MK Indy GSXR Build Diary: Electrics - Indicators and reverse continued

Today I managed to get everything working! I went to Maplins and bought some 3A diodes for the indicators and hazards. I used two diodes, one from left and one from right indicators, to get the telltale working. This was needed because I chose to use a single telltale; the diodes stop current activating left indicators when turning right and vice versa.

I wired up the hazards using a diagram I found on Locostbuilders. Again I needed a diode to control the current. The hazard telltale and indicator telltale both flash when the hazards are on. I still need to change the indicator feed to a permanent one so the hazards will work when the ignition is off.

I managed to sort the issue of the bikes neutral light thanks to information from users on Locostbuilders. The blue/black wire that I found yesterday is the negative from the LED. The +12V is being fed to the Neutral LED from within the speedo. The blue/black wire from the Neutral LED runs to the fuse box via a diode then into the Blue wire to the Gear Sensor. When the Gear Sensor is in the neutral position the blue is connected to the black/white wire which runs to ground and completes the circuit to illuminate the neutral LED.

What I had to do was feed the relay coil from a 12v feed and earth it to the blue/black wire. Now when the bike is in neutral the green light is on and the relay engages. I used this relay to activate the power to the toggle on the reverse which ensures the reverse can only be activated when the bike is in neutral.

I also wired in a fan override switch. To do this I simply ran a savage switch in parallel to the fan switch. I used the multimeter to confirm where the 12v feed was from and simply wired in the savage switch so it illuminates when activated. The bike loom has a fan relay so no need for another relay for the savage switch.