How to bypass reserve light unit

[Tom]

How can I bypass the reserve light unit ??

 

[xschris]

The xs400 don't have one. What are you looking at?

 

[Tom]

Small relay unit above the voltage regulator

 

[Tom]

 

[SpikeG]

That's your blinker auto cancel unit, if I'm not mistaken

 

[Tom]

Ok thanks

 

[NewHavenMike]

You can remove that relay and you will just lose the auto cancel feature.

 

[Tom]

It was shorting out my signal switch so I disconnected and no rear signal lights?

 

[BBS360]

The stock flasher relay grounds through the autocanceller.
You may have to reroute the flasher relay's ground wire. It is also possible to jumper from that wire in the canceller's connector to a ground in the same connector.

This thread details rerouting the relay's ground wire: http://www.xs400.com/threads/how-to-flasher-relay-for-led-turn-signal.10601/

 

[Tom]

Thanks very much

 

[Tom]

 

[Tom]

What is this part above not sure if it self cancelling signal unit ??

 

[Tom]

Ok found parts on eBay this is the self cancelling signal unit . Thanks for all you help

 

[Tom]

Well I Tried a new flasher unit and grounded the yellow and green . I have no power to the rear signals and only one of the front signals flashed .xs400 1980 ps my signal canceller is removed it was causing a short on the left handle bars through the switch.

 

[xschris]

All you need to do is just remove the unit. The wires that go to it just should be covered and that's it. A two prong standard auto flasher can be used it your old one is bad as long as you have oem signals. Make sure the bike is running or you have 12.5+ volts in the battery for oem flashers to work. The older 77-80 can style flasher relays need 13+ volts to flash.

 

[Tom]

Ok thanks

 

[Tom]

He guys so happy got the signals working put a used signal cancelling unit in and bike is great