Back in the days when Tech was a gimmick rather than a means of financial theft Yamaha designed and installed the Reserve Lighting Device (in the wiring diagrams it’s called the Reserve Lighting Unit). It sensed the resistance across the headlight’s lo-beam filament. If the light blew it automatically switched the headlight circuitry to light up the hi-beam and lit up a white idiot light in the instrument panel.

As if you wont notice your light has failed.

The device sits under the seat just behind the battery box. Early ones were black. Later were grey.

They are easy to remove. Pull the plug and throw the thing away. Wire a bridge between the Blue/Black and the Blue/Yellow wires.

Done.

rlu – early black .. later grey

 

RLU – under seat, behind battery box

 

remove the RLU … build a bridge, i used a spare connector block, crimped female spade fittings on a short length of wire and inserted them into the connector so that L/B to L/Y (blue/black and blue/yellow) were bridged

 

bridge … L/B to L/Y … blue/black to blue/yellow

 

bridge in place

 

Done.

1:1 – In the beginning was created the heaven and the earth.

1:2 – And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit moved upon the face of the waters.

1:3 – Calling, ‘Let there be light’: and there was light.

And not before time too! Sonar never really worked for me. No fun riding the XS by white cane.

Ever wondered where carbs go when they die.

Carb Heaven? Sonic bubble bath. Soda spa. Queen Joan Jetts.

Or Carb Hell? Oxidation soup. Vacuum Patches.  Dysync city.

Function change? Why not …

• dual eyes … halogen

 

halogen eyes

 

 

simple really

 

 

coloured and polished variations

 

Where are you  going to hide all the spaghetti?

Mount as you wish.

• stop/tail … led

 

 

ol led eye

 

 

here’s lookin at you … led

 

 

Not really my cupoftea, but (?) … rcknrllrog on fleabay