Consistant Wire Colors - all FJR generations

[Warchild]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Warchild]

I hope your 80 mph cruise remains functional afterwards.

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

 

[Pterodactyl]

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]

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]

. . . 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]

57 - tail/brake

58 rear left signal

59 rear right signal

 

[Uncle Hud]

2013 = "Stone Grey" light grey, silvery color

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

<edited to restore photo KIDNAPPED AND HELD HOSTAGE by photobucket.>

 

[Warchild]

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]

Are you running the modulator? This looks clean.

 

[lampee]

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

 

[BigOgre]

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

 

[Laverdaguy]

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]

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.

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

Here: https://www.realtimeindustries.com

 

[eflyguy]

2013 = "Stone Grey" light grey, silvery color

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

 

[Warchild]

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.