I have blinkers now, but they dont blink.

[Guest]

Hey guys, so after getting into the groove at the new job I finally found time to work on my project some more (82 GS750t). When I bought the bike, all the blinkers were gone. I bought 2 pairs and wired them into the existing cables that were tied to the frame in areas where one would assume a blinker goes. My problem is that if I press my switch to blink left, both left blinkers turn on and stay solid, there's no blinking to be had. Same thing happens when I try and signal right. As I ride it every now and then, just to be safe at night all I can do is turn the switch on and off to simulate blinking. No idea what it could be, any input would be awesome, thanks!

[Cyrano]

I suspect the relay. When you switch the blinkers on, do you hear/feel a slight click from the relay?

[rustybronco]

Are the lights you bought the same wattage as the factory lights, or did you decide to use LED or some of those mini lights?

[Ese92]

I suspect the relay. When you switch the blinkers on, do you hear/feel a slight click from the relay?

Yeah when I hit the switch, you can hear it want to blink, as it hesitates in the beginning right before they stay lit solid.

[Ese92]

Are the lights you bought the same wattage as the factory lights, or did you decide to use LED or some of those mini lights?

TBH I am not sure about the wattage. I wanna say they are the same, they are not LED, I went with simple blinkers off ebay with regular bulbs.