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It depends on your state, but I think most states restrict the use of a constant blinking light (in certain colors like red and blue) to authorized emergency vehicles.   

Googling the Wisconsin Vehicle code, I found this:

347.07 Special restrictions on lamps and the use
thereof. (1) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps
also is equipped with any adverse weather lamps, spotlamps
or auxiliary lamps, or with any other lamp on the front
thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than 300 candlepower,
not more than a total of 4 of any such lamps or combinations
thereof on the front of the vehicle shall be lighted at any one
time when such vehicle is upon a highway.

(2) Except as otherwise expressly authorized or required by
this chapter, no person shall operate any vehicle or equipment on
a highway which has displayed thereon:
(a) Any color of light other than white or amber visible from
directly in front; or
(b) Any color of light other than red on the rear; or
(c) Any flashing light.


347.145 Deceleration warning lights for motorcycles,
motor bicycles, mopeds or motor buses. (1) A motorcycle,
motor bicycle or moped may be equipped with and use a
system in which an amber light which pulses in a controlled fashion
at a rate which varies exponentially with deceleration is center
mounted on the rear of the vehicle.


So there you go - no flashing lights allowed, but an amber (which makes no sense since brake lights have to be red) auxiliary flashing brake light is acceptable.

In reality, the application of laws such as these ends up at the discretion of a police officer if you get stopped.  They might not even know all the details of the above code but you would be in violation if you used one of those flashing LEDs.

When you guys find the wires for the front to hook up, let me know.  I would love to add some of those lights to the front.  Let me know where you put them too, if you could.  Being more visible is always a good thing.

I plan on installing the rear lights first - in fact they came in the mail today, but I won't have the bike until this Thursday at the earliest.  I need to get a good look at the front end of the scooter to decide if it even makes sense to get the front LEDs sold by the same company. 

I might try to install something like this on the back of each mirror or maybe in the little openings to just under and to the sides of the main headlight:



For about $30 they can be configured to run as running lights and high intensity auxiliary turn signals.

Well I pulled the trigger on the leftover 250iR.  The deal was too good to pass up.  For as many folks believe that the 250 is underpowered or slow, there are just as many that feel it is just fine and a lot of fun to ride.  I guess I will just have to figure out for myself if it's to my liking.  I can always trade up later on.

As a new Kymco XCiting owner, the first thing I would like to get is a complete wiring diagram for the electrical system.  One of the first mods I make to every new bike is to add some high-power LED taillights/running lights (the P3 lights from www.p3lights.com are the best out there, IMO....you can even see my Youtube video review of them on their website...but I don't work for them nor receive any compenstation for mentioning their name).

So anyone have a wiring diagram for these beasts?

Thanks,
Brian