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[Norm]

Bit more news for you Mike, one LED for the indicator lights won't work, you need 2, one for each side, this is because they are a diode. Told you once you start you keep chasing the perfect setup

[Yamaha1]

"one LED for the indicator lights won't work, you need 2, one for each side"

Blimey - of course you do - I had completely overlooked that, Norm - must put my thinking cap on to see if there is any other way around this!! Thanks for mentionig this before I attacked it with my drill!!

Mike

[PeteF]

Don't ignore that weep from behind the chaincase for too long. It has been known for the screws holding the inner chaincase to the crankcase to come loose. This could be the problem.

[Alan R]

-----------"Is it finished yet?"-------Blimey !!! Now I KNOW for sure that the ladies have some sort of telepathic link 'cos 'er indoors uses EXACTLY the same phrase !!! ...But she does ride pillion with me on tour or Holidays, so all's well----isn't it ???...

[Yamaha1]

Still considering how to use the one LED to run as the indicator lamp - plus I keep finding dull areas of the olive green paint that need polishing - so I tend to get easily side-tracked!! Whilst the seat was off, I decided to renew the single fuse, which I assume is the main fuse, and extend it down into the LH toolbox with the ignition fuse - it seemed a rather inaccessible place to have an important fuse. Both fuses are now the blade type, in splashproof holders.

Mike

[PeteF]

Should be a way to use one LED if you wire in blocking diodes

[Yamaha1]

Well, spent the morning in my workshop (shed, really) experimenting with the single LED indicator mod. I got it going OK by using a pair of blocking diodes (thanks PeteF), but I'm not happy that the bezel containing the diodes are in fact waterproof!!
So I had a close look at the existing warning lamp (bearing in mind I fitted the upgraded 21w flasher and lamps from our hosts). What I discovered was that the rubber lampholder that goes into the speedo has a shoulder on it to limit how far in the lamp can go into the hole. I discovered that the bulb, in place in the speedo, was, in fact, a good 1/2" below the coloured lens, which doesn't make it that visible. So, armed with a chisel-type scalpel blade I removed the rubber shoulder to allow the lamp to into the hole further.
This has definately improved its visibility - but I still wouldn't call in "attention grabbing" - I'll see how it looks on the road before fiddling with it any more!! As for the neutral lamp - the same caviat applies there - probably not waterproof in those chrome bezels - so I may decide to remove the leds from their bezels, which would mean a much smaller hole needs to be drilled - and some Araldite over the leads should ensure no water ingress. Boy, do I enjoy fiddling - dunno how I ever used to find the time to go to work!!

Mike