Headlight Modulator

[davidl]

I am looking to add a headlight modulator to my voyager and am looking for any recommendations. Had one guy tell me to buy the cheapest one. He said he had bought ought an expense one & had more problems until he bought a plug & play one. Now works fine. Any recommendations???

[SgtSlag]

There are a couple of models which are plug-and-play, with a dual socket which sandwiches between the headlight's prongs, and the OEM socket. I can't help you with those, as I used a hard-wired model, which I spliced into place.

Some Modulators have a photo-sensor which must be aimed at the sky, while others use a photo-sensor which needs to be aimed at the road/ground. Be sure to read the instructions carefully, and aim the photo-sensor accordingly. Also, you may need to experiment: mine said to aim it at the sky, but it never turned off, until it got pitch dark; I had to cut the plastic lens of a cheap pair of sunglasses, then I used clear RTV Silicone to secure the lens to the photo-sensor, to get it to turn off at dusk, not dark...

I can tell you that the modulator will cause the Headlight Failure light, in the instrument panel, to flash: the Voyager is designed to use the Hi-Beam filament, on a lower wattage, should the Lo-Beam filament burn out; if the Hi-Beam filament burns out, it will still function as a Lo-Beam light, regardless of how you have the switch set. A modulator will still work normally, even with the OEM bypass circuit -- you do not need to disable this circuit!

The Modulators make quite a worthwhile difference, in my experience. I ran them on three different bikes, and I got noticed, considerably, by other traffic. I won't ride without one again. Cheers!

[voyager55]

I've used the Kisan path blazer for several years now, Simple plug & play installation.
I won't ride without it.

[chevyman1]

I installed the Signal Dynamics modulator works vary well.
http://www.signaldynamics.com/plug-play ... s-adapter/
The old ones you had to splice in but the new models are plug and play.
I mounted the photocell in the dash just behind the windshield (you have to drill a small hole, use a step bit, it will not crack the plastic ).
also you have to remove the ground wire from the plug on the reserve lighting device, it's the black wire with yellow stripe ( unplug it and use a small screwdriver and release the pin and pull it out the back of the plug and put a shrink sleeve or electrical tape over it ) if you don't disable the RLD the modulator will not work because the Signal Dynamics unit works on low and high beam , That will also keep the light in the dash from flashing.
The Modulator has a reserve lighting built in.
You also might want to look at there taillight units, I use the wig wag on the trunk lights and get a lot of people telling me how noticeable it is.

[Scott-(Altoona, PA)]

I've used the Kisan path blazer for several years now, Simple plug & play installation.
I won't ride without it.

I too use this type. I was lucky enough to get one from a member who moved up to a 1700 and it didn't cross over from his prior 1200 Voyager. Works great and truly is Plug & Play!

[davidl]

Thanks for the replies. I have ordered a Signal Dynamics modulator. Never thought I would need one but a lady in a suburban turned in front of us LOOKING at us. Thankfully the ditch was mowed and taken care of so we ended up ok.

[chevyman1]

Thanks for the replies. I have ordered a Signal Dynamics modulator. Never thought I would need one but a lady in a suburban turned in front of us LOOKING at us. Thankfully the ditch was mowed and taken care of so we ended up ok.

You might want to consider louder horns if you don't already have them.

[SgtSlag]

+1 on the louder horns. Be sure to use a relay, and wire them directly to the battery, for sufficient power transfer. Also, if you do not have a brake modulator, I highly recommend them, as well. A hi-viz jacket, or vest is also an excellent aid to being seen. Reflective decals for your helmet are another add-on that helps. Cheers!

[davidl]

I haven't got horn yet but that is high on the list after a headlight modulator. I will run them thru a relay. i think the PO had tried other horns but kept blowing the fuse. Left the horn on the bike so I will get the them wired up. The better I am seen & heard, the better I like it..

[NSASarge]

I got mine from Comagination ...

http://www.comagination.com/

They have a "combo" deal that includes a BOMA module for the brake lights. The headlight is a simple plug-&-play. If I remember correctly, the brake lights require a bit more work. You could probably hook it up to the trunk lights on a Voyager fairly easy. I let my brake light module go with my Nomad when I sold it.

[voyager55]

I have a pair of Rivco Air horns on each side of the bike. Boy they will wake the dead! Which is most drivers who I meet

[SgtSlag]

I've read that air horns have a time-delay as they build up air pressure. Have you noticed any delays between pressing the button, and the sound? Just curious. Thanks. Cheers!

[voyager55]

Never noticed any type of delay

[Tonyvdb]

I have a small set of air horns on my bike and the delay is less than half a second so negligible.