What switch is this?

soonerbillz · February 09, 2022, 11:19:02 AM

So on Facebook a fellow poster this pic and ask what is was for.
Yds7 bike.
The comments following indicated maybe a running light and on overseas bikes.
Anyone have like this or seen one?

m in sc · February 09, 2022, 11:33:35 AM

i have no idea, especially since theres an on off light right on the bars.

Striker1423 · February 09, 2022, 12:37:21 PM

That's the GO FASTER switch.

Brad-Man · February 09, 2022, 01:09:18 PM

That's the switch to kick in the flux capacitor..

m in sc · February 09, 2022, 01:18:01 PM

back in my youth that would have been a tail light kill switch.

rodneya · February 09, 2022, 02:26:44 PM

Quote from: m in sc on February 09, 2022, 01:18:01 PM
back in my youth that would have been a tail light kill switch.

I thought that was only a car thing

m in sc · February 09, 2022, 02:40:29 PM

that too.

(did both)

soonerbillz · February 09, 2022, 03:02:35 PM

If it is a running light switch. Why?.
I mean it seems useless to me.

m in sc · February 09, 2022, 03:08:54 PM

a lot of bikes used 'city lights' , ie, running light so you could run w the headlight off, particularly in the UK. My T500 has one. no separate switch though.

soonerbillz · February 09, 2022, 03:16:52 PM

Quote from: m in sc on February 09, 2022, 03:08:54 PM
a lot of bikes used 'city lights' , ie, running light so you could run w the headlight off, particularly in the UK. My T500 has one. no separate switch though.

I'm not a fan of that.

m in sc · February 09, 2022, 03:23:59 PM

well, with as weak as the charging systems were at the time and no headlight law, it made sense.

I have a yellow led bulb in the T500 for the 'city' light. I dig it. when i pull up to a bike night or something i'll kill the headlight as not to blind anyone, gives a nice look IMHO. washes out when the HL is on. good for warming up as well and not dropping voltage at idle on bikes with stock alternators too.

soonerbillz · February 09, 2022, 04:31:49 PM

Ok I can dig that.
I was thinking more along current safety norms.
I guess I could have thought that better.

DesmoDrew · February 09, 2022, 10:38:21 PM

Looks very add-on aftermarket to me. Easiest thing to do is pull the headlight and see what color wires go to it. DS7/R5 wiring is super minimal and easy.

https://www.angelfire.com/ca5/sotw/wirdiagr5.jpg

On the wiring diagram, the "Right Switch" is mislabeled. It should be Left Switch. DS7/R5 don't have a Right Switch.

Milan · February 11, 2022, 11:33:37 AM

So I got one of these headlites last year for the Daytona.

It has the replaceable bulb, in which I put in an LED one.
search forum for this thread.

This headlite had the other hole for that small lite.
That switch may be to turn this light on & off.

But as said above, it could just stay on at all times, as the headlite drowns it off.

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