Turn signal and brake light

AceSW20 · Feb 14, 2024

Cakedaddy said: ↑

Picked up a Novita EL12 from Autozone for $13. It's an electromagnet based relay. It only had two terminals, but based on what I'm seeing in the wiring diagram, leaving the ground disconnected shouldn't matter. It didn't. White/green to the X, Gray to the L and flashers work perfectly. Good blinking cadence and bright light. It's even round so it fit in the rubber mount. I did have to add some electrical tape around the center of it to make it a little fatter so it fit the rubber mount better. Also had to cut the connector off the wires and crimped on some connectors to plug into the relay. I was pretty happy it worked. Small victories. . .

I shot some WD40 into the brake switch and it's a bit better, but not perfect yet. Going to let it sit a bit, shoot some more and work it in. Then I'm going to shoot some silicon lube on it to hopefully make it glide better. The spring/wire that connects the switch to the brake lever just has so much play in it though. So the sticky switch is fighting it. Last resort, I'm going to buy a non OEM switch and fabricate a fitting for it. Have a 3D printer, so should be able to work out a mount for it.

Next. . . carbs. I bought a kit and was shopping for a sonic cleaner. But then I found a shop that will pull, rebuild, remount, calibrate/sync them up for just over $500. I know that's cheating, but I also know I just don't have the experience and knowledge to do the bike justice. So, I'm taking him up on it.

Pictures if anyone's curious.

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