KDX 220 Dual Sport on the cheap
Posted: 08:41 pm Feb 17 2016
When I purchased and registered my 220 last year, I received a "motorcycle" registration as opposed to the usual "off road use only" registration, so I figure it's a sign I should slap some lights and a horn on it and turn it into little dual sport. In my province of Canada, signal lights are required. Here's my plan, figure I'll run it by the experts here. I have no plans to actually ride at night, so the stock headlight stays. I've already replaced Rear fender with a UFO that's wired for an 1157 dual filament bulb. I purchase a LED version to keep the draw low.
The Plan:
Wire a banjo brake light switch to the 1157 bulb, tapping power off the rear tail light.
Run the headlight and tail/brake off AC, just like stock.
Purchased an eBay ignition switch, wire it into the ignition circuit. Might need a relay here?
The LED signal lights horn flasher and switchgear I sourced from eBay. I plan to first run these off of a small 6000 mah 12v battery and charge the battery at home from time to time. If I get all that working, I may install a 12v reg/rectifier switched, only to charge the battery and power a 5v USB port when the lights are off. This way I don't have to worry about the 40watt lighting coil not being enough and I could use the bike to keep my phone/gps charged when I hit the trails.
Total investment of about $60.
Thoughts?
The Plan:
Wire a banjo brake light switch to the 1157 bulb, tapping power off the rear tail light.
Run the headlight and tail/brake off AC, just like stock.
Purchased an eBay ignition switch, wire it into the ignition circuit. Might need a relay here?
The LED signal lights horn flasher and switchgear I sourced from eBay. I plan to first run these off of a small 6000 mah 12v battery and charge the battery at home from time to time. If I get all that working, I may install a 12v reg/rectifier switched, only to charge the battery and power a 5v USB port when the lights are off. This way I don't have to worry about the 40watt lighting coil not being enough and I could use the bike to keep my phone/gps charged when I hit the trails.
Total investment of about $60.
Thoughts?