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possible to add emergency flashers/flash to pass?

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#1 ·
On my other bikes I'm used to having emergency flashers and a high beam flash capability. Do these capabilities exist on bikes sold outside of the US? Has anyone figured out a way to retrofit a left control pod with these features to the US bike?

thx,

Dan
 
#10 ·
Phew. Now that we've thoroughly debated the legality and morality of a high beam flasher (but sadly, not the emergency flashers), and Shem1410 has graciously informed us that this is standard equipment in India, does anyone know where to obtain the Indian switch pod?

Please, don't anyone say "India".

thx,

Dan
 
#11 ·
high bean trigger on mine [australia] used regularly
pre-dawn when approaching semi-blind roundabouts
or intersections to alert partially awake drivers
that something is coming into the roundabout
or along the road they intend to enter..

my habit is to hit the high beam trigger
two or three times on approach to get
their attention, also to check for debris
or roadkill etc on the roundabout or
wherever.. its very conveniently
located for left index finger,
easy to use without moving hand..
also handy for prawns coming the
other way with their high beam on..

only use it momentarily when passing
so as to not draw the cagers attention
into their mirror and away from the road..
stock blinkers flash well for overtaking..

being on the australian model it must have
a part number and be available somewhere..
 
#14 ·
#15 ·
It should not be hard to source that switch - internationally, of course.

My BMW R65 had that function, and I REALLY miss it.

For four-way flashers, you might try this: Four-Way Flashers For Under $10
Method two on that page is the easiest way to do it.

"Method #2 uses a DPST switch instead of the bike's kill switch, and no diodes. The diodes aren't needed because the switch's two poles isolate the left and right turnsignal circuits from each other mechanically. Solder everything together as shown and tape or shrink-tube the whole thing. The eyelet end goes to the battery + terminal and the other two ends go to the right (light blue, on Hondas) and left (orange, on Hondas) turn signal wires inside either the headlight shell or fairing."
 
#18 ·
I was taught that you flash the brights 2 or 3 times quickly when you intend to pass (actually I learned that one from the European drivers), and if you want to tell someone it is O.K. to move in front of you, you turn your lights off & back on a couple of times (I drive my car with lights on, just like my bike).

Of course, here in the U.S. there is no way to turn the motorcycle headlight off. If someone want's to move over in front of me, I just do an exaggerated head-nod, and they usually see it. They even sometimes wave a thank you!
 
#19 ·
ditto in aust for flashing high beam on as vehicle behind begins
overtaking manoeuver.. as he's behind his lights cant illuminate
the road ahead, similarly as he turns out to begin, his lights
are directed off the road ahead and to his turning side,
thus you are lighting his way, then as he passes
you switch back to normal beam, passing
the high beam option to him..

used this many times between sydney and canberra
on night runs.. kept higher speed than i wanted to go
until finding a car doing my desired speed, sat
behind him for 10 mins or so, [to check him out]
then overtook him to take my turn leading..
that way we both had a bit of a blow
while the other bloke lead the way
until next exchange of 'lead duty'..

good rational driving principle..
 
#27 ·
That makes no sense. Then I would flash all day every day and demand that people move out of the way. Rules of the road dictate that I must first do what is safest for my passengers and myself. It seems ridiculous that a law would reward the aggressive folk with a pathway to force me into an unsafe position. I say this as a former paramedic with ambulance service in 5 different states. In a court battle on this subject, I wouldn't bet against me.

That being said, taking the devils advocate role, if you were going below the minimum speed (some municipalities) for posted minimums or your state has a 10mph below speed limit criteria, I can see his point.

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#43 ·
don't know how the other part of the world, but in Viet Nam, it is a must mod for bikers who go touring a lot. It's not that hard actually, some circuit and wiring will do the trick just fine. I even saw a CBR250R with police blue-red light and a Banshee horn system. Man, that Banshee horn is on my list next year.
p/s: oops, srr for being off-topic, what you want is fairly easy to mod, any bike shop could do that, but the price depends.
 
#46 ·
#47 · (Edited)
clutch side forefinger trigger is not the same as clutch side hi/low beam
rocker switch.. no need to take your hand away from he bar to use
your forefinger to flash this light on and off in one very short flash
or for however long you hold the trigger in.. compare to hi beam on/off
rocker switch which requires two movements of thumb..
also dont know the specific electrics of it, but the trigger flasher labelled 'passing'
seems not an activation switch for high beam.. its like a raised normal beam
which functions more or less like a somewhat weaker high beam..

i wondered about this on a particular blind curve at the top of a rise
i travel mornings predawn, using it as a signal that im coming the
other way [narrow road, they tend to cut across the apex of the curve]
so to check i hit the high beam rocker switch on the clutch assembly side
and it was obviously the actual high beam.. so the trigger activated light
flasher seems not the same intensity etc as the high beam..

personally i find this a very handy night or predawn signalling tool,
flashing it ahead and across intersecting roads or side roads they
may come out of or across in front of me if not aware that
another vehicle is coming.. i have used it to signal my intent
to pass as well, quickly flashing it to get their attention,
but letting the trigger go before they can direct their eyes
into their mirrors..

also used it a few times when some prawn has come towards
me with his high beam activated.. that way signalling to him
that his high beam is on, without blinding him with mine..

also, and this is illegal i hasten to add,, in australia its a custom
especially between motorcyclists to flash oncoming riders
when they are about to pass a police vehicle youve just
passed the other way.. esp a chase vehicle..

this handy little trigger is so well positioned, works so well
and conveniently that it has the flavour of a design element
based on real road motorcycling experience and understanding..

when i first found it on initially going over black beauty
couldnt help a pleased comment to myself, while still
immersed in wonder at this excellently designed
honda road motorcycle..
 
#49 ·
nakdrdr sent me a neat link to "non-North American" CBR250R parts fiche:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1hgR32NfmJWJw7WpgBXwoJ8fcaJPiEgQKMmBNdNBZegaV_RzDy6UnZp0eRVmP/edit
It identifies two different right-hand switch perches -
1 for several countries that sounds like what I have "starter, engine stop", and
1 for "IN" - (Indonesia?) that says "starter, lighting, kill".



Neither one of the numbers for the right-hand switch match what is in the Partzilla fiche for NA.

I'm afraid to look at main wiring harnesses! :)
 
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