Components Required

• Turn Signal Lights - amber in front, red in rear

• The Handlebar Switch

• The Flasher

• The indicator lamp(s) or buzzer

• The Wiring Loom

A Word On Flashers

Fortunately, there are also "Heavy-Duty" flashers. These will flash over a much wider range of loads, and are therefore simpler to design a system around. They will not, however, provide any indication of bulbs not working properly.

There are also "2 terminal" and "3 terminal" flashers. The third terminal is for an indicator light, which will flash when the signals do. This may also be used to drive a small piezo-electric buzzer, obtainable at your electronic supply store.

Installing Turn Signals

• Secure all parts and assemble your tools

• Mount all parts. Flasher should be mounted in a convenient place, protected from weather. Handlebar switch, turn signal lights, and, if required, an indicator light should be mounted on the handlebar or in the headlight shell. If you chose to use a buzzer for the indicator, mount this also in the headlight shell.

• Electrical Connections are very simple. The signals on each side are wired together, with either of them fed by one or the other side of the turn signal switch. Connect a wire to the rear signal on one side. Route this wire along the frame to the front signal. At the same time, connect a wire from the front signal to the appropriate output wire from the switch. Do the same for the other side. The switch is a single-pole double-throw switch. This means that there is a feed wire, and two load wires. The feed wire must be fed from the electrical system through the flasher. Connect the flasher to an "ignition on" hot spot, such as one of the "hot" coil wires, and the output line to the switch input wire.

  Turn Signal Schematic Diagram

• If an indicator is desired, you can either chose a flasher with an indicator output, or connect a pair of indicators, one to the branch circuit for each side. If you choose to use a buzzer, you'll need a flasher with indicator output.