When I bought my bike, it had a short light bar on the back with 2 small bullet lights that I didnt care much for so, I found a long light bar and replaced the yellow lenses on the stock turn signals to red, which is much more visable. On a 1989 FLHTC, did the turn signal lights on the rear also function as tail lamps? Mine currently has the lights with the single element bulb socket but I have seen them with the dual element sockets. Thanks

 

No. Turn signals only.

 

I believe Kuryakyn makes a module to do just that.

 

Check out Custom Dynamics Run / Brake / Turn conversion module ... the Smart Triple Play.

 

Kuryakyn Run-Turn-Brake Controller #5497, includes load equalizer.
1999 FLSTC Heritage (mine), check your.
Before I go further, note it is made in China. I discovered it was made in China after I bought it. No returns on electrical parts. So I installed.

Before: rear turn signals were turn function only plus 4-way flash
After: on as tail lights always, plus brake, plus turn and 4-way flash.
No bulb changes.
I changed my amber lenses to red because Virginia says so.
Pull off seat, unplug rear wiring harness, plug it into one end of the Kury. Other end of Kury plugs into the other side of bike harness. Tight fit getting it all squooshed to git the seat back on.
Load equalizer included if you want to change to LED.
$90 at HDealer, maybe overpriced but I feel better with more square inches of candlepower behind me. (round inches !)

When I first connected it nothing worked - no rear lights at all. Jiggled the fuses inside square fusebox under seat, lights came on. More jiggling doesnt make them go off or flicker. Hmmm. Now the circuit works, maybe I should fix it til it breaks.

Now I want to improve signal cancel function.



(Discovered it was made in China after I bought it. No returns on electrical parts. Should have read the label. I assumed since it was Kuryakyn it wouldn’t be Chinese. . . .[insert rant here])

 

If it was Kurakyn, you have to assume it would be Chinese. I got burned on some of their footpegs that fell apart and off after

 

I have bought 3 Kuryakyn products over the years.
They all failed.
I won't purchase a 4th.

 

HD may still sell the in-line module that will convert then to run, brake, signal.

 

And Kuryakyn has such a big name in Harley products. Dang.
Looking at US-made Badlander now for signal module that will cancel after a banked turn. Badlander doesnt have one.
My 2005 Sportster XL883C (Evo carb rubbermount) has turn signal cancel after banked turn. Works great.
I'd like to install that on my FLSTC 99. HD or aftermarket.
Anybody know how? What parts?
Kayakeur Bud

 

Bank angle doesn't have anything to do with it. Strictly speed and duration.