and the switch is off a savage LS650. you guys drive on the other side of the road maybe your conrols are backward too

Yup, we all know and we're just not telling you. What you didn't know is we're all from a secret wiring society. Unfortunately you've asked too many questions and we've said too much. We have sent out an assassin to dispatch of you, he should be there tomorrow at noon. Don't try top run, we will find you.

Well if ya come back I'll give ya the info on what wire goes where on the 88' wiring harness now that I know that part of the equation.  As for the switch itself, since we don't have one that has the headlight cut out here in the States that part I can't help with.  I can help with parts of the wiring colors for it but some will be missing unless they use totally different colors.  You may need to take apart the switch assembly itself to see which wire goes where so you can tell me the colors for each on the individual switches, so that I can maybe match it up to one of the models that has hazard switch on the right side here in the states.   I was full ready to do my best to help you out on this endeavor as unlike many people I actually enjoy the electrical system part of projects.

I had asked the year you had gotten the harness and switches from because I remembered in another post that you were sourcing parts from an LS650 bike to put on your LS400 so I knew this was going to be a non-standard wiring project.  I do hope the banter didn't scare you off for good and you do come back as I was enjoying watching your build progress and was hoping to help where I could on your wiring issues.

R.F.

Just by way of information, permanent headlights on, on motorcycles didn't become law in New Zealand until the middle of the last decade and there is an exemption for pre 1981 bikes. I'm very un techo but his surplus wires wouldn't have anything to do with the clutch sidestand switch business?