a wrong flasher unit would not explain those wacky symptoms.... would it? i installed front and rear LEDs with the OEM flasher and the only problem I had was that the front didn't blink. everything else was normal.

 

OK so I plugged in a spare set of left controls/turn signal switch. No difference.
I plugged in the OEM flasher. Same problem as the LED aftermarket flasher.

Here's a dumb question, what two wires should I be hooking these turn signals up to? NOT the white plug, right? Only use the pos/neg in the orange? That's what I'm doing right now.

Should there be a resistor on the wire between the signal and the plug?

 

the resistor mod is dumb. the point of LED lights is that they draw less electricity...and resistors draw more electricity. This mod is intended to "bypass" (in a way) the oem flasher..but since you have the aftermarket one... u dont need to worry about it.

like i mentioned earlier... u need to double check ur wiring, assuming you cleaned the switches already. i dont remember the colors on the wire, but all you need is multimeter to test for voltage.

obviously, when you engage the left/right indicator, you'll get electrical current going to certain wires. When you don't...then no current. Figure out what wire has current and when, which one is ground, and you can connect the dots.

 

The green wire in the white plug is the ground. You need to use that wire.
The orange and blue connectors contain the power wire for the running light and signal function. The solid color is turn signal, while the one with the white stripe is for running light. If you are not using the running light function, leave that wire disconnected and use the solid one with the green.

 

>> I have the same problem. You remember how you fixed it?

 

Hi f4iii01
As you are US based, it sounds like you are using the 'running' light wire and not the turn signal one.
As Demon said above you need to use the green wire and the solid colour wire, not the one with the white stripe!

Please let us know a bit more about yourself, how long have you been riding, first bike etc.
We also love pictures.
Just for info the post that you replied to was written in 2013.
It is best to create a new topic rather than jump on a thread that old.