Nope, not a newbie asking if it's OK, or how to do it, or if it's safe ...

Got tired of the front running/turn lights on the Nightster. They just bug me, especially at night with their friggin' Halloween pumpkin-glow. I always use hand signals, anyway.

I removed them from the bars, pulled the wires out some and cut them. Taped the ends, then ty-rapped them together and shoved them up under the headlight cover. Thought I might have to attach resistors to the turn signal leads to keep a normal flash rate on the rear signals, but it appears the module is self-adjusting. After a couple seconds of too-fast flashing the rate went back to normal.

When the annual inspection is due I'll slap 'em back on, temp the wires back together, and pay the fee. Then the pumpkins will come back off.

 

All my turn signals have been off since 1990 and I don't have any problems.

 

I wouldn't want to give the leos any reason to pull me over.

 

"They just bug me, especially at night with their friggin' Halloween pumpkin-glow. I always use hand signals, anyway."


H'mm, wonder how many oncoming drivers see your hand signals at night? Some bikers seem to go out of their way to kill themselves, or help others do it to them.

 

I like all the light possible in front of me, like it dose any good half the time anyways.

 

You're running non-EPA approved mufflers. There's a reason to pull you over.

 

It's not the front-on drivers I worry about out here in the boonies. The rear signals still work, and I have this big ol' thing called a head lamp that sorta shines out some in front. I'm the one turning, so it's up to me to make a safe turn.

And as I said - Ain't askin' if it's OK, or how to do it, or if it's safe ...

Might die tomorrow on my way to the Church in the Wind. But at least I'll do it without a buttoned-downed attitude.

 

Easier and safer would have been to move them to the lower triple tree and put visors on them. Then you can't see the 'pumpkin glow'. But when you put one on anyone in front of you 'might' have a bit more warning that your thinking about making a turn. Especially at night when they can't see your hand signals too well.
As for leaving the wire ends exposed by just cutting them and tucking them out of sight. You might be in for an unpleasant surprise when you try hooking them back up in a couple of months or more for inspection and they have corroded. Then trying to solder them properly might not be very easy, or even possible and crimp connectors can't seem to make a decent electrical connection.
If your going to leave them the way you have them now I suggest you put a small little blob of nail polish, enough to completely cover the ends to seal them off from the elements.
Cause even if you never ride in the rain, humidity in the air and washing the bike will get the wires wet enough to make corrosion a major headache later.

 

Ditto

 

Find some old Honda wiring and solder the snap together ends on. Plug and unplug, put some dielectric grease in the end and that will seal them up. They are even color coded.