I have a 1984 sportster
2007-12-09 01:02:21 · 5 answers · asked by Gary C 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Personally I'd use a relay system, granted the led's don't pull to much power, but what if you forget to turn them off or someone hits the switch. What I did was use a 20 amp relay for my situation, driving lights, and hooked it up to pull power from a source that is on only when the key is on. For mine, I T'd off the power supply to the head lamp, the relay only pulls 150ma, so it's not going to over load it. That away if I use them in the day time, for safety, then I can't forget to turn them off like I have coming home at dawn.
Mine is installed on a Buell, Firebolt, I ran a fused power line from the battery to the fairing to the relay, and from there I did the rest of the work. I would put the fuse right next to the battery, even if you have to redo the wire ends, just for the fact if the wire shorts on something there won't be a battery meltdown. Most of the light kits seem to have the fuse by the lights, and not the power supply.
Find something that only comes on when the ignition is 'on', run that into the relay, then the power from the relay to the switch, and to the led's or power to the switch, to relay and then to led's. I'm sure you should be able to hide it under the seat, right? That a way you won't forget to turn them off, and find a low battery.
2007-12-09 01:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by R. Way 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
R.Way is right I wuold do it the same way
2007-12-09 09:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kurt T 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't, unless you want all the REAL bikers to laugh at you.
2007-12-10 09:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Scott H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think a HD would look right with led's
the other HD owners would make fun of you
2007-12-09 01:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
i with tom b on that one...YOU WOULD WANT THOSE Y???? SPORTSTERS ROCK
2007-12-09 02:47:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋