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how to hook up indicators

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hi

this is my fird KDX (and my first post here) and i really like the bike
but i would like to hook up some sidemarkers just as a courtesy to other drivers on the road

i think i have all the parts to pull this off but i have a few question

would my 96 KDX 200 put out enough power to light the indicators or will it dim hy head and tail light to far (ive read a bit about a high output coil, where would i find those and where is the stock one located)

i think i also read something about the KDX being DC and everything needing to be converted to AC which i didnt quite get, i mean, arent the head and tail light AC?

any help is apreciated, thanks guys
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Hard to answer without knowing what the specs are on the lights you are installing. The KDX is an AC system. It works fine for most lights. The lighting coil is behind the flywheel. The stock lighting coil is about 35 watts if I remember correclty, so just the stock headlight/taillight alone taxes it. You can rewind yours (some how-to's on this forum), or you can get a 65 watt unit from stealthy offroad.
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thanks Juliend
if im not mistaken they lights came of some sort of mid 80s kawasaki...a 750 im told
not sure if i would want to try and rewind the stock coil, seems a bit....well...coutryside engineering

i'll google stealthy and see what that brings up

think i could just plug into the hot wire for the headlight before the switch?
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Yes, you could do that.

If those lights came off a big bike, probably gonna pull more than your stator puts out. You should be able to get a number off the bulbs themselves, and look them up.

http://www.steahlyoffroad.com/lighting/ ... -coil.html
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thanks

so heres a silly questions, on the sticky on best mods there is mention of a 100 watt that is available through the forum.
any info on those?

(ill look up those bulbs when i dig them out tomorrow)
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No, we no longer get those 100w stators. I personally run that steahly lighting coil, and am quite happy with it.
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Like juliend said, the Stealhy 65 watt stator does a good job. However, just running street lighting from a 750 would tax it pretty good let alone adding side markers/turn signals. You would probably need to add a battery or a capacitor for low RPM operation (ie; sitting at stop light) or rewind your own stator for higher output.

BTW, rewinding your own stator is not redneck engineering. It is the very thing any company that does stator rewinding does.
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SS109 wrote:Like juliend said, the Stealhy 65 watt stator does a good job. However, just running street lighting from a 750 would tax it pretty good let alone adding side markers/turn signals. You would probably need to add a battery or a capacitor for low RPM operation (ie; sitting at stop light) or rewind your own stator for higher output.

BTW, rewinding your own stator is not redneck engineering. It is the very thing any company that does stator rewinding does.
i am planning on keeping the stock head and taillight and only adding the indicators and the horn from the street bike, aswell as the switches

and after seeing how much a 65 watt coil goes for i just might try rewinding my stock unit
(i guess it just seemed odd to me since i never heard of the practice)

got any leads on how to go about rewinding it?
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Member Slick Nick did a great write up on his stator rewind. Make sure to read the entire thread as there is a lot of info in it! http://kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10226
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After reading that post, did they ever find out what the actual output was?
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Probably around 70 - 75w at idle. More than stock, for sure.

Some other information I have stumbled upon. If you get hands on another stock or aftermarket stator, take half the plate stack and add to yours, then add as many winds as you can fit with 17g wire, should net about 100w. Second hand info, so take it as you will.
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i read 4 pages of the stator thread but i only got about 2 of em...tops.
but the mechanics of it seem simple enough, so i should be able to pull it off


i tried finding the parts today but they are gone
so im going to scavenge it all off ebay
i guess ill go woth brand new indicators, switch'ms and then scratchbuild the wiring harnass

my only question would be how to hook up the flasher doohickey

any thoughts?
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-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
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ok, i got most of my parts ready so now im looking at where to draw power

here are my 3 options (the ones i can think off, if anyone has another i'd be glad to hear it)


1 open the flywheel cover and solder a second wire directly to the lightcoil
2 tap into the yellow wire from the coil after it leaves the block
3 tap into the wire that goes to the headlight right before it gets to the switch

thoughts?
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-1996 KDX 200 woods weapon (converted to 99 green body)
-1996 KDX 200 plated street toy (barney edition)
-2003 Yamaha TTR125-L (wifeys bike)
-1997 KDX 220 project bike
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