location of the flasher relay
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Resistors can cause problems, since they put more load on the electrical system. I had resistors on my led's, but the current draw was so high, the other lights on the bike would dim every time a signal would flash when the engine was at idle. Changing to a relay got rid of that problem. Also, the relay is plug and play.....no splicing into each turn signal wire and no worries about where to put the resistors so that heat from them won't melt plastic somewhere. The only drawback is having to remove the front fairing to get to the relay between the headlights.
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Well some of you obviously dont know how to wire the resistor up. The LED lights put less load on the system & thats the reason they blink so fast. If you put the resistors in they equal out the load that was originally in the system & thus slow the blinks down. The LED relay is an option but sometimes they are hard to find & more for the automotive side of things. I've put many many LED lights in with resistors with absolutely no problems at all. The resistors themselves do get a little warm but no where near hot enough to melt the plastic or wires they are around if installed correctly.