Brake light / Park light illumination

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  1. 54lariat

    54lariat New Member

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    So on my Boulevard you could turn the key to park position and the brake light would illuminate with running light intensity.

    I see there is no such thing like this on the VFR, or at least the 8th Gen. Has anyone done something to make this work?

    I used that feature all the time at restaurants and any parking space when it was dark out, I stayed to the rear of the parking spot and left the tail light illuminated so someone could spot my black bike easier.
     
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    Hmm, I know my Ducati has a parking mode on the ignition and have used that once or twice but I don't think any of the VFRs have this option. Although it would have to be a manual trigger and possibly something that could be forgotten about and left on but adding a toggle switch and a relay might be the best option.
     
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    Interesting, could have sworn my 4th gen had this feature, looking it up says , yep. Nope, on the 5th gen , another thing different.
     
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    I have it on my 83, and didn't know it! I wonder why tail light was on when I looked out window and I had the keys. I only have had the bike 34 years, duh.
     
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    Guess I will need to figure something out. Perhaps I can rig up a tail light/mirror marker light combo. Would make it much more visible. Or a couple of perfectly placed sealed flush mount LED pods under the rear fender to illuminate....
     
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    You could always just get a little flashing red led bicycle light. They make some pretty small ones with their own battery that last a long time.
     
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    When I ran all new wires and added lights, switches, winch, stripper pole..... (ok well maybe not the stripper pole, wife might not approve) on my Ranger I used these LED pods, they are sealed and have a rubber gromet they sit in. I have them in the foot wells of the ranger and they are great, not too bright but still bright.

    I was thinking of mounting one under the rear tail and the wires would be soldered under the rear seat in the storage area. When I installed in the Ranger I also used a dab of silicon between the plastic and the rubber bushing, and a little between the sealed LED and the rubber to prevent water coming through the holes when going through water.

    I think it would illuminate a nice area around the rear of the bike, and depending on where or how I might try to do one under the front of the headlight.

    Here is what they are.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019MH34PO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


    Here is what they look like on my Ranger

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    My 98 CBR600F used to have that, it was an extra position of the ignition lock one further that the steering lock.
     
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