment question

What is the proceedure for doing this? There must some way where you set up the bike a specific distance from a wall and adjust the center of beam location.

 

This is the one I've always used and the one that's set up on my driveway and garage door. You can aslo find them for closer distances but it's generally accepted that this is the most accurate.



Motorcycle Headlight Aiming

Getting a correctly aimed headlight is straightforward. You need to make a couple of measurements and then aim the light at a flat wall, as follows:

With the bike on its wheels and you astride, have a helper measure the distance from the floor to the center of the headlight lens.

Pick a flat wall where you can locate the bike so the headlight is 17 feet from the wall. Place a horizontal mark on the wall two (2) inches lower than the height of the center of the headlight.

The headlight beam (on low beam) should be relatively flat on the top, and may rise rather sharply at the right edge. Adjust the headlight vertically so that the flat top of the beam is just up to that line (marked two inches down at 17 feet).

Horizontal adjustment should center the beam ahead of the line of the bike.

 

The directions that came with both my Hella H4 and my Candlepower H4 said 25 feet away and 3 inches below the line, otherwise the same procedure.

Keep in mind that some personalized adjustment above or below the "standard" may be necessary once you actually ride the bike at night.

 

Thanks breauxs!