08-02-2016, 04:18 AM
Greetings all. My DLX is on its way from Florida. I have a set of type II bars to go on, and I'd like some advice on another mod:
Before I moved to the US, I rode various bikes for very many years in the UK and Europe. No bike I ever owned there had US-style daytime running lights (front turn signals [or indicators as we call them in Britain] that stay on all the time). I believe that is still the case. Here in the US, the front turn signals are on all the time - the so-called running lights.
Now, I wouldn't think of riding without a bright front light on, day or night, but it seems to me that having the turn signals on all the time as well as the headlight does nothing to increase my visibility and lowers the contrast of the turn signal - at a glance it may not be clear if I am intending to turn or not. In short I'd like to deactivate the front running lights. A front "running" light is required by law in many states, but this does not have to be the turn signals.
I understand that the bulbs have two elements, so is it just a matter of cutting a wire or moving a jumper, or will I need a European turn signal relay? Any ideas? RSP
Before I moved to the US, I rode various bikes for very many years in the UK and Europe. No bike I ever owned there had US-style daytime running lights (front turn signals [or indicators as we call them in Britain] that stay on all the time). I believe that is still the case. Here in the US, the front turn signals are on all the time - the so-called running lights.
Now, I wouldn't think of riding without a bright front light on, day or night, but it seems to me that having the turn signals on all the time as well as the headlight does nothing to increase my visibility and lowers the contrast of the turn signal - at a glance it may not be clear if I am intending to turn or not. In short I'd like to deactivate the front running lights. A front "running" light is required by law in many states, but this does not have to be the turn signals.
I understand that the bulbs have two elements, so is it just a matter of cutting a wire or moving a jumper, or will I need a European turn signal relay? Any ideas? RSP