Here's how to easily convert your front turn signals into turn signals/running lights. The front signals will normally be on and will blink -off- to signal. The rear signals will operate normally. Awesome yo.
The stock signal bulb is 27W, meaning the flasher circuit can easily supply the current to operate a small relay with a pair of normally closed contacts.
This describes how to modify one side; duplicate for the other side. Inside the headlight bucket break the wire that goes through the threaded turn signal mounting tube. Connect the end that goes to the bulb to one of the normally closed contacts on the relay. Connect the other end of the cut wire to one side of the relay coil. Connect the other side of the coil to ground. Connect the other normally closed contact to +12. A convenient place to get +12 would be inside the headlight bucket at the brown wire coming from the ignition switch - however one diagram shows the wire not being fused at that point. One place near the front of the bike where it is fused is at the horn. The brown wire there is +12 as long as the ignition is on. If you use the blue wire at the key switch for +12, the running lights will come on when the key is in the park positon.
That's it. Easy Japaneesy. $5 or so should cover both relays. Make sure you use the "normally closed" contacts. Most 5-pin relays have them. Make sure the relay is 12V and the contacts are rated for about 3A or more.
The stock signal bulb is 27W, meaning the flasher circuit can easily supply the current to operate a small relay with a pair of normally closed contacts.
This describes how to modify one side; duplicate for the other side. Inside the headlight bucket break the wire that goes through the threaded turn signal mounting tube. Connect the end that goes to the bulb to one of the normally closed contacts on the relay. Connect the other end of the cut wire to one side of the relay coil. Connect the other side of the coil to ground. Connect the other normally closed contact to +12. A convenient place to get +12 would be inside the headlight bucket at the brown wire coming from the ignition switch - however one diagram shows the wire not being fused at that point. One place near the front of the bike where it is fused is at the horn. The brown wire there is +12 as long as the ignition is on. If you use the blue wire at the key switch for +12, the running lights will come on when the key is in the park positon.
That's it. Easy Japaneesy. $5 or so should cover both relays. Make sure you use the "normally closed" contacts. Most 5-pin relays have them. Make sure the relay is 12V and the contacts are rated for about 3A or more.