954RR group - nice to meet you.

New to this forumn. I've got a 2003 954RR. Red/Black paint scheme.

I'm out of Santa Barbara, CA.

I'm gonna be using you speed freaks for loads of advice, so I hope you've got it.

I grew up riding Honda dirt, had a 600 in college, moved out to Cali two years ago and grabbed a 954. I'm not as technical nor am I going to pretend I have the grease monkey skills I would like.

BUT I love goin' fast, I love Honda bikes, and I love my 954. I'll post pictures soon. What do you guys suggest for that?

NOW FOR MY QUESTION:

I recently took off my side turns and put in a new undertail. LED. I transitioned my fronts to small LEDS mounted on the mirror plates. After I wired everything up, I can't get my turn signals (front and back) to blink correctly. They're super fast if you look closely. So fast they look like they're on. Advice? Do I need to connect something to the line like a regulator or diode?

Thanks. Looking forward to this.

 

Welcome to the forum...
try these, search for better prices this was the first link i found to show what you need

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LED-L...spagenameZWDVW

 

Nice. Actually ten minutes after I posted this I clicked on the bikelightz.com link and BAM...load resistors. They're about the same price, a little cheaper.

Thanks. Problem hopefully solved.

 

yeah that should do it... or you wired them wrong

 

no they are wires fine.. you need resistors if you want to slow the blinking down

 

+1 to resistors. Out of curiosity does anyone know how many ohms the signal lines carry stock?

 

I can't remember, anyone with stock blinkers can easily get a reading for the forum and post up. I don't have my manual handy at the time I replied. Most others I know off hand.

 

i even looked at my 495 page and couldn't find anything about ohms in the wiring diagram or the light's section.. only the type of bulb it's 12v 33w

 

Rather than pay $20 on ebay or Bikelitez with shipping, I think I might just run down to Radio Shack and get a resistor and just solder it to the line.

I'll let you know if it works.