I finally got around to dealing with the misalignment of the headlights on the SR/S today. I went across town to see Jason at Road and Race and we put the bike in front of the alignment tool. The SR/S has twin headlights, so Jason adjusted the height of the alignment tool to the offside bulb, while I was sat on the bike. The beam was above the 0% line, so he broke out a flat blade screwdriver and adjusted the headlights to below the 0.5% line. (It is pretty fiddly to get to the adjuster, marked by the green arrow below, but doable with a stubby screwdriver.) The SR/S has twin bulbs, but the headlight unit adjusts as a single item, so that's job done. I'm not sure how this managed to escape the PDI at EEMC, but maybe their technician is significantly heavier than I am, hence the high alignment.
In the UK vehicles don't need to undertake a formal road worthiness test (the "MoT test") until they are 3 years old. However an MoT test pass doesn't automatically mean that the vehicle is roadworthy, and roadworthiness is what is important (Highway Code rule 97). Blinding other vehicle drivers with a misaligned headlights is an easy spot for the police, so worth sorting out. Section 4.1.2 of the MoT Inspection Manual for Motorbikes lays out the testing process and pass/fail criteria. Essentially if the headlights are lower than 85cm from the ground, the alignment should be between 0.5% and 2.0% below the horizontal, with the rider on the bike.
