Hey... That's MY bike! I recognize the crappy drywall repair in the bottom corner! Glad to see my efforts took root!Under the left rear fender. Ties directly into the rear tail/turn signal harness connections.
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Yes it is. I took the inspiration from your information to make my own. Now that I have all the tools to do it right, I am now making the adapter harnesses for those that do not want to hack into the factory harness.
Have you considered adding connections for an LED flasher module as an "upgrade"? The flasher is $5 from ebay or Amazon and even less if you buy more. Male and female bullet connectors are dirt cheap, easy to install and with a little extra heat shrink, pretty good on water resistance! The main reason behind the original break out was to get the top box wired. I went over the edge when I added the laser! Lesson learned, don't waste your money. The laser died a week later!
I added in a flasher module and extra brake lights for mine. The harness I provide through this forum allows others to hack apart this harness instead of the factory one and they can customize their harness to whatever farkles they want to add.
I just did a search for the 6 pin Sumitomo HX .040 -.090 connectors. Damn if Amazon doesn't sell them as a set. To make it even better... There is a vendor selling a pack of five sets for $15... Geez did these things get cheap or what?
Still would need to get the sealing plugs for the unused pin locations. Love seeing capitalism work for additional sourcing options though.
Actually... the picture shows the connectors, pins and seals.... six in all. Five out of six pins are used. Big deal about the last pin. stick the dummy pin and plug in there and call it a day.... Capitalism.... huh. Funny...
It shows wire seals. Actual connector plugs do not have a hole in them for a wire. That hole in the wire seal allows for the potential for water to seep into the connector and short the pins. Is that going to be an issue under the rear fender? Probably not but for a few cents more and knowing it is done right, it’s worth it in my book.
I'm considering installing a BackOFF XP Brake Light module or similar. Do you have a harness available? Did you have pics of your installation? Thanks.
I do not have parts on hand at the moment but can place an order for them. Think it has been averaging about 3 weeks from when I receive payment to when you have the harness in your hands.
Before I order, I'm researching both modulating brake light and modulating headlight to see 1) if legal in NC and VA (states I ride most) and 2) if they are distracting and confusing to other drivers. Looks like NC law allows modulating headlamps on motorcycles as long as they are a type approved by the NC Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. However, I cannot find where our Commissioner has approved any type. NC law seems to be silent on modulating brake lights. The modulating brake light seems to be more intuitive to other drivers what your intent is - braking to slow down or stop. The modulating headlight, on the other hand, seems to confuse other drivers - is there an emergency? is the motorcyclist indicating for me to proceed? is it a cop pulling me over? what is it (at night)? I am checking into it further, but does anyone know whether NC and VA allows modulating brake lights, which modulating headlights are allowed on motorcycles in NC, or if VA allows modulating headlights?
