ignition switch quest
Thread Starter
|
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,039
Likes: 11
From: Northern Ontario
ignition switch quest
On our 99 sportster 883 that we just picked up there is three positions on the ignition switch , off on ( acess) and on to start. I find it weird that on the full on to start the headlight comes on and I'm thinking the first on ( acess) should be to start without turning headlight on and then proceed to full on to turn on headlight with bike running. Is this possible to setup this way without some drastic rewiring.
I'm old school and beleive the light should always be off until bike is started.
I'm old school and beleive the light should always be off until bike is started.
Club Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 16,320
Likes: 306
From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
The bike is wired correctly. Assuming you live in the US, it ensures that you don't start the bike and take off without having turned on the headlight as required by law. The accessory position is not much different than in a car, it's used for powering up accessories without enabling the ignition.
You could always change the ON/ON highbeam-lowbeam headlight switch to an ON/OFF/ON 3 position switch.
You could always change the ON/ON highbeam-lowbeam headlight switch to an ON/OFF/ON 3 position switch.
Last edited by cHarley; Mar 30, 2010 at 12:15 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Windseeker
General Harley Davidson Chat
13
Jun 12, 2019 06:37 PM
joechief
Ignition/Tuner/ECM/Fuel Injection
5
May 30, 2006 08:08 PM
