Hazard lights on 2nd gen

[Beau-Kat]

Hey y'all.

 

Has anyone ever moved the hazard light power from the "Run" to the "Acc" position of the keyswitch on their RSV?

 

Here's my issue: I pick up my daughter at college and am not allowed to park my bike in the parking garages downtown (GRRR!!). So, I have to park in the no parking zone on the street like everyone else does anyway when they are picking up a passenger. Parking just long enough to pick up a passenger is allowed, but you gotta use your flashers.

 

Anyway, I would like to be able to use my hazard flashers without having the head and tail lights on too, which happens in the "Run" key position.

 

Any suggestions.

 

Thanks.

 

Rusty

[TheKid]

I don't have a suggestion, but I think it is a little odd that you have to keep our bikes running or at least turned on to the run position to allow our hazards to work. I didn't know this until my buddy showed me but Suzuki has a really neat feature on their bikes (well at least the C series c50, c90, c109) and that is you can turn the bike to the off position and then turn it a little bit more left past the off position and pull your key out. This function turns on your break lights and you can also turn on your hazards. So if you happen to stop on the side of the road for what ever reason it allows people to see your bike and you can remove the key so you can walk away feeling a little bit at ease. I tried to see if ours had this neat feature but of course it doesn't. Good luck.

[Monsta]

Yeah...the hazards should really be hard wired to the battery. They should work without the key; period. I gotta dig into my bike later today. I think I'm gonna explore how to do this...

 

I think the brake & running lights should be wired to the ACC position as well.

 

I also think the headlight should turn off when the starter is engaged.

 

Sounds like too much rewiring for me, though.

[Cerviperus]

I love my bike.

[KiteSquid]

I looked at the schematic in the back of the service manual and WOW is the flasher and hazard relays tied into a lot of stuff!!!!

 

They are even hooked into the cruse control!!!!!

 

It looks like a PITA to reverse engineer the electrical to make this change!!!!!!!!!

 

 

I too agree that the hazard lights should be able to operate with the key in accessory and run.

 

 

I agree that the headlamp and passing lamps should turn off when starting......

 

Something for somebody who has some time to figure out....

 

 

 

One issue I have with the schematics is they don't show the operation of the guts of the relays and other components.....

[jemorrisonjr]

I installed the 4-way flashers on my TD, works as a seperate connection so no need to keep the key on, but could draw the battery just like a cars if let on...

 

I do have the plans if anyone needs them

[dragerman]

I installed the 4-way flashers on my TD, works as a seperate connection so no need to keep the key on, but could draw the battery just like a cars if let on...

 

I do have the plans if anyone needs them

My guess is that the plans would be similar for the Venture... if you don't mind I'd like to see the plans. I think it's a great idea to be able to operate the flashers independently.

[jemorrisonjr]

This is not MY idea, this came off the roadstar clinic site

 

Refer to the diagram:::::

 

One side of the fuse holder goes to the POSITIVE side of the battery.

 

The other side goes to the Flasher can, the NON-load side of the flasher .

 

The other terminal on the flasher, the LOAD (L) side, goes to one set of switch leads which are jumped together upon the Double Pole Single Throw switch (DPST)

 

The other switch leads get tapped into the wiring that is going into the rear fender. (These wires can be seen with the seat removed and they are just behind the battery on the left-hand side.)

 

One wire is tapped into the Chocolate wire, (brown-Left),

 

the other is tapped into the Dark Green wire, (Right).

 

The flashers should be operational now.

 

(Remember since they are wired into the Positive side of the battery, they are unaffected by the Ignition switch. They will remain on with key turned to off position. If left on for extended periods of time you will drain the battery.)

 

 

anyone who has questions can email me. This was a real easy fix for making the bike safer

 

wire diagramhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4waydiagram.jpg install switchhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts01.jpg flasherhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts02.jpgbatteryhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts03.jpg

[dragerman]

There’s some rain in the forecast for next week this looks like a good project for then. Thanks Jim!

[Beau-Kat]

I installed the 4-way flashers on my TD, works as a seperate connection so no need to keep the key on, but could draw the battery just like a cars if let on...

 

I do have the plans if anyone needs them

 

 

Wow! Didn't know that about the TD. Ida thunk a sweet ride like that would have come with hazards.

 

Heck, even my inexpensive girl's bike HD 883R has hazards, but I can't remember if they work in the acc or run position.

 

I think our bikes' headlights oughta work like my 1981 XJ650. Its headlight only comes on after the engine is started. And it had a parking light feature on the keyswitch. Never used it.

 

Yamaha was ahead of the curve on some things back then. Even my first 1978 SR500 had self-canceling turn signals. I think Honda didn't even have them until a few years ago on the Wing, but I could be wrong.

[Beau-Kat]

This is not MY idea, this came off the roadstar clinic site

 

Refer to the diagram:::::

 

One side of the fuse holder goes to the POSITIVE side of the battery.

 

The other side goes to the Flasher can, the NON-load side of the flasher .

 

The other terminal on the flasher, the LOAD (L) side, goes to one set of switch leads which are jumped together upon the Double Pole Single Throw switch (DPST)

 

The other switch leads get tapped into the wiring that is going into the rear fender. (These wires can be seen with the seat removed and they are just behind the battery on the left-hand side.)

 

One wire is tapped into the Chocolate wire, (brown-Left),

 

the other is tapped into the Dark Green wire, (Right).

 

The flashers should be operational now.

 

(Remember since they are wired into the Positive side of the battery, they are unaffected by the Ignition switch. They will remain on with key turned to off position. If left on for extended periods of time you will drain the battery.)

 

 

anyone who has questions can email me. This was a real easy fix for making the bike safer

 

wire diagramhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4waydiagram.jpg install switchhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts01.jpg flasherhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts02.jpgbatteryhttp://www.startouring.org/images/member_images/54526/t4wayparts03.jpg

 

 

Great post! Thanks.

 

Planning on doing this to the VStar 650 when I get a chance.