thumperclone wrote on 05/23/08 at 11:20:44:if you cut the brown youll have no rear running light..quick study of the ssm diagram youd have to got into the switch to disable the parking contact...easier to train your brain left is off....
From studying Clymer's circuit diagram, it appears that all I will have to do is pull the brown wire out of the socket and splice it into the same circuit as the ignition. I will have to check the speedometer and the front brake light switch, since Clymer's manual is unclear as to the details.
Quote:Other option is to pull the wire out of the ign switch connector (bike side) so that you can reinstall it to sell the bike..... when you trade it on on an 2009.....
Why would I want to reset this boobytrap and then foist it off on an innocent party?
This "feature" may have made sense back in the days when bikes had a kick start. However, given the fact that the Savage has no kick starter and a relatively small battery, it is analogous to the human appendix -- nothing but a liability.
In reality, has anyone ever USED the parking lights other than as a novelty?