VFR Hazard Lights Series - Part 3 - Option 2

 

This is the second post on this topic. The first can be found here

So i bought a 2017 VFR right hand switch gear off ebay for £7 just so I could see the physically what the wiring was like to explore this option.  Wiring diagrams are great but sometimes you cant beat the touchy feely.

Great start, it looks factory not surprisingly. The plug to the main loom is the same as what's already there which is also a bonus

 

Potential Problem

Hmmm the pin outs are different between the two plugs but to be honest I was expecting this or more pins in the newer plug for the hazard functionality

 

Investigation

Time to hit the wiring diragrams and see what each pin is doing.

Wiring Diagrams

2017 Switch	2003 Switch
Both linked from VFRDisccusion.com

 

Pin Usage

For the purposes of these articles I will assume the clip on the connector is always at the top as in the photgraphs above and that the pins number left to right and top to bottom

 

 

Pin	2003 Switch		2017 Switch
	Wire Colour	Usage	Wire Colour	Usage
1	Black with green stripe	Front brake switch	Black with green stripe	Front brake Switch
2	Black with grey stripe	Kill switch	Yellow with red stripe	Engine start button
3	White with black stripe	Kill switch	Black with no stripe	Kill switch, Engine tart
4	Brown with blue stripe	Engine start button	Not used	Not used
5	Not used	Not used	Blue	Indicators
6	Black with green stripe	button	Orange	Indicators
7	Not used	Engine start button	Green	Indicators
8	Blue with white stripe	Engine start button	Not used	Not Used
9	Yellow with red stripe	Engine start button	Black with red stripe	Brake Switch, Kill switch

VFR Hazard Lights Series - Part 2

 

Fitting Additional Switch

Not ideal as I want to keep it looking like it came out of the factory and not cut holes in the fairings for switch's or Velcro them on to the panels.  For this reason I'm not going down this route so its dismissed straight away.

Some say this is the easiest and quickest way to add them and I’m sure it is but its not for me.  If you do a google search you can find plenty of examples on how to do it but I wont be covering it here.

 

VFR Hazard Lights Series - Part 3

VFR Hazard Lights Series - Part 1

So  after an incident with a flat tyre last week that left me with a long wait for a recovery truck in the middle of a nasty set of twisties it became apparent thata set of hazard lights on the bike would be a good idea.  Its something I toyed with doing on my CB500 but never got around to doing before the bike was involved in an accident.

 

From my previous investigations I knew there were 3 options available…

1. Aftermarket switch and mess around with the wiring.
2. Buy an upgraded right handed switch gear from a later Honda bike that has the hazard functionality and see if the wiring in it can be adapted to the existing wiring on the bike.  Advantage is it would look factory fitted.
3. Modify the existing switch gear on my bike to add the functionality to it as it has a blanking plate where the headlights switch is normally.

 

Time for some investigation…

My Biking Life: VFR Hazard Lights Series - Part 2