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Find a good place on the bike to put your switch. You can either cut a hole in the fairing for it, as in the [[Installing a voltmeter|voltmeter article]], or just find an out-of-the-way place to secure it with zip ties. If this place is near metal, make sure your connections are well-insulated with '''(XXXXXX)''' .

You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.

You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Try to use a marine-grade switch for their general quality and, more importantly, for their water resistance. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.

Find the green and grey wires coming out of the turn signal switch. You’re going to need to put extension wires on them so they are long enough to reach your switch position. Always use stranded wire in auto/moto applications. Pictures show stranded (left) and solid (right) wire.

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 Find a good place on the bike to put your switch. You can either cut a hole in the fairing for it, as in the [[Installing a voltmeter|voltmeter article]], or just find an out-of-the-way place to secure it with zip ties. If this place is near metal, make sure your connections are well-insulated with '''(XXXXXX)''' .
-You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.
+You need a simple two-position switch; one way is on, the other off. Try to use a marine-grade switch for their general quality and, more importantly, for their water resistance. Don't use a lighted switch, or you'll blow fuses. Since you're not truly switching power, but rather providing continuity (aka ‘juice’) between two hot wires, you don't want a ground wire (which is needed to make the light work). The stock flasher works fine for this. Increasing the load doesn't affect the flash rate.
 Find the green and grey wires coming out of the turn signal switch. You’re going to need to put extension wires on them so they are long enough to reach your switch position. Always use stranded wire in auto/moto applications. Pictures show stranded (left) and solid (right) wire.