There has got to be a better answer for those little farkin pieces of farkin shisa bovine bulbs! sean
There once was a fellow named Dirkin
Was always jerkin' his gherkin
His father said, "Dirkin,
quit jerkin' yer gherkin:
Yer gherkin's fer ferkin', not jerkin'"
Those little bulbs are the running lights on the bike, the bigger brighter bulbs are the headlights. Yes, the headlights can be switched off in some countries. I know of Ducati owners who get the Italian headlight switch, so they can run around the US with those running lights (many get rid of the factory battery, and put in this puny 'race' battery, and any way they can reduce the load on the electrics, the better)