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[[Category: Electrical & Lighting]]

This is a way to add running lights to your bike without having to use [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|any relays]]. This project uses stock turn signals. You could do the same thing with flushmounts, although finding the right sockets may be difficult. See the bottom of the page for another idea.

====What's this for?====

This is a way to add running lights to your bike without having to use [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|any relays]]. This project uses stock turn signals (2005 & older only). You could do the same thing with flushmounts, although finding the right sockets may be difficult. See the bottom of the page for another idea.

====Have an '06-'07 bike?====

The 2005 and older 250s came with two-piece signals, which had a base and then the lamp part as separate units. The 2006-07s have a flexible signal base and lamp which are all one piece. The bulbs and sockets are also completely different. If you have an 06-07 bike, this article will not work for you without some tinkering, and you should use the other [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|DRL conversion]] article.

====Where to start====

Our owner had a Yamaha with DRL's from the factory and wanted to set up the same thing on his Ninja. They work by using a dual filament bulb in the front signals. One filament is for the running lights and the other is for the turn signals. All you need to do is change the front lights to accept a dual filament bulb and run a wire to the signal lights for the running lights. At first, he was just going to change the light socket pigtail from a single contact to a double contact.

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 [[Category: Electrical & Lighting]]
-This is a way to add running lights to your bike without having to use [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|any relays]]. This project uses stock turn signals. You could do the same thing with flushmounts, although finding the right sockets may be difficult. See the bottom of the page for another idea.
+====What's this for?====
+This is a way to add running lights to your bike without having to use [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|any relays]]. This project uses stock turn signals (2005 & older only). You could do the same thing with flushmounts, although finding the right sockets may be difficult. See the bottom of the page for another idea.
+====Have an '06-'07 bike?====
+The 2005 and older 250s came with two-piece signals, which had a base and then the lamp part as separate units. The 2006-07s have a flexible signal base and lamp which are all one piece. The bulbs and sockets are also completely different. If you have an 06-07 bike, this article will not work for you without some tinkering, and you should use the other [[I want to make the stock front flasher pods into DRLs|DRL conversion]] article.
+====Where to start====
 Our owner had a Yamaha with DRL's from the factory and wanted to set up the same thing on his Ninja. They work by using a dual filament bulb in the front signals. One filament is for the running lights and the other is for the turn signals. All you need to do is change the front lights to accept a dual filament bulb and run a wire to the signal lights for the running lights. At first, he was just going to change the light socket pigtail from a single contact to a double contact.