Turn signal warning light .................... 2008 C50 Trike (Lehman)

 Because I am old and forgetful I am always leaving my turn signal on. I can't see where that is a good thing. I want to put the above LED light where i can see it. Can I wire into both signal lights to the red wire and the black to earth ground. Will that not cause an interaction between both Signal lights are do I have to wire a light to each side . I have another light if need be but if one light will do the trick I would rather do it that way. Any help would be welcomed.

Ideally I believe it needs to be two, anyone got any ideas?. Good shout on this mod Tex.

tex if its only going to be used as a warning light you will have to wire it into two indicators i.e the front ones should be ok, if you can solder a extra cable to the live to conect to each of the live on the left and right indicators and earth the black. there is a conecting block under the seat on top of the battery cover, hope this helps.

Doobie the wiring the two wires off each front signal to the red hot wire want cause the two signal lights to be interconnected and cause both lights to flash?

Would it be possible to wire it to the indicator light in the clock housing? The little one that no one ever notices, me included 

 over looked that point  , i think sim has the best option

Sim I was thinking the same thing.  I was thinking maybe a bracket on the outside of the front of the housing and wire into that light wire. With the speakers and all the other crap I have i have on the bars I am having a hard time finding a good place to put it. I will look at wire Diag. and see what wire that is.Thanks

Good shout Sim, May add one to that point myself as well as having the original aftermarket buzzer.

Good call Alfie, I will look at all the indicator add ons before making changes to mine for the better and safer .

Thanks for the link Alfie

I got signal light warning lights installed.



Installed to handlebars. one light on each side with double side tape and temporary with zip ties. I am working on a plan to make them more solid with small bolts into a backing plate. I wired them into the wires in the headlight. Positive (RED) to the Light green wire and Earth (Black ) to Black with white stripe for right lite.  Left side Positive to Black. Earth to Black with white stripe.

An excellent job done there Tex, well done for doing it that way a real visual help. this should become the standard mod as a life saver

Good Job Tex  Much better than that poxy little thing on the clocks! especially as you don't have to take your eye's off the road to notice them 

Ebay link   The one in the link are blue. if you look around on Ebay you can find amber, red, green.
 i bought a 4 lite set so I would have spares.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PC-BLUE-LED-CHROME-MODULES-MOTORCYCLE-CHOPPER-FRAME-NEON-GLOW-LIGHTS-PODS-KIT-/330975976975?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d0fb49e0f&vxp=mtr

Yeah Sim they are VERY noticeable even looking over the screen. I adjusted them a little so I would see them but not blinding. I really needed these as I was forever forgetting the damn things. Guess I am getting old but if i didn't do this that might end suddenly.

Sound job you done there Tex

They look cool.

Seen these working in your recently updated Video's Link & was very impressed with how visible they are from the riding position while looking ahead or about. Well done & thank you for posting as seeing them actually working will now encourage me to add these to my to-do list & actually add them.
Having an indicator left unduly flashing is a death wish. Although my indicator buzzers are a god send while going slow they are next to useless when my Vance & Hines Cruzer pipes are at anything above about 2500/3000 rpm's, so with the buzzers and this great mod that I have actually seen working on your video's I will be very unlikely to ever miss them being left on. Oh & great idea to wire the LED into the stock tank warning flasher as that means only one additional flashers need to be added, in a place of your own choice.    

They look fantastic TEX. For any UK members looking at this type of thing, I found some on Ebay in the states with a lower cost inc P&P:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GREEN-4-LED-MOTORCYCLE-CAR-BOAT-HOME-POD-LIGHT-BRIGHT-KIT-GLOW-and-Street-12V-/190807587291?pt=US_Car_Lighting&hash=item2c6d04b9db

(haven't bought these yet so cant vouch for them, but thought I'd pass it on....)

Great thread  

I noticed them in the your video as well Tex  Even though I try to make sure I always cancel my indicators, I'm still guilty of leaving them on from time to time, A potential life saving mod! 

Cheap or what!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-2x-4-LED-OVAL-PODS-BLACK-CASE-Universal-Motorcycle-Light-Turn-Signal-5-Color-/260967806265?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&var=560093552821&hash=item3cc2e4b539

Great mod Tex !

Cheap as chips those Mal  I've used that company before without issue 

Mal wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-2x-4-LED-OVAL-PODS-BLACK-CASE-Universal-Motorcycle-Light-Turn-Signal-5-Color-/260967806265?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&var=560093552821&hash=item3cc2e4b539

Great find Mal, I will order some.

I could see a pair of those looking very cool on my black 'dashboard' that sits at the bottom of my screen.... 

You got any thoughts on the easiest/most suitable place to pick up a feed from? Splice into indicator cable itself? (one for left, one for right)?

Hmmmmm 

Hi Mal I took mine from the wires under the center console,just spliced into right and left as you said.

I hooked mine up to the wires in the head light.

Still early days yet but I am hoping to splice into the consul light so that only one light needs to be active. Don't know if that possible yet without a major issue.

Dave I have to have two lights. They serve a duel purpose. 
I am so old it keeps from forgetting what direction I am turning. 

Just been looking at the wiring diagram & I have found the wire I believe controls the blinking of the speedo Indicator warning light. So I will splice into that when I am able to, I believe it's the light green wire that goes to the tank consul from the loom.
If anyone wants to try it and see please be careful as I am not an auto electrician, so will do this by trial & error on my findings and post them when done. It will take me a month or two before I have done it and am able to post personal findings along with pictures.

I'd have thought if your only fitting one warning light, splicing into the console light would be fine, if two are being fitted, you'd have to pick separate lives up (indicator lives in headlight bucket) to operate them independently.

Absolutely correct Sim but I need an indicator warning light that is well positioned rather than a visibly obscure one which the stock fitted one is, not separate left & right indicator warnings. For me it is a reminder to turn off the indicator in a well placed & visible situation that I am missing.

For anyone requiring a separate left & right indicator warning, then the way to go for them is to have two separate lights individually wired in, they should ignore my my install that I will be doing as it will not be any good for them.

It will be interesting to see how your version of this mod comes out Dave, well thought out. I look at the wiring diagrams and to me they look like a cob webb without the 8 legged monster on it, good on you for thinking out side the box

I have been thinking of this mod since Alfie first did it a year or so ago but time was never on my side. Tex then brought the idea back to life and has done an extremely good job, so I am simply jumping on their band wagons to be honest by adapting it by how I have described above. Still ain't done it yet & the proof will be in the pudding or not as the case may be.