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blank057
09-25-2008, 08:49 AM
What is the best way to put street legal turn signals on the bike? Should I buy some motorcycle turn signals? Will they hook right in? I've seen pictures of a street legal x18 that had a bar with the license plate/turn signals attached to it. Thats what i'm shooting for. My x18 lights dont work period, so I need new ones anyways. I'm assuming its the bulbs.
mt250r86
09-25-2008, 09:40 AM
I use my stock signals. No need for anything else unless your state requires otherwise. Just get your stock signals to work. Or you could use motorcycle signals in place of the stock ones. It would be a simple task to wire them in. The 18's rear signals are hard to see under the tail so I could see the benifits of wiring some aftermarket ones in. Its all up to you.
blank057
09-25-2008, 10:58 AM
Yeah I figured they would be difficult to see as well. Also, are they going to br bright enough? I know some of the brighter bulbs can burn the housing.
mt250r86
09-25-2008, 11:25 AM
They really aren't great for daytime use. I won't lie... At night the are more than bright enough. My tailight has been replaced with a led bulb that functions as a brake light too. I don't think that you could put anything in the stock sockets that would burn hot enough to do anything. The heat everyone talks about is usually to do with headlights. Your directionals never stay on long enough to get hot. I guess the tailight may get hot but I would just replace it with an led bulb and that would fix that. You can buy the led bulbs at your local auto store.
Niusiic[latvia]
09-25-2008, 11:31 AM
something what I found!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LICENSE-PLATE-FRAMEw-TURN-SIGNALS-MARKER-LIGHTS-HARLEY_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1209Q7c39Q 3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286 Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem170264619978QQitemZ170264619 978


And it's from yamaha r6

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2088-08-YAMAHA-R6-TURN-SIGNAL-BRAKE-LIGHT-LICENSE-PLATE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1209Q7c39Q3 a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q 2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem320303019374QQitemZ3203030193 74


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Targa-Amber-Turn-Signals-Plate-Mount-Light-ZZR600-2007_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116 QQitemZ300236214459



http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Motorbike-Amber-Turn-Signal-Lights-Lamps-Bike_W0QQitemZ230286191377QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p 3286.m20.l1116
blank057
09-25-2008, 12:55 PM
Dang I'm a big r6 fan! Will those hook right up you think? I might just get the leds
Niusiic[latvia]
09-25-2008, 12:58 PM
Dang I'm a big r6 fan! Will those hook right up you think? I might just get the leds

I think these will fit! I think! If you modified it!
blank057
09-25-2008, 01:28 PM
Well I mean as far as electrical?I dont mind mounting them
Niusiic[latvia]
09-25-2008, 01:32 PM
Well I mean as far as electrical?I dont mind mounting them

I don't know anything about electric. sry!
blank057
09-25-2008, 01:43 PM
Haha that's ok I don't either!
rednek01
09-25-2008, 02:06 PM
Should work I dont know how much they draw but our bikes run on a 12 volt system I'm sure
rene13
09-25-2008, 06:16 PM
I replaced all my bulb with L.E.D's and just tapped into the stock harness and not had a problem yet my bike has been legal for two years now. Since Texas has a state inspection will have figure out how to install highbeams.
YouTube - Rene's X-18 Midbike 2nd time around!

Hopefully this will be you soon good luck.

YouTube - X-18 cruising legally

So nobody steals my baby whereever I go.

YouTube - X-18 alarm
ashar014
09-25-2008, 07:50 PM
yo rene,

what alarm system do you have on your midbike?
im looking to take mine on the street and not have it stolen
rene13
09-25-2008, 07:55 PM
I got mine from www.asianwolf.com
ashar014
09-25-2008, 07:59 PM
I got mine from www.asianwolf.com

which one?
rene13
09-25-2008, 08:03 PM
I got the two-way pager for the price of 64.99 oh wait it did come from them but got it on ebay.
The Nutty Professor
09-25-2008, 08:28 PM
Rene's right LED's are the way to go. Cost more but in the end they're brighter and use less power meaning they don't kill the battery.
rene13
09-25-2008, 09:22 PM
yo rene,

what alarm system do you have on your midbike?
im looking to take mine on the street and not have it stolen


This is a good price for an alarm and it is the same style as mine http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-WAY-FM-LCD-MOTORCYCLE-BIKE-ALARM-REMOTE-ENGINE-START_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34284QQihZ003QQit emZ130258018479QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
rene13
09-25-2008, 09:48 PM
Here is the place I get my L.E.D's http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR&keywords=&cart_id=941910.10521&next=50

1156 headlight and 1157 taillight and turn signals are the wedge ones.
blank057
09-25-2008, 09:49 PM
Thanks rene and everyone else. I'm so stoked to get this beauty on the road.

Oh hey, I'm seeing 1157-x19/x20/x30 etc. does it matter which? I saw the blue under x30 which is what you had, so I am assuming those are the ones to get?
CAM2
09-25-2008, 09:54 PM
Rene13..The X-15 lighting controls have a high beam/lowbeam switch;-so does the turn signal switch I use for my setup.........

I used a manual from a 88 Honda Hurricane and traced the stoplight/runninglight and turnsignal circuits;-drew my own map circuits took measurements;went shopping and installed the harnesses and the lighting......

my bike dont have an alarm but I will get it back if it gets stolen..My bikes lojacked.
rene13
09-26-2008, 03:34 AM
Rene13..The X-15 lighting controls have a high beam/lowbeam switch;-so does the turn signal switch I use for my setup.........

I used a manual from a 88 Honda Hurricane and traced the stoplight/runninglight and turnsignal circuits;-drew my own map circuits took measurements;went shopping and installed the harnesses and the lighting......

my bike dont have an alarm but I will get it back if it gets stolen..My bikes lojacked.


When I move back home to Texas I will need to add highbeams to my bike cause of state inspection. I was thinking of swaping the headlight harness for a taillight harness splicing the terminals and adding that switch that has all the functions like yours and the extra switch use it for some strobes or something.
rene13
09-26-2008, 03:37 AM
Thanks rene and everyone else. I'm so stoked to get this beauty on the road.

Oh hey, I'm seeing 1157-x19/x20/x30 etc. does it matter which? I saw the blue under x30 which is what you had, so I am assuming those are the ones to get?

1157 is the tailight bulb and 1156 is the headlight; now the X19/X20X30 that is how many L.E.D's are on that bulb.
TomHines
10-06-2008, 01:12 PM
There are bunch of 1157 whch one will do for the taillight. Are they dual filamented and do you need to do and minor adjustments or just put it in?
rene13
10-06-2008, 04:28 PM
There are bunch of 1157 whch one will do for the taillight. Are they dual filamented and do you need to do and minor adjustments or just put it in?

The tail are dual filaments and yes some of them will need some minor adjustments to put them in. I got one of the bigger bulbs and had to cut some of the housing on the top of the housing to get the bulb to fit.
ashar014
10-06-2008, 05:52 PM
There are bunch of 1157 whch one will do for the taillight. Are they dual filamented and do you need to do and minor adjustments or just put it in?

i just got my tailights in today, i orded 2 on accident from ebay

i can sell you it for cheap $7 shipped, just pm me your address

it WILL fit in your rear taillight housing with no modifications

i got it from here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT&viewitem=&item=250297883279