How to Wire Motorcycle LED Lights

[@blackjackal2156]

Neat trick my father taught me for indicator wires: When driving, GREEN grass is on the RIGHT of the road, and the YELLOW centerline is on your LEFT

[@Noname88184]

Nice if you don’t live in uk 🫤

[@blackjackal2156]

​@@Noname88184 Sorry, I can't understand you, I live in one of the many countries that drive on the proper side of the road

[@robertyoung76]

Yellow could be for hard shoulder

[@patrickbaitman8336]

GREEN has the letter R for Right. YELLOW has an L for Left.

[@Cyromantik]

​@@patrickbaitman8336 That works better, thanks! I do my driving in Japan so this color mnemonic makes more sense!

[@noot7109]

I love the way you sacrificed the factory wiring to color match them perfectly to already existing male bullet connections. It absolutely 100% made this simplified for a noob like myself to do it. Only downside is R.I.P old tail lights. Also, thank you very much for providing the color diagram and going over it so thoroughly/simply.

[@spochan4]

Thank you. Yours was the first video that actually showed the conversion instead of a shaky view of someone changing a light bulb.

[@noahway13]

O...M...G... It's like he custom made this video for me. Just what I needed. And nicely produced--- Perfect visuals, good explanations, no BS.

[@pmacc3557]

Wondering if you can help: I wana put new LED lights (indicators) to my 1983 Yamaha SR 500. The old lights had 1 wire running the final bit from a bundle to the old bulb. My new led has three wires. How to connect three new to 1 old?

[@Rafael-fo9sp]

@@pmacc3557 One wire for two indicators, are you sure? Get your wiring diagram for your bike. 2 of the 3 wires will be for each indicator, and the 3rd wire should be the ground so in case there's no dedicated ground, you can connect that to another ground

[@pmacc3557]

@@Rafael-fo9sp thanks. I' v got all wired up just about. Never ending project 😃😃

[@dj_niceWITit]

One of the best conversion instruction videos out there! Thank you, appreciate ya

[@ClassicOctane]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrisnixon1991]

my brother you are literally a life saver because i bought that exact same strip lighting and i got an older motorcycle so thank you for explaining how to do this because this literally saved me tons of $$$ and pain!

[@tarzanmukai808]

Awesome, Easy peasy way to use the battery and tester to identify the foreign (No Instructions), i will be using your method as i will be installing new LED headlights, turn signals, and Rear brake light on my new build motorcycle. Thanks for the instructional videos, Keep Teaching-We All Need Instructors like you to save all of us the dealership cost in repairs.

[@wolfking1985]

I love watching your videos to get in the right mindset for my build.

[@devonnewest7990]

You are a VERY good instructor! Explain things very well, clear & easy :-)

[@bignoseharry6561]

"Thin wire" is less expensive...but the price is less cost too. Duh...lol Thank You for your tutorial. BUT ! I could have used this 3 days ago, but you let me down. ha ha ha. I searched for tail light, (brake/run), lighting, but a "no go" was achieved. Lol. Had my friend do it just switch out an old LED tail light with a new one. And as you indicated there was no paperwork with the light I received. It was very frustrating to say the least. Well he fixed it one two three. I threw him $50 just as to show him my appreciation. That way he can go purchase his own 30 pack on top of it.. anyway your video was simple, but usually is when someone knows what they're doing. Very appreciated.

[@Rysh99]

These videos are so great, not modding a older bike but still helping so much!

[@ClassicOctane]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikeeger7581]

Unlike all the other motovloggers. You are the absolute best The Best. And I hope all rest of them see this. Please repost so they. Do!!! You are the best because you are excellent and you never ask for money thru patron or otherwise and if you do it’s random and suttle. Not oh please. Sign up for patron for extra content. Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah. Thanks Taylor. Sooo much. Keep rocking it it would watch you way more even than I do. But I know u have to work I’m retired and I just wish you had way more videos. But I understand you have to work. And enjoy your videos greatly

[@mrnoedahl]

FINALLY A GREAT VIDEO ON LED LIGHTS. It took me forever to find you. Thanks soooooo much.

[@bravethewildgaming8139]

You’re at life saver man! Going through my wiring system now and was dreading the led strip twilight with those 5 wires. Now I know! Glad I got my manual to check my bikes wires cause it’s a 91 Suzuki gn125. Great video! I appreciate you walking through each step! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@matsbohl5727]

Kevin Blas Did you have to use resistors?

[@jettison_m]

Greetings from a former Austin, Texan! Man I miss Austin some days! Just bought myself a 1980 cm200t. Definitely plan on replacing the Gigantic lights with LEDs. Thanks for the videos!!

[@richhemmings]

FWIW, when I rewired by instruments I staggered some of the bullet connections so that you don't end up with a large welt of connectors you need to shrink. Heat shrink wont create a really nice joint if the connector and leads in/out are too different in size. You can also remove the need for the relay by adding in resistors inline. but I think your suggestion is much better ;) Nice vid.

[@alexandrealbergaria6224]

this is the best explanatory video ive ever seen about this... congrats man

[@rrajkamal]

This is a superb video. I just changed my stock halogen headlight on my Honda VTX 1800 to an LED bulb and I was thinking of changing the flashers too. You explain so well and your work is so professional. Thanks!

[@Xyerth]

so its just the flash relay that needs to be replaced for the most part. Very simple video. I appreciate the information. I couldnt figure it out a few years back and had hidden the factory rear bulbs under the seat and then wired in the front like you noted and then the rear led lights straight to those bulbs but I did not swap out the relay. I have just upgraded my led turn signals and figure I should wire this correctly. Relay has been order! Thanx!

[@ayroyal0791]

This is an incredible video and extremely helpful. Thank you for making this, I will certainly use this info to help me complete my rear tail light installation.

[@discflight]

Dude! Legend... really simple and comprehensive walk through of one of the 'mysteries' of motorbikes 😏 I'd been wondering about how to go to LED on my cx650 build and the those flashers make it easy! Thanks 👍😎✌️

[@anthonyperez5506]

Outstanding video! I also used the factory harness for a clean look but I wired all the grounds to the ground of the LED and couldnt figure out why they were ALL ON! The flasher was another over sight! Thank you so much!

[@ClassicOctane]

Thanks for watching!

[@luciusmicmanglerprince218]

Very good service Sir...noobs of the cycle world salute u

[@andrewbull3537]

Thankyou for your explication on the wiring,....you saved me one hell of a headache!!!!,again thanks mate cheers

[@michaelkilgore9435]

Just a NOTE ,I am finding if the videos are watched many Qs are answered , Thank You for the time you spend

[@riceboy890]

this video is a life saver, hoping to get my cx500 back on the road this week

[@VikingBagsYT]

Very thorough and easy to understand. You are a great instructor, keep up the great work

[@JT-bl2so]

i have seen a few of your videos prior to this and wasnt all that impressed however this video solidified the fact that you are legit. well done, thoughtful and extremely informative.

[@MOXinFL]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It's rare to see such a straightforward COMPLETE video with good A/V. My CB450 thanks you as well.

[@scottgary45]

Thanks for the detailed instructions. I just installed this product in my cb750k8 along with the relay from your link. My confidence level, for wiring, has just increased exponentially thanks to your video. On to the front LED's next.

[@ClassicOctane]

Awesome, good luck with your project!

[@arniet1]

👍 That was Great! Taught me the dark art of wiring and wiring diagrams

[@skully70]

I liked how you used the old wires. Also, that wiring diagram had plenty of room on the right side for the part/model number and wire colors of the new tail light.

[@garygag739]

Thanks to you my bike has now got led rear lights. You made this job so easy to understand. Thanks man l wish I had found your chanel years ago. Keep up the great work buddy.

[@joeyreyes7704]

i wish every instructional video was as good as this one great job

[@That_Cajun_Guy]

Great tutorial, not even planning on doing a build or anything like it soon... but one day. One day...

[@ronicard]

A 4th reason (and probably the biggest, IMO) for going to LED's is that they use significantly less wattage than the stock lights. These old Hondas had the best electrical output of any bikes at the time but they are woefully inadequate compared to today's technologies. So the reduced power draw by the LED's can be of great value if your regulator/rectifier bugs out on you and you're trying to limp home on remaining battery power.

[@TheHawkTheHawk]

Ron Icard where can I get the led lights?

[@ronicard]

Check the links right beneath the video. You may need to click the "Show More" to make them appear but he linked all of the lights he used.

[@TheHawkTheHawk]

Ah. Thanks.

[@KayeMarasigan_]

Ron Icard

[@kaileong8204]

Bmw motorcycle

[@cwqrpportable]

EXCELLENT video man, thanks so much. I really like your down to earth, easy to follow presentation style, minus all the stupid gimmicks, jokes and music. Really appreicate it

[@motorcycleboy3paw]

Dang! you just answered a question I asked in a more recent post.. about the led you used... you can tell you know programming the way you tackle each step. I'll try not to ask questions you already answered. Although, I've seen others do it, and you show amazing patience.

[@ClassicOctane]

No problem at all. Ask away!

[@delinquense]

Nice job. Detailed and simple explanation. My dealer installed them for me and they don't work. Lights are not bright enough. It's always harder to troubleshoot other peoples mistakes. The replacement flasher relay had an extra wire which I assume is a ground wire, which I grounded.

[@rahdigs]

Thank you man! Th is was straight forward and easy to follow! Much appreciated!

[@jasonkoski9352]

Looking for your video on how to install the rear led tail light strip into the frame

[@neilallsopp3332]

Hi Taylor, I've used these led strips on a couple of my recent build's.ie a cb250 superdream ,GL 500 and GL 650 interstate which I've converted to cafe racers.i like to cut a slot in the hoop and feed the wire inside the frame to give it a smooth factory look.i had a lot of positive comments on these ,why not try it on your next build 👍 Ps,in England we still have to put additional indicators on for the MOT test but still looks cool. Love your vids Keep it up 👍👍👍

[@gabefoster8620]

This was amazing bro you made it all make sense!!! Thank you im working on a 83 gl 650 and gotta wire a strip like that. Easy enough

[@acreageandlifestylepropert4348]

I love youtube tutorials ! Made a complex job simple just by indentifying the old wiring , on ya champ

[@davidskaggs9914]

Thanks 👍 i wired LED on my Himalayan but wasn't working. Was told to put resistors on each turn signal...but I like your method change the relay.✔️

[@darrenmakin3029]

Excellent video, very easy and clear instruction.

[@kierangaffney7259]

An extremely helpful video, I am wiring new individual light on the rear of my ct110 here in australia, this has been immensely helpful mate !!

[@jdviv4090]

Dude. Can’t thank you enough for the thorough explanation. Saved me a massive amount of time and frustration.

[@acondra11]

Great Video! I really appreciate the wiring diagram and clear video of the actual wiring to the bike. Super helpful to see it done in real time. When I was working on mine I noticed that there are only 3 wires in that bundle which I found to be Ground, Left, and Right. I was wondering where else the Running and Brake lights would be....

[@ClassicOctane]

If it's a Honda it would be a Green/yellow for the brake light and a Brown for the tail light.

[@acondra11]

Yes I have a '94 CB750. I wasnt able to see any other wires that looked the same. Ill just dig around and see if they have gotten pushed somewhere else.

[@rogerwachal3718]

very simple and thorough instructions ,good job

[@racko6ix]

4:21 gets you to the start of the meat and potater's. Thanks for this vid. Nothing like reassurance going into electrical realms.

[@MrCcarter7]

Great video! Thank you for posting. God bless!

[@mikeeger7581]

Thanks again Mike from Middletown ny. Btw I got a 79 Hondamatic. 400 a for a killer deal. Excellent condition 5500 original miles. I might eventually. Contact you like we said about a build on my bike. I can not be bothered with shifting. Much anymore. I definitely know how but I’m also older and. Partially disabled. So. I’m making it easy on me but still on two wheels. lol yeah buddy

[@Km15DJ]

you just motivated me to spend nearly 1000USD on customs parts yo! thanks

[@SEUF1881]

Awesome video man! I have been trying to find a video like this for a while now.

[@DreyB-p1t]

Do you have a video that shows how to detach the the lights so you can change the?

[@nigelbowditch7938]

Great video just about to fit one these thanks for the help

[@AlphaEyad]

I got the Black Wire, White Wire, and Red Wire that you wrote down to work the same wires on my TAO TAO Chinese scooter… so the Yellow connected with the baby Blue and the Green with Orange .

[@JezWalsh]

Great video, will definitely come in handy for my build as I'm going to be making a wiring loom from scratch as I don't have a loom to work with.

[@ClassicOctane]

Thanks for watching, good luck with your project.

[@diegoGarcia-ir9zg]

Dude, thankyou! You really made it so easy. Question I'm wiring a modified honda c70 from scratch do I need more than one relay ?????

[@justinskoczylas9071]

This was fantastic! Maybe you can run a soldering video for some of us that have never done it!

[@MyDroneFilms]

Thank you so much for this video im buying a 1982 honda cb250 on saturday but the wiring isnt done for the headlight taillight and blinkers so this is going to really help me because up till now i wasnt sure what i was going to do.

[@ClassicOctane]

Thanks for watching!

[@strpimpin]

yeah thanks for kickin the knowladge bro. question, my headlight switch has 3 wires and the headlight only has two ?

[@dennishanson9529]

Great video. I've been wanting to do this conversion to my Triumph Speed Four. Thanks for giving me the push to do it.

[@kahseimoutlaw]

You just saved me a lot of time, money, and an unnecessary headache! Thank you my friend!🙏🏾🏍

[@mikeeger7581]

Thanks for all your knowledge and fun videos

[@francoisstrauss7342]

Very good instructional video!

[@MrDTTV]

Damn this tutorial is so good! I wish i saw this before i installed my LEDs. It would have saved me some time.

[@ClassicOctane]

Thanks!

[@bignoseharry6561]

3 years ago...? I searched for this sort of description, in the past, and recently, the last three days. No Go. So I got a hold of my friend to do my tail light, brake/running light yesterday, threw him 50 bucks. He didn't want the money but I made him take it. Haha. Done. And then this morning this shows up on my KZbin. First site, outta the gate. Sons of bitches at KZbin do this just to torment people. Anyway, I screen captured a few of the important moments, i.e., schematic run... and now I'm an electrical genius. Hahaha. Really appreciate this bro. I really think the internet is corrupted though, this should be common information whenever you punch it in but it should not be such a major ordeal to locate this sort of vitally important description oriented material. All the information is out there, but I guess idiots/youtube, just have to mess with everyone. And make something so wonderful in concept become such a pain in the ass sometimes. Example. My Yamaha 2006 V Star 1100 had a catastrophic shaft shear about 4 years ago. Never heard about it before I bought the bike, of certain years run. I suggest you check out what occurs if you own one in certain years. You just have to check, check as in put a couple of dimples in the threads to keep it from running off the shaft thread. That nut is the one which connects the universal to the two shafts from the engine to the rear shaft. Yamaha never had a recall. I was coming out of a stop. At about 30 miles an hour, my shaft sheared. What a ride. Look it up. If I was doing 50 or more I would have been dead. Or severely injured. My cat like reflexes save my ass hahaha. Anyway I limped the bike home. My friend and I got online. Remember this is 4 years ago, we found the situation had been remedied by some gracious individual on the internet, followed his instruction and for only 2 days and beer, we remedied an otherwise $ 3500 to $4,000, no recall by Yamaha, shop fix. I wonder how many people got fucked up from the KNOWN shaft shear on the certain year run of V-Star 1100. I know I'm way off topic. But you can't find this same information of remedying the catastrophic shaft Shear on a V-Star 1100 today, as we did 4 years ago. This fact, makes this video, that much more important and appreciated bro ! Thanks for thinking of others.

[@evolve06]

Great job explaining things!! thanks bro well done

[@neilfoulks5521]

Nice one, mate! I'll give it a go. Elecronics doesn't seem so much like witchcraft after this video!! LOL

[@nothingbutagthng]

Video starts at around 2:50 for the ones interested.

[@donlive2758]

Can you connect them to the existing stock lights.. and use led also

[@williambrown8314]

Hey man thanks for the great video, it helped a lot! My Honda has sky blue and orange wires as well, but it also has sky blue with white stripe and orange with white stripe along with them. How to I handle those?

[@macthomas5340]

1) decreased current draw 2) reduced size and weight 3) increased lumen rating

[@johncollins5552]

True but if that craps out you got no back light, no brake light, no turn signals and no hope of popping in a replacement bulb at the nearest fuel station if you make it there alive at night without being hit by a semi or an SUV.

[@johncollins5552]

@whatupbrahs then how come I see so many new or nearly new cars/bikes with blown led taillight etc. if all these led units are so great?

[@thijskennis8757]

I like how all episodes go "I'm just throwing together a quick video" *looks at video time*: 18:24

[@ClassicOctane]

😂 Yeah I tend to ramble a little.

[@thijskennis8757]

Classic Octane Hahaha awesome videos tho :D

[@kwabenamensah8546]

Great video man but did you have to install resistors/diodes?

[@Gods-Shepherds]

anyone whos putting led lights on there bike stopped caring about the purity. They can get over themselves lol. Good vid.

[@juanecheyt]

Damn!...... At least a NON HINDI video about this topic ...... And the best explanation there is...... Hindis never talked about replacing the lights relay box, so i never did (doing it next chance i have)...... My turn lights work but they are flashing much faster than the former lights did..... May that be because of that?...... Sorry, im no expert, just an enthusiast with initiative (i've fucked it up lots of times for that reason).

[@2WheelsAcross]

Its ok if I joined the 3 grounds (stop and 2 indicator light) into one line to connect the led light?

[@neoalexander7534]

hey thank you so much for the video, i did everything you thought in the video and the lights went on perfectly. I took the bike for a ride shortly after and then boom it shuts off by itself and wont turn on again. The lights are still tho somehow its like my batteries are too weak to start the engine, has this got something to do with what i did to the wirings? I really hope you can help me out on this one, thank you again

[@d3one3]

Great video. Very clear info on an otherwise confusing topic. The relay had to be replaced because you were converting to LED?

[@ClassicOctane]

Correct. LED lights draw a lot less current so they can't trigger a standard flasher relay so you have to replace it with one designed for LEDs. Luckily they are plug and play and very cheap.

[@MSlaytonOIF06]

Do you need to change the relay, if you're only going to change the brake light to led?

[@kashifboyd9013]

Do you have to connect all the old ground wires to the new black wire?

[@DTMotorcyclesEssex]

Wicked video bro I love my bikes am currently turning my Honda cbf into a street fighter I can see it on my channel 🇬🇧❤️

[@DmitriyGolovinov]

Great explanation! Thorough and informative!

[@jenniferharrison576]

Your vid is extremely helpful! I have almost an identical setup except for the relay flasher. I need to add an “inline” flasher because my harness doesn’t have one. Can you help show me where to add the flasher into the harness and how to wire up the flasher?

[@kaiwong1020]

Great Video! am now try to change CBR650F 2017 LED headlight into 2014 CBR650F(which is using H4 Bulb) no hi-beam on the new LED headlight... any idea? need to made some wiring changes in the winker switch ?

[@PISQUEFrancis]

I missed why a new flasher relay was needed ... is it just a new flasher or is it specially made to flash LED lights?

[@danieldbird]

Me too.

[@TheSamuraieater]

The new relay pulses the lights a different way than the old school relays. Most old school flasher relays (especially on bikes from the 80s and earlier, possibly newer as well) work by the power drawn for the light. As more power is drawn the circuit heats up and causes it to open, breaking the power flow, as it cools down it closes and allows power to flow back through. This cycle of heating and cooling causes the power to turn on and off for the turn signals making them flash. Since leds draw so much less power than incandescent bulbs they are unable to heat up the circuit enough to cause it to open. Since the circuit can't open the bulb is unable to flash. The new relay has a different wiring set up (I'm not sure how it does it, haven't looked to far into it) that allows the leds to work properly.

[@danieldbird]

@@TheSamuraieater Great explanation. Thanks!

[@peterro2735]

Where did you plug the relay into? I’m new to this.

[@simonduffield]

Thanks for a great informative video 👌

[@jakejenkins5860]

Awesome video! But why was it necessary to replace the flasher relay?

[@ClassicOctane]

Yes, you need one that is designed to work with LEDs. The stock one won’t flash because the LEDs don’t draw enough current to trip it.

[@michaelmccants9356]

any chance you can do a walk through for an LED swap on an older bike like this?

[@Rosakru]

As others have noted, this was an exceptional instruction video. Thanks for sharing it.

[@SimosDelilah]

Quick question, if you’re wiring onto exisiting harness which has two (negative and coloured) wires each side for indicators. Do you just connect coloured wires as there’s only one negative wire from the led strip?

[@justin_lee3005]

Did he mention what relay we need to use? Or where to get it?

[@SessionElite]

Very helpfull video, thanks! I'm working on my first build, and I find electronics the hardest part. 1 thing I didn't get, do you need 2 seperate relais? Like for front and back? Probably beginner stuff, but I'm learning as I go. Hope somebody can help me out. Thanks!

[@geigertron3000]

VERY NICE VIDEO SIR! have you, by any chance tryed those led headlights with the signal lights built in ... i'm currently having issues with that but possibly this will help!

[@wizard_customz]

Thank you so much just helped me solve my issue bro

[@leewakefield7031]

Good video but for me the most important part (that you left out)was how you mounted the LED cleanly with the power cable sticking out of the left hand side of the LED housing? I have the same unit I think and cannot hide that ugly cable! I wondered how you did it.

[@aaronremson9815]

Awesome. This is just what I needed. I just got a custom build bike with old school HEAVY parts and the tail light itself was 20lbs 😂. Going with a modern integrated LED as well but wiring looks a little hairy. Can I hit you up if I run into issues?

[@carlosxramirez]

Awesome video, thank you for the tips! I'm about to install tail lights on my motorcycle

[@dakotaferrell5623]

What size connectors did you use to solder the LED wires to the bikes wires?