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'''Note:''' The picture above was taken specifically for this article, but the ones from here on were not, so don't let them confuse you.   
'''Note:''' The picture above was taken specifically for this article, but the ones from here on were not, so don't let them confuse you.   


Find a good place on the bike to put your switch. You can either cut a hole in the fairing for it, as in the [[Installing a voltmeter|voltmeter article]], or just find an out-of-the-way place to secure it with zip ties. If this place is near metal, make sure your connections are well-insulated with (XXXXXX) .  
Find a good place on the bike to put your switch. You can either cut a hole in the fairing for it, as in the [[Installing a voltmeter|voltmeter article]], or just find an out-of-the-way place to secure it with zip ties. If this place is near metal, make sure your connections are well-insulated with '''(XXXXXX)''' .  


You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.  
You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.