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Headlight off switch! Help 25 Aug 2014 23:55 #645173

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Anybody know why this switch is herer? Is it to bypass the headlamp for easier starts?
And where do I connect the wires ?

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Headlight off switch! Help 26 Aug 2014 04:41 #645179

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Somebody added it, so you'll have to figure it out.
A headlight switch seems like as good a guess as any. :)

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Headlight off switch! Help 26 Aug 2014 13:32 #645264

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Yep, the wiring's not to Kawasaki specs. The Red bullet connector's a sure sign, along with the "Redneck" switch.
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Headlight off switch! Help 26 Aug 2014 22:53 #645322

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Ok, it was hooked up before I tore apart the wiring harness and didn't think to take pictures like I normally do to help remember how it went back together. I'm guessing to put it in line on the driving light power red/yellow or maybe not hook it up at all!
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Re:Re: Headlight off switch! Help 27 Aug 2014 03:24 #645330

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Maybe at some point in the bikes life somebody had extra lights on it??? I wouldn't hook it up, as I can't see any reason to shut the headlight off from more than one place.
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Re:Re: Headlight off switch! Help 27 Aug 2014 04:56 #645334

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Many models don't have a headlight switch, so the headlight is always on when the ignition switch is ON. If that's what the toggle is for, one reason for turning off the headlight would be for better starting & there could be a couple of reasons why, such as poor starting or someone installed a capacitor in place of the battery. If the latter, he would need the switch, or if the former, that would be a band aid approach, instead of figuring out why a bike won't easily start.

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Re:Re: Headlight off switch! Help 28 Aug 2014 07:56 #645471

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My bike has only a toggle for high and low beam, no "off "
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Re:Re: Headlight off switch! Help 28 Aug 2014 08:43 #645483

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Does your left handlebar switch housing have a Hi-Lo headlight switch?

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Re:Re: Headlight off switch! Help 28 Aug 2014 14:36 #645512

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Yes sir.
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