I want emergency/hazard flashers

This is a pretty easy modification to do, and it will increase the visibility of your bike if you’re parked along a road or riding in foggy or very rainy conditions.

This mod takes advantage of the fact that hooking the left and right turn signal wires coming out of the turn signal switch (the green and grey wires in the photo below) causes all four signals to flash. So, all you have to do is put a switch in that does that for 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 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.

Find the green and grey wires coming out of the turn signal switch. You’re going to need to put extension wires on them so they are long enough to reach your switch position. Connect your extensions to the stock wires using crimp connectors and heat shrink wrap.

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Connectors that are sold with heat shrink already on them are very convenient.

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Don’t cut the wires as close to the connector as is shown in the picture, so you have some wiggle room if you have to cut them more than once. After you have the extensions in place, connect them to your switch with the appropriate crimp connectors. Make sure to use dielectric grease on the contacts to keep moisture out. Also make sure that there is no way the metal parts of the switch can contact any metal on the bike.

Hook it all up, make sure it works, then mount the switch permanently.