Consistant Wire Colors - all FJR generations

Warchild · Jul 3, 2017

Before I go down too far in this potential rabbit hole and start CUTTING into things, allow me to consult with our awesome FJRForum collective knowledge.

I am looking for anyone who would contend the following is NOT true:

Below you see a shiny black wire harness as it travels (yellow arrows) toward the various rear lamp housings:

I am reasonably sure Yamaha kept the wire color schema identical across all generations.

When I cut into this wire harness, I expect to find (among the individual wires):

Running light: Blue/red wire
Brake light: Yellow wire
Ground: Black wire

If anyone thinks this is NOT TRUE for the 1st year Gen III, the asphalt-colored 2013 model... I am all ears.

I know... I need to break down and buy a Service Manual. Have only had the bike 5 years...

rbentnail · Jul 3, 2017

Service manual would help, yes. But so would the Admore Lighting Harness Adapter. No cutting, no slicing, Plug-N-Play. Because that's what I used, I have no idea what the wire colors are, sorry.

Ignacio · Jul 3, 2017

Why are you considering a cut?

Gen 3 bikes, cruise control, brake light modulators, and/or LED get weird.

Concur on plug and play solutions...or get to searching and reading on potential pitfalls before you go ****-happy.

Warchild · Jul 3, 2017

Ignacio said:
Why are you considering a cut?

Considering what I've already cut into in the way of aux lights/heated vest, a LED light bar - not even a modulator, just a purdy black-powder-coated LED light bar - seems small potatoes...

https://www.signaldynamics.com/content/LED%20LP%20Frame%20Instructions.pdf

Ignacio · Jul 3, 2017

Notice my "or". I hope your 80 mph cruise remains functional afterwards.

Warchild · Jul 3, 2017

Ignacio said:
I hope your 80 mph cruise remains functional afterwards.

Me, too, We are about to find out... the Cutting is about to Occur....

Pterodactyl · Jul 3, 2017

I did it without undesireable consequences. It was nearly four years ago, so I have no memory of colors. And, what the hell do you mean "asphalt-colored"?!?!?!?!? It is a gorgeous bronzish, grey-like, sorta dark metallic champagne, copper tone beauty.

JREW · Jul 3, 2017

According to my 2013 manual that is correct, and I added an additional LED brake light to my lower fender (nice and bright), and spliced into the yellow wire if memory serves. I used t light prob to find the correct wire as the manual diagram is a little vague.

SacramentoMike · Jul 3, 2017

Pterodactyl said:
. . . And, what the hell do you mean "asphalt-colored"?!?!?!?!? It is a gorgeous bronzish, grey-like, sorta dark metallic champagne, copper tone beauty.

Yeah. Same color as the road.

Cops don't see you.

SouthernCruizer · Jul 3, 2017

57 - tail/brake

58 rear left signal

59 rear right signal

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Uncle Hud · Jul 3, 2017

2013 = "Stone Grey" light grey, silvery color

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2015 = Liquid Graphite (or, as FredW likes to say, ***-phalt grey)

Warchild · Jul 4, 2017

Soooo.... if we can get back to the topic for a moment...

I'll show y'all the results.

Yep, I found things exactly as expected after The Slice. There are the bottom three target wires, nicely presented: blue running light, black ground, yellow brake light:

This allowed for a clean, sanitary, install of the Back Off LED Plate Frame, sans wiring (note dual, hugely-bright LED Bars). The whole back end looks quite tidy:

Alex's awesome rear 3M reflective decals.... a hit in the FJR community for many, many years.... you can't tell in this photo, obviously, but trust me: theses decals are brighter than hell when lit up by vehicle headlights. Oh, yes. Believe me.

The LED Bar is an amazing match to stock running lights, and are an additional punch when brake lights are activated,

Happy with this install.

dcarver · Jul 4, 2017

Are you running the modulator? This looks clean.

lampee · Jul 4, 2017

Go for it I just whacked into to my ***-fault "13" yellow wire 48 hrs ago, and its worked perfectly ever since.

BigOgre · Jul 4, 2017

Warchild said:

Ya gotta renew your permit. The Forum don't take kindly to law-breakin' hooligans you know.

Laverdaguy · Jul 4, 2017

Warchild said:
Soooo.... if we can get back to the topic for a moment...

I'll show y'all the results.
...

Alex's awesome rear 3M reflective decals.... a hit in the FJR community for many, many years.... you can't tell in this photo, obviously, but trust me: theses decals are brighter than hell when lit up by vehicle headlights. Oh, yes. Believe me.

...

Happy with this install.

OK, I'm an FJR newby, so where does one get these cool looking decals?

Nice install Dale!

exskibum · Jul 4, 2017

Laverdaguy said:
Warchild said:

Alex's awesome rear 3M reflective decals.... a hit in the FJR community for many, many years.... you can't tell in this photo, obviously, but trust me: theses decals are brighter than hell when lit up by vehicle headlights. Oh, yes.

Click to expand...

OK, I'm an FJR newby, so where does one get these cool looking decals?

Here: https://www.realtimeindustries.com

eflyguy · Jul 4, 2017

Uncle Hud said:
2013 = "Stone Grey" light grey, silvery color

They make asphalt from stone, so .......

Warchild · Jul 4, 2017

dcarver said:
Are you running the modulator? This looks clean.

No modulator. Straight up LED lights, is all. But they are some bright puppies, I will say that.

The stainless steel hardware that comes in the kit is quite impressive. The bolt is a polished, countersunk hex-head, it takes a 4mm allen wrench. The Nyloc fasteners come with polished stainless flat washers, and it makes for a tight fit back there. They are also somewhat odd in size; you need a 11-mm open end wrench. Four sets of this extreme hardware seems like overkill, but then again, the powder-coated Back-Off plate is a rather hefty unit itself.

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