UK light switch on a US bike..Help!

[AshimotoK0]

Hi Mick,

Have not studied the diagrams and at work at 'mo. However, if you took a wire from the headlamp main beam,dip and parking and fed two through diodes as shown, I am sure this would work.
I have loads of the diodes.

Cheers ... Ash

[kettle738]

Hi Ash, thank you for that.....did I mention I'm a complete numb nut with electronics, the very mention of resistors, diodes, ohms etc etc brings down an impenetrable fog......I just don't get it....if it's mechanical though it's a different matter.

However, even a bear of very little brain sort of gets something right occasionally.......I do realise the power to the rear light is the brown lead, which on the GL1000 disappears into the guts of the machine but should be traceable.

I was hoping  to locate that, interrupt it and link it to the newly switched headlamp circuit........or is that way too simplistic?

Best..........Mick. 

[Bryanj]

You should find it at the ignition switch or at worst the fusebox mate and you are correct in that it is the easiest way---might be brown/blue though

[kettle738]

Thank you for that...........I'll see what I can do.

Mick...........kettle738