Back Off Wig Wag for a Hack?

RidingDonkeys · 07-19-2012, 02:37 PM

So I just wired up a Garmin GPS power supply to the Bonnie rig and after I closed it all up, it occurred to me that I have a Back Off Wig Wag brake light modulator laying around that I was going to use on the cafe racer. I'm stacking miles on the Bonnie rig, so why not use it there?

Has anybody done this? An extra set of brake lights seems to complicate things in my Yuengling induced haze. I didn't pay close attention to how the sidecar lights are wired up, but I'm guessing they feed off the factory harness? Anybody have insight here?

RedMenace · 07-20-2012, 05:45 AM

I haven't done that, but I think it should work. I had one on one of my bikes, but I didn't have sidecar lights on that rig. It was wired to the wire feeding the power to the brake light. It seems if your sidecar brake light taps into the harness after the flasher unit both brake lights should flash

RidingDonkeys · 07-20-2012, 06:03 AM

That's kind of what I was thinking too. I poked around a bit yesterday and I was a little baffled about the wiring on this new fangled Bonneville. I'm used to old bike where there is tons of space for wiring, whereas on this Bonnie, everything is sort of crammed in there. I'm hitting the road again today, so it will all have to wait until I get home next week.

RAGBrian · 07-20-2012, 06:10 AM

Interesting....never seen a Wig Wag light modulator before. That will get some attention!

http://www.customdynamics.com/signal..._modulator.htm

I built a light flasher from a Vellerman MK178 Third Brake Light Flasher kit, that flashes 5 times/sec then goes solid; every brake action after that is solid until a timing circuit resets (about 10 seconds or so, IIRC) and then the module resets itself. I connected this module to some LED lights I put on a larger reflective plate behind the moto license plate.

RAMKILR · 07-20-2012, 12:22 PM

In some states wig-wag lighting is illegal, unless you're an official emergency vehicle. However, modulating the brake lights is legal.

07-19-2012, 02:37 PM	#1
RidingDonkeys ^OP Purveyor of Awesome Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA Oddometer: 3,324	Back Off Wig Wag for a Hack? So I just wired up a Garmin GPS power supply to the Bonnie rig and after I closed it all up, it occurred to me that I have a Back Off Wig Wag brake light modulator laying around that I was going to use on the cafe racer. I'm stacking miles on the Bonnie rig, so why not use it there? Has anybody done this? An extra set of brake lights seems to complicate things in my Yuengling induced haze. I didn't pay close attention to how the sidecar lights are wired up, but I'm guessing they feed off the factory harness? Anybody have insight here? __________________ '67 Bonnie, '68 Tiger, (position vacant), '07 Bonnie/Cargo Hack, '11 Ural Gear-Up, '13 Husqvarna TR650 and a deep lust for more

07-20-2012, 05:45 AM	#2
RedMenace Adventure Sidecar Joined: Dec 2001 Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA Oddometer: 4,852	I haven't done that, but I think it should work. I had one on one of my bikes, but I didn't have sidecar lights on that rig. It was wired to the wire feeding the power to the brake light. It seems if your sidecar brake light taps into the harness after the flasher unit both brake lights should flash __________________ the Red Menace "You are measured by how you ride by people who ride, and how you pose by people who pose." Alejo "Riders who get pissed off are doing it wrong." DAKEZ

07-20-2012, 06:03 AM	#3
RidingDonkeys ^OP Purveyor of Awesome Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA Oddometer: 3,324	That's kind of what I was thinking too. I poked around a bit yesterday and I was a little baffled about the wiring on this new fangled Bonneville. I'm used to old bike where there is tons of space for wiring, whereas on this Bonnie, everything is sort of crammed in there. I'm hitting the road again today, so it will all have to wait until I get home next week. __________________ '67 Bonnie, '68 Tiger, (position vacant), '07 Bonnie/Cargo Hack, '11 Ural Gear-Up, '13 Husqvarna TR650 and a deep lust for more

07-20-2012, 06:10 AM	#4
RAGBrian jonesing for a ride Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Wildwood, MO Oddometer: 813	Interesting....never seen a Wig Wag light modulator before. That will get some attention! http://www.customdynamics.com/signal..._modulator.htm I built a light flasher from a Vellerman MK178 Third Brake Light Flasher kit, that flashes 5 times/sec then goes solid; every brake action after that is solid until a timing circuit resets (about 10 seconds or so, IIRC) and then the module resets itself. I connected this module to some LED lights I put on a larger reflective plate behind the moto license plate. __________________ RAGBrian :: 1978 CX500 Standard :: 1976 CB360T :: "Going where you don't belong, I decided a long time ago, is the root of all misery and the soul of all adventure." -- Peter Egan, May 1979 RAGBrian screwed with this post 07-20-2012 at 06:12 AM Reason: added URL linky

07-20-2012, 12:22 PM	#5
RAMKILR Adventurer Joined: May 2011 Location: San Jose, Ca, USA Oddometer: 68	In some states wig-wag lighting is illegal, unless you're an official emergency vehicle. However, modulating the brake lights is legal. __________________ Alan Hepburn - Proud to be a Blue Star Family San Jose, Ca

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