Adding LED running lights

Thunderhoof · 11-11-2014, 12:07 PM

Hi all,
I was looking at this old thread about putting LED running lights in the place of the reflectors on the sides of the forks.
http://vulcanbagger.com/forums/showt...ight=reflector
I want to give it a go but unfortunaltey the pictures are not showing up anymore.
I understand that I should tap into one of the 3 wires for turn signals, but which one? Both sides have a black and white wire, one side also has a blue and
the other side a green wire. Are the blue and green the hot wires?

**cnc** · 11-11-2014, 12:51 PM

Don't have my shop manual handy for the wiring schematic, but I can tell you the blue on one side and green on the other are the pos + wire for the turn signals.
Kawa uses a yellow/ black wire for most ground wires, so I am assuming black is ground -and white is the pos +. Anyway easy enough to test led's only light with correct polarity, so just bare a bit of the white and a bit of the black wire and prob with the ends of the led lead to see which is which.

cactusjack · 11-11-2014, 01:32 PM

Blue and green are the positive wires. One will be turn signal and the other will be the running light circuit. Can't remember which is which - use a meter or test light to determine.

Thunderhoof · 11-11-2014, 04:30 PM

Thank you cnc and cactusjack. I'll give it a go and post my results once I get it running.

11-11-2014, 12:07 PM	#1
Thunderhoof Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 100	Adding LED running lights Hi all, I was looking at this old thread about putting LED running lights in the place of the reflectors on the sides of the forks. http://vulcanbagger.com/forums/showt...ight=reflector I want to give it a go but unfortunaltey the pictures are not showing up anymore. I understand that I should tap into one of the 3 wires for turn signals, but which one? Both sides have a black and white wire, one side also has a blue and the other side a green wire. Are the blue and green the hot wires? __________________ Classic 1600, a.k.a. "The Black Stallion" Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by Thunderhoof; 11-11-2014 at 12:10 PM.
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11-11-2014, 12:51 PM	#2
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Don't have my shop manual handy for the wiring schematic, but I can tell you the blue on one side and green on the other are the pos + wire for the turn signals. Kawa uses a yellow/ black wire for most ground wires, so I am assuming black is ground -and white is the pos +. Anyway easy enough to test led's only light with correct polarity, so just bare a bit of the white and a bit of the black wire and prob with the ends of the led lead to see which is which. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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11-11-2014, 01:32 PM	#3
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Blue and green are the positive wires. One will be turn signal and the other will be the running light circuit. Can't remember which is which - use a meter or test light to determine. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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11-11-2014, 04:30 PM	#4
Thunderhoof Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 100	Thank you cnc and cactusjack. I'll give it a go and post my results once I get it running. __________________ Classic 1600, a.k.a. "The Black Stallion"
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