Extra brake light wires in the front

[MisterCinders]

I have been changing things up in front of the wiring system -- new gauges, new turn signals, etc.

Real estate for wiring up front is getting pretty dear, so I am working out how to streamline things, such as shedding some excess wire lengths left over from changing out components.

A top candidate for deletion is the multi-wire cluster for the gear indicator. The old one never worked (always showed me in 8th gear ), and the new gauges don't include one. So that six-wire plug is useless.

All the other wires in the cluster are accounted for except one set. There is a small group of 2-3 brown wires that dead-end into a bullet connector that was living in the headlight bucket. The wiring diagram shows this to be part of the brake light circuit that, indeed, dead-ends at the front. Why have this at all?

[bakalorz]

I have been changing things up in front of the wiring system -- new gauges, new turn signals, etc.

Real estate for wiring up front is getting pretty dear, so I am working out how to streamline things, such as shedding some excess wire lengths left over from changing out components.

A top candidate for deletion is the multi-wire cluster for the gear indicator. The old one never worked (always showed me in 8th gear ), and the new gauges don't include one. So that six-wire plug is useless.

All the other wires in the cluster are accounted for except one set. There is a small group of 2-3 brown wires that dead-end into a bullet connector that was living in the headlight bucket. The wiring diagram shows this to be part of the brake light circuit that, indeed, dead-ends at the front. Why have this at all?

Is it possible they are meant for running lights (which will in the back go to the brake/running light)

[MisterCinders]

Is it possible they are meant for running lights (which will in the back go to the brake/running light)

I think that is correct, since that brown wire does not run through the front brake switch. But I don't understand why it has a deadhead run to the front of the bike.

Here is the diagram:



That brown wire does run back to the tail-light, but the run to the left goes to a dead end.

[Guest]

Some front turn signals are dual element for running lights.