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1982 GS450T Turn Signal Upgrade from Stock "1 wire" to "2 wire" HELP

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1982 GS450T Turn Signal Upgrade from Stock "1 wire" to "2 wire" HELP

This should be a no-brainer but I wanted to check with you all to make sure I don't mess things up...

Got little black incandescent bulb turn signals to put on the bike.

Here is the link

https://www.amazon.com/Pesp-Motorcy...1491196951&sr=8-1&keywords=pesp+black+signals

The stock signals have a positive coming from the signal and a ground from the harness that is grounded to the frame where the signal housing mounts. The new signals are 2 wire, I assumed the red is positive and the black is the ground. I thought I could just connect the positive to the harness and the ground to the ground without actually grounding it to the frame because the ground on the new signals ends inside of the black bullet signals...

Can I just connect the positive to the positive and connect both grounds to the frame?

I'm sure many of you have done this upgrade. Should be easy right? I shouldn't have to do anything with the harness right?

Thanks
 
On my bike the stock signals are grounded to ring connector that runs back into harness to a common ground connector. Follow the stock black/white wire from stock signal back to find this ground connector. Your new signal's black wire needs to connect along here.
 
First of all, I could consider that more of a "change" than an "upgrade", but you should be able to connect the new signal's red wire to the signal wires on the bike, and the black wire to the black/white wire on the bike.

Depending on what bulb is in the new lights, you might also need to change your flasher unit.

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The bulbs are standard 12V, 5W incandescent. Do I need to put in a new flasher unit? If so, any idea which one?
 
Got it figured out. Needed a new flasher relay. Many thanks!!!
 
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