NOTE: Some bikes have limited options for locating the indicator sockets. If your bike doesn’t have enough plastic on the rear fender you can still use CLICKnRIDE® by adding a Bracket or Tail Tidy. Check out our Tail Tidies here.
1. Install Socket
To ensure the socket is correctly installed on your bike, add/remove the included plastic spacers so the notch on the nut is flush with the top of the socket's thread. If necessary, reduce the thickness of your bike’s plastics with high-grit sandpaper or a Dremel tool (work from inside the plastic).
To complete socket installation:
1. Align moisture guard, apply thread lock and screw nut on finger-tight.
2. Insert the light into the socket and, holding the light in the correct forward or rear-facing position, hand-tighten the socket.
2a. Attach Wires
Join the wires, connecting the Positive (red) wire to the Active wire and then connecting the Earth wire (black). Check with your motorbike manufacturer for a wire diagram or a qualified motorcycle repairer.
TIP: For a more robust connection, snip off bullets, use quality waterproof connectors, or solder the wires together and apply an insulated shrink-wrap sleeve. LEDs are polarity-dependent. If your indicators don’t work after installing them as described, try crossing the resistor’s red and black wires.
2b. Wire-in Resistors
If you convert from incandescent globe indicators to CLICKnRIDE® LED indicators, wire in CLICKnRIDE® resistors as shown (sold separately). Install one resistor for each LED indicator until there is enough ‘load’ in the system to trigger the Flasher Unit. It is normal for the resistors to become hot to the touch. Avoid placing them in contact with parts that excess heat may affect them. Alternatively, replace your bike‘s Flasher Unit with an LED unit.
MORE INFO: Read our detailed guide to fitting resistors here.
3. Click in and Test
Click your new indicators into position and insert the rubber dust plug into the hole provided on the back of the indicator. This stops the plug from flapping in the wind and further secures the indicator to the socket. Test your indicators.
4. When off-road
Remove the dust plugs from the back of the light for off-road use, unclick your indicators, and stow. Ensure you reinsert the attached rubber dust plug into the socket whenever the indicators have been removed to avoid moisture, mud or dust entering the socket.
Ride safe and enjoy.