Grab red/blue at the Key switch or Blue/Brown at the Gauge cluster. Also any of the lights positive side will work for the low current that those lights draw.

 

Sounds good, now back to staking out the mailbox.
Thanks Drak

 

so i tried the EL Wire... i spliced into the headlight and it works just fine. I don't really like the way it looks on the CBR because the gauges are black with orange numbers. So I am taking some advice and I am having the faces made in white with blue numbers. Here is the guy on Ebay who I am going to buy them from:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140177916220

Just contact him, he is great at responding. he is in England and will ship. I think its going to be about $30 for all three gauges including shipping. I will post pictures when I'm done.

but now I need a whole new dash first.

 

d+d cycle salvage have several 87 -90 cbrs he is is in west columbia sc