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Question regarding FRONT turn signals/running lights


SWing'R

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Ok so we noticed something strange (at least I think so) with the wife's new Suzuki TU250,

her front turn signals do not come on with the bike as running lights, they only light up one

at a time when you put the turn signal on.

Does anyone know for sure if it is a requirement that they be on all the time just like the "headlight"

requirement for all bikes after whatever year that was. Someone (*cough*Lance*) seems to think

so but I'm pretty sure the requirement is only for headlights and that this is just the design of this bike.

She would like them on all the time but I think (and Strictly Streets seems to also) that this may be more trouble than its worth.

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On the Ninja, I was thinking of wiring in some resistors and diodes to make them function at a lower brightness as running lights (like the dimmer filament of a dual filament bulb) then they would flash normally when they're used for turn signals. Or I could change out the socket (not a particularly easy task with the way the flush mounts are made) for a dual filament socket, and run a 1157 or whatever bulb has the proper wattage. My main reasoning for having the bulb dimmer for running lights is heat, since the bulb comes pretty close to the lens on the flush mounts.

The Hon-duh has running lights by default.

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Lockhart Phillips sells a ton of turn signals.

Some are original replacements.

Some will replace originals.

Some are just special.

They have both single and dual filament bulb types.

The dual filament is for having both turn and running lights.

You would have to run some extra wiring for the running lights.

http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/

Somewhere on that website you can download the catalogs.

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Lockhart Phillips sells a ton of turn signals.

Some are original replacements.

Some will replace originals.

Some are just special.

They have both single and dual filament bulb types.

The dual filament is for having both turn and running lights.

You would have to run some extra wiring for the running lights.

http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/

Somewhere on that website you can download the catalogs.

WOW! 70.47MB download for the sportbike catalog!

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WOW! 70.47MB download for the sportbike catalog!

I can put the catalogs on a CD for the ether impaired...

edit: my bike has the dual filament in front and rear, both turn and running...

Edited by ReconRat
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