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Old May 27, 2022 | 10:42 AM
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Well there is your problem... lights from Aliexpress.



best thing you can do is throw those things away, chock it up to a lesson learned about ordering straight from China. And then go get the real deal from custom dynamics.
True. But indeed they seem to have a very decent quality...
 
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Have you looked at the wiring diagram for your bike?
 
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If it works right with the old lights, but not with the new, then the new lights might be malfunctioning or not really the correct lights for the bike.
 
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Old May 27, 2022 | 01:20 PM
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Have you looked at the wiring diagram for your bike?
Yes, I have both service and electrical diagnostics manuals.
 
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True. But indeed they seem to have a very decent quality...
How do you figure that, when they don`t work?
 
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Old May 27, 2022 | 01:25 PM
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If it works right with the old lights, but not with the new, then the new lights might be malfunctioning or not really the correct lights for the bike.
Yes! I am sure of that. IMO led diodes must be soldered in its circuit board in a way that they work only if electric signals are being sent alternating wires. But that's another guess.
 
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How do you figure that, when they don`t work?
I meant visually speaking...
 
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Ya got exactly what ya paid for . . . cheap Chinesium CRAP. Yer better off going on ebay, there ya got a 50/50% chance of CHINESE CRAP.
 
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Finally found a solution by adding a diode (1N4007) to each the blinker wire. Now I have both blinkers + running lights.
 
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