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I have a 1979 GS1000S that I picked up last fall and have been restoring over the winter. Among the things I changed out were the turning signals and the handlebar switch. By the way, I'm a newbie, this is my first attempt at restoring a bike.
The turn signals are not OEM, they were knock-offs from Dennis Kirk. When I went to install the new switch (OEM from Suzuki), I noticed that there was a relay wired into the old harness. After stumbling about and tracing the wiring diagram, I came to understand that it was the turn signal relay. Further exploration led me to see that a PO had cut off the self-cancelling module and installed the relay upriver, I assume because the replacement self-cancelling module cost about $300 to replace.
So I did some more research and found a programmable self-cancelling relay for $100 that was supposed to do the job of both. 2 pins on the harness, 2 on the Kisan unit with a ground. I wired it up the same way as the old harness, installed the Kisan unit, turned it on and the turn signals light up when I move the switch but won't stay on and blink unless I hold the switch to either side. On the old switch, it stayed in the right or left position and didn't return to center. I had to move it back to center to cancel the turn signal. This switch returns to center and the signal turns off after blinking once. If I hold the switch over, the signal blinks the appropriate time before shutting off, so I'm inclined to believe that the Kisan unit is working properly. I put the old turn signal module into the harness and pushed the switch. It clicks once, the lights don't come on and nothing happens.
I'm assuming that there is something I need to do to the new switch at the handlebars, but I'm reluctant to just dig in without a better idea as to what the problem is. My the way, I've grounded the Kisan unit to the frame in three different places and played with all the DIP switches with the same result.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I thought I'd be riding proudly this last weekend and it is killing me to still have the bike in the basement.
By the way, although I've done a lot of lurking and limited posting, I would still have it stripped to the frame and engine without this site. I'm grateful to the many folks who have contributed to my learning experience this winter.
Thanks. I've included a before and after pic. It seems like folks like to see a work-in-progress.
Cheers.
I have a 1979 GS1000S that I picked up last fall and have been restoring over the winter. Among the things I changed out were the turning signals and the handlebar switch. By the way, I'm a newbie, this is my first attempt at restoring a bike.
The turn signals are not OEM, they were knock-offs from Dennis Kirk. When I went to install the new switch (OEM from Suzuki), I noticed that there was a relay wired into the old harness. After stumbling about and tracing the wiring diagram, I came to understand that it was the turn signal relay. Further exploration led me to see that a PO had cut off the self-cancelling module and installed the relay upriver, I assume because the replacement self-cancelling module cost about $300 to replace.
So I did some more research and found a programmable self-cancelling relay for $100 that was supposed to do the job of both. 2 pins on the harness, 2 on the Kisan unit with a ground. I wired it up the same way as the old harness, installed the Kisan unit, turned it on and the turn signals light up when I move the switch but won't stay on and blink unless I hold the switch to either side. On the old switch, it stayed in the right or left position and didn't return to center. I had to move it back to center to cancel the turn signal. This switch returns to center and the signal turns off after blinking once. If I hold the switch over, the signal blinks the appropriate time before shutting off, so I'm inclined to believe that the Kisan unit is working properly. I put the old turn signal module into the harness and pushed the switch. It clicks once, the lights don't come on and nothing happens.
I'm assuming that there is something I need to do to the new switch at the handlebars, but I'm reluctant to just dig in without a better idea as to what the problem is. My the way, I've grounded the Kisan unit to the frame in three different places and played with all the DIP switches with the same result.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I thought I'd be riding proudly this last weekend and it is killing me to still have the bike in the basement.
By the way, although I've done a lot of lurking and limited posting, I would still have it stripped to the frame and engine without this site. I'm grateful to the many folks who have contributed to my learning experience this winter.
Thanks. I've included a before and after pic. It seems like folks like to see a work-in-progress.
Cheers.
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