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13 Jun 2024 10:49 #900662
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1978 KZ1000B2
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What does it take to swap over to LED turn signals/running lights? I already swapped my four dash lights over to LED.
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13 Jun 2024 12:44 - 13 Jun 2024 12:45 #900667
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My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project
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You will need a load independent turn signal relay first and the correct polarity connection to the LED.
If you have only one turn signal indicator bulb for both directions you need lock diodes. If not you will get a unwanted "hazard turn signal mode" .
If you have only one turn signal indicator bulb for both directions you need lock diodes. If not you will get a unwanted "hazard turn signal mode" .
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14 Jun 2024 11:38 #900726
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I have indicator lights for each side so it sounds like I just need an electronic flasher and led bulbs. Can you make a recommendation on what led bulbs to get?
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03 Jul 2024 04:10 #901683
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1978 KZ1000B2
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My switch to all led lighting has been mostly successful. I lost one of the bulbs I bought for the turn indicator lights on the dash, so short of a miracle and it just showing up sometime today I will be ordering another one. I replaced the headlight with a sealed led headlight, got a pair of them for $25. They were marketed for Jeeps, but the guy said he was putting them on Harleys too. Since I have to order that one bulb replacement, I think I might also get a couple of led strips to light up the underside of the bike.
Strugis is still the focus and just 28 days away! I still have to put on the new brake lines from Coremoto. I need an oil change too. I am going to replace the battery this weekend just as a precaution. It's 2 years old and I never seem to get more than 2 or 3 years out of a battery, but I am also bad about just leaving it sit in the bike over winter. I hope to install a usb port to keep my phone charged too. Oh, and for those that know me....I am going to lube the clutch cable!
I think I am going to order up aq spare master link for the chain and get a spare inner tube just in case. I am trying to pack light, but are there any other spare parts you would take for a big trip like Sturgis?
Strugis is still the focus and just 28 days away! I still have to put on the new brake lines from Coremoto. I need an oil change too. I am going to replace the battery this weekend just as a precaution. It's 2 years old and I never seem to get more than 2 or 3 years out of a battery, but I am also bad about just leaving it sit in the bike over winter. I hope to install a usb port to keep my phone charged too. Oh, and for those that know me....I am going to lube the clutch cable!
I think I am going to order up aq spare master link for the chain and get a spare inner tube just in case. I am trying to pack light, but are there any other spare parts you would take for a big trip like Sturgis?
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03 Jul 2024 11:33 #901709
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Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!
[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!
[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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03 Jul 2024 11:41 #901712
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09 Jul 2024 15:21 - 09 Jul 2024 15:25 #901937
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I installed my last led bulb that I needed to make a full conversion. Odd problem....the red stop light indicator on the dash blinks. If I turn on a blinker it blinks 180 degrees opposite of the blinker. Is there a secondary flasher for the hazard lights that the stop indicator might be using?
The led headlight I bought has a halo ring so I found a spare positive in the headlight bucket and hooked it up.
I want to put on a bigger front sprocket to lower rpms for all the highway riding. Right now I am running a 530 chain with 18/42 sprockets. How big can I go on the front sprocket? Could I get away with a 20? Anyone done this?
Left to do before Sturgis is to grease the front bearings and rebleed the front brakes. Oh and maybe replace the battery in the elcheapo handlebar clock.
The led headlight I bought has a halo ring so I found a spare positive in the headlight bucket and hooked it up.
I want to put on a bigger front sprocket to lower rpms for all the highway riding. Right now I am running a 530 chain with 18/42 sprockets. How big can I go on the front sprocket? Could I get away with a 20? Anyone done this?
Left to do before Sturgis is to grease the front bearings and rebleed the front brakes. Oh and maybe replace the battery in the elcheapo handlebar clock.
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09 Jul 2024 15:29 #901938
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1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
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Your red stop light is faulting due to the tail light out relay. I had the same problem. The stop light out relay need the resistance from the incandescent build to stay fault free. You could talk to F64 or Wookie about a resistor to add to the bulb. That’s beyond my pay grade. I sucked up my pride and used one standard incandescent dash bulb and everything works as it should. There are Two flasher units. One hazard and one turn signal. I replaced them both with these
www.superbrightleds.com/vehicle-lights/m...-flasher-and-bracket
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
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1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
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15 Jul 2024 06:54 #902140
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I installed the second electronic flasher in hopes it would solve the blinking rear stop light indicator, but it still blinks. So then I put the old incandescent bulb in and it still blinks! At this point I rather doubt a resistor led bulb would fix the issue. Anyone have any ideas about why this is happening? For now I am going to put a strip of electrical tape over it so I am not annoyed by the flashing.Your red stop light is faulting due to the tail light out relay. I had the same problem. The stop light out relay need the resistance from the incandescent build to stay fault free. You could talk to F64 or Wookie about a resistor to add to the bulb. That’s beyond my pay grade. I sucked up my pride and used one standard incandescent dash bulb and everything works as it should. There are Two flasher units. One hazard and one turn signal. I replaced them both with these www.superbrightleds.com/vehicle-lights/m...-flasher-and-bracket
1978 KZ1000B2
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