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Xciting 250 / Re: Can you modify the turn lights on an xciting 250 to be running lights?
« on: October 15, 2011, 04:37:21 PM »
Well I installed my Magic Blinkers the other day and I'm very pleased with them!  I now have running lights that add a fair bit of safety to my bike for little effort and not much cost.  They were fairly straight forward to install and the instructions that came with them are easy to understand.  It took me about an hour to install and anybody with half a sense more in electronics or mechanics could probably to it faster.

A couple of points I came across in my installation:

1) I need a load optimizer as my blinkers now blink twice as fast, not a big deal though.
2) I found a great use for those extra lights to the sides of the headlight, they became my constant power source for the Magic Blinkers.  Plenty of wire to work with and since the power wasn't being used I figured I'd tap into them.
3) Get some Posi-Lock wire connectors like JustWantToRide suggest.  The Magic Blinkers come with some crimp connectors but don't seem very secure for the long haul.  Also you may want to pick up some click together connectors like the ones that already exist for the blinker lights so you can re-wire them and do a proper job. 

I'm definately going to re-wire everything with some better connectors and add some wire to lengthen some of the connections.  I was excited to get them in and see if they worked ;)

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Xciting 250 / Re: Can you modify the turn lights on an xciting 250 to be running lights?
« on: October 11, 2011, 04:59:01 AM »
Just bought a set, I'll let you know how it goes.  For now I'm just going to do the front and if it seems worth it I may change the rear lights also.

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Xciting 250 / Re: Changing the headlight reflector on Xciting 250 to be the same as a 500?
« on: October 11, 2011, 04:47:20 AM »
Cool, thanks for the info.  I may have to give them a shot down the road, I've got to pace myself on the mods and gear so the wife alarm doesn't go off  ;)

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Xciting 250 / Re: Changing the headlight reflector on Xciting 250 to be the same as a 500?
« on: October 11, 2011, 03:06:00 AM »
I saw this item on Ebay while trying to find a reflector.  I looks like they are selling the light mount.  That looks exactly like what I have on my bike already.  I'm thinking I just need a reflector that has the two side marker light holes in it.  Sounds like it can be done, just need to find a source.

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Xciting 250 / Re: Can you modify the turn lights on an xciting 250 to be running lights?
« on: October 11, 2011, 03:01:17 AM »
JustWantToRide, thanks for the response.  This looks like the way to go for very little money and a relatively easy mod.  Since you have done this before and I only know enough about wiring and electronics to mess something up, I'm confused at what point in the circuit you add these.  Is it between the turn signal light and the signal modulator or before the turn signal modulator?

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Xciting 250 / Changing the headlight reflector on Xciting 250 to be the same as a 500?
« on: October 09, 2011, 07:34:26 PM »
I took my front cover off and noticed that there is wiring for lights that match the Xciting 500's lights.  It looks like it is simply a matter of changing out the reflector for a 500 and adding some bulbs.  Has anybody done this and does anybody know of a source for these reflectors?  I searched around on the internet and was unable to find some.

Thank you

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Xciting 250 / Can you modify the turn lights on an xciting 250 to be running lights?
« on: October 09, 2011, 07:30:56 PM »
I've thought about adding some aftermarket running lights on my 2009 Xciting 250 but thought it would be easier to just modify my turn lights to be running lights also.  Has anybody done this and how simple is it to do?

Thanks

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