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Message started by raydawg on 11/07/14 at 16:45:27

Title: Is it possible...??
Post by raydawg on 11/07/14 at 16:45:27

I was thinking of trying to take my passing light switch and wire it into some sort of "flash beam" where I could hopefully get the attention of a perceived threat from pulling out in front of me.

Anybody try this?

I think amber would be better than white.

Title: Re: Is it possible...??
Post by arteacher on 11/07/14 at 17:36:28

There are reasonably priced headlight modulators on the market. I installed one and what it does is flash the high beam 4 or 5 times per second. It has a photo sensor so it will not work dusk to dawn to keep it legal. It raises peoples awareness of your proximity quite a lot from the comments I have received.

Title: Re: Is it possible...??
Post by 1st2know on 11/07/14 at 17:42:58

I've been thinking about wiring up one of these to the horn:
http://elektrolumens.com/FireSword-V/FireSword-V.html
at its highest setting, it can illuminate the clouds over my neighborhood.

Title: Re: Is it possible...??
Post by Dave on 11/07/14 at 18:04:39

Yep.....I have mine passing switch wired into an Emergency flashing LED just below my headlight. It is a split emergency LED with 2 white and 2 yellow LED's that flash at whatever pattern you set it for.

You need to go into the wiring harness....about half way between the handlebar and the split where part goes to the headlight. You will find a second yellow wire spliced into the yellow wire from the high/low switch on the handlebar. You then cut the wire from the passing light, and then splice a wire onto it and take it to whatever you want to power.

And yes......you could more easily wire the LED to the horn if you didn't mind them both running at the same time when you push the button.

Here is the thread where I posted the addition to my bike.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1372162554/0

Title: Re: Is it possible...??
Post by raydawg on 11/07/14 at 20:07:15

Very cool, thanks!!!!!

Title: Re: Is it possible...??
Post by Spamy on 11/07/14 at 21:33:02

CA driving code says:

Motorcycles: Headlamp Flasher
25251.2 Any motorcycle may be equipped with a means of modulating the upper beam of the headlamp between a high and lower brightness at a rate of 200 to 280 flashes per minute. Such headlamps shall not be so modulated during darkness.
Added Ch. 35, Stats. 1980. Effective March 7, 1980