[fastball]

Eh, you get drivers like that without or without your high-beams on. I've had that happen to me and definitely didn't have my high beams on and there is absolutely no way the other driver thought they were. Some people are just assholes, esp. when you overtake them.

[pengaru]

No, this was absolutely over the headlights, we had a rather drawn out argument about it. But his being obviously drunk and a road rager certainly contributed to his uncharitable interpretation of the R1's bright ass dual factory low beams. This guy was livid and absolutely convinced my headlights were modified. He repeatedly asserted that bikes are required to have a single light on for low beams, claiming that's why sportbikes (at the time) often had asymmetric low beams.

Sure there are assholes everywhere, but riding with your high beams on constantly is obviously affecting the probability you'll enrage someone who will do more than just curse and squint. You're the vulnerable one on a bike, never forget that as a rider.