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1200 Anyone Installed Hazard Lights On The Multi?

Discussion in 'Multistrada' started by sgmts1200, May 1, 2016.

  1. Hi all,

    Does anyone have any knowledge of how to install hazard light relays to the 2010 - 2012 Multis? It seems like prior to 2013, the Multis do not have this function integrated into the bike?

    Would really like to set this up as I will be touring in Central Asia soon.

    I've tried using the method in the attached screenshot taken off the internet but all it did was blow the in-liine fuses.

    Any help will be much appreciated.

    Thanks in advance!

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  2. If you leave the joins that go on to each left and right side of the indicator circuit does it blow the fuse then
     
  3. Thanks for your reply.

    Are you referring to the line indicated by the red arrow?

    If yes, it blew the fuse too.

    The circuit works when its connected off-line (not on the bike, and according to the circuit diagram I posted earlier). Once installed onto the bike, (tapping power from the battery, connected to the rear blinkers) somehow the fuse always blows.

    Do i need any resistors for the front blinkers? They are LED, right? The rear blinkers are incandescent bulbs...

    Thanks!

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  4. I'm not seeing a red arrow ??, the join where they are using Scottish locks , if you put the feed from the double contact relay on the earth path to the indicators it would blow the fuse .
    Not my strong point electrics just having a go at it , probably someone on here knows more than me
     
  5. Have you correctly identified the supply and ground to all of the indicators on the bike? If you get any of them the wrong way round the fuse will blow. The ground wires to each lamp should be black.
    To complicate things the front and rear flashers are on different circuits. The front ones are driven from the dash and the rear ones from the BBS unit.
     
  6. Good point.
     
  7. Mechcanico,
    I've separated the both sides (right + left). It does not interfere with the earth.
    Right blinkers go to 87 on the double contact relay
    Left blinkers go to 87b on the double contact relay.

    I'm not electrically-inclined too, hence all these questions. :)

    Derek,
    I've labelled each cable when i was assembling the circuit off-line (off the bike), so the chances are slim. It worked when it wasn't installed on the bike.
    I've double and triple checked each cable to make sure that they are correct before assembling them on the bike.

    So I guess this circuit diagram will not work on the Multi because of the way the blinkers are wired on the bike?

    But do you think it will work if instead of "Right+Left", the circuit should be wired "Front+Back" and I add another earth and live cable to the blinkers in front?

    Thanks for all the feedback!
     
  8. To wire them Front + Back you'd need to add diodes to each indicator otherwise for normal operation they would all light up like hazards. You need to separate the right and left circuits. I don't see why you'd want additional live and earth wires.
    Use the existing wiring for the earth return, you only need to tap into the live feeds. Here is circuit which should hopefully work. The diodes isolate the the right and left sides. I think the 2 rear lamps together should draw enough current for the flasher unit to operate at the correct speed. The current draw from the LEDs will be negligible and may need a resistor form the blue wire on pin 87 of the relay and earth is the flash rate is too high, but I don't think it will need it.
    MTS Hazard Lights.jpg
     
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  9. Thanks so much! I'm going to try this out.

    Do you happen to know the specifications of the diodes that I should purchase? I have absolutely no idea what I should be looking for...

    Thanks again!


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  10. Just about any switching diode would do the job. As long as it is rated higher than 12V and more than 1A. A IN5401 or IN5404 should be fine.
     
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  11. Cool.

    I will post results once i get it sorted.

    Thanks Derek!
     
  12. bump

    any update on this ?
     
  13. Jesus Christ, of the the things Ducati could have put on a Multistrada surley hazard indicators and a towing eye should have been top of their list.
     
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  14. its on the later gens.

    I miss it for commuting as I do a lot of filtering, especially as its getting dark soon, need more lights, people are asleep and on stupidpilot mode most of the time...
     
  15. Sorry for the late update as I've been away. Just returned from touring Central Asia + Iran.

    The connections were unsuccessful. The fuses kept blowing even with the diodes. I resorted to installing LEDs with a flasher connected to the auxiliary power socket instead as I was running out of time to prep for the trip. Attached link to the hazard lights.

    Dropbox - IMG_6580.m4v

    Good thing I did that because the signal lights fell off during the long off-road sections on the trip.

    Cheers!
     
  16. Shame it didn't work. Thanks for letting us know.
     
  17. You don't need hazard lights, just get a set of auxiliary lights and a decat to get their attention, they will see you and hear you coming.... :)
     
  18. am wondering why you would go to the trouble?
     
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