Dave77459

I'm still not convinced that this is something I want to tackle myself, but I would like to confidently tell whoever can tackle this what to do. When you run power, you don't run it from the auxiliary circuit? I guess I don't understand the function of the relay. Is it a powered switch that will only allow power when it is energized? So if the relay is not energized, then the lamps are off? Kinda like a pump in a water line? Water is always available at the supply side, but you have to energize the pump in order for water to flow? Thus, there is no need to run the lamps from the auxiliary circuit, because the power to the lamps is turned off when the relay is turned off? So, you can power the relay (pump) from some source that turns on and off with the key. The hi-lo switch... can turn the lamps on with different headlight settings. The parking lamps, so that if the bike is on, the lamps are too. I suppose you could use the turn indicators if you wanted it to flash when you turn (just an example for illustration!). I'm planning on having them always on, because it seems that people are seeing me better. If I ever want them off, there's the toggle on the lamps themselves. I realize that I am restating what y'all have been saying all along, but I do want to understand the issues. Thanks for your help. I really do appreciate it.

I never noticed the whine I guess, but now after reading this thread I am fixated on it. I suppose I'll have to group ride behind some Harley's with blow-through pipes to cure myself of that and appreciate my quiet, quiet bike.

I can really understand that. If I have it rewired, I think I'll do it that way. I am not comfortable working with electric circuits. I'll use a wrench any day, but wire strippers... shudder! I feel something has to happen, because they didn't bother wrapping the wires coming out of the passing lamps, and you can see three wires out of the backside. It looks shoddy, amateurish, and a maintenance headache waiting to happen. I'm going to check around for independent shops to do it right. Did you wire it off the headlight circuit, or off the auxiliary?

Problem uncovered. There was a short in the toggle switch. 30 minutes at the dealer and it was fixed. I also talked to them about running the lamps on a separate circuit, but they didn't understand my fear nor did they think it possible. Might need to check out after-market techs for this one.

Thanks for all the advice! I guess I should have anticipated this, and asked that the passing lamps be placed on a different circuit so that all lights won't go out when a fuse blows. I have to take the bike back in on Wednesday for a repair with a backordered part, so I guess I can ask them to rewire it then. In the meantime, I can turn off the passing lamps with the toggle. They wired it such that the passing lamps come on with the headlamp, but go off when the highbeam is engaged. I suppose if I have them on a separate circuit, then that function will be disabled?

I just had the dealership install OEM passing lamps on my '06 RSTD. I got home and wanted to show some friends and none of the head lamps were on. An investigation found the headlamp fuse blown. There was a spare 15 amp fuse, and I put that on. The main headlamp came on, and I discovered the passing lamps were toggled off. When I toggled them on, the fuse blew immediately. My question: should the combination of headlamp and passing lamps work with a 15A fuse? I have the halogen version ( STR-4NK35-10-01 ) of the passing lamps and the OEM headlight. Of course, the dealership didn't return any of the installation or operation information that came with the lamps so I don't know the current draw. They were working at the dealership but were dead when I got home. Maybe something broke loose and is grounding?

If my '06 RSTD has a whine, I don't recognize it. Maybe it is what I think of as front tire noise? *shrug* My bike is quiet enough that the wife and I talk regularly even when doing 50mph, and can still talk at 80mph if I turn my head. Perhaps you should try another example because we love ours.

What do people use for passengers? My buddy has one on the saddelbag guards on his Harley. I like the clean look of my RSTD handlebars and think putting a water bottle on the saddlebag guards would work OK and let the passenger take a sip too. Will it interfere with the passengers' feet?