No chance it would be a major rewire.
And in case your wondering about the hazard switch on the l/h side s/g its a simple case of buying the uk r/h/-s/g and plugging it in.
Be careful with advice like that, you could cost people money. I have an import (USA) 2004 Gen 1 which comes with no headlight pass/flash switch, no hazard lights switch and no lights on or off switch.
I have added a switch to my 03 model. The switch iinterrupts the control wire of the relay behind the clocks,the white one if I remember correctly.This is only a partial solution though,the tail light and side lights stay on. To stop those coming on would require major wiring surgery,not with it in my case.
Why do you guys want to turn your headlights off ??
if I go a long time without riding it, then it can reduce the load on the battery for a while and get a bit of a better charge into it.
Quote from: mickvp on 10 August 2014, 08:19:26 pm if I go a long time without riding it, then it can reduce the load on the battery for a while and get a bit of a better charge into it.The alternator regulator is set to charge the battery at around the same 14volts with the headlights on or off while riding..It really shouldn't make any difference..(apart from when at only idle revs)
Quote from: chaparral02 on 10 August 2014, 08:24:16 pmQuote from: mickvp on 10 August 2014, 08:19:26 pm if I go a long time without riding it, then it can reduce the load on the battery for a while and get a bit of a better charge into it.The alternator regulator is set to charge the battery at around the same 14volts with the headlights on or off while riding..It really shouldn't make any difference..(apart from when at only idle revs)I would have thought it was not an issue of voltage, but an issue of current? the headlights draw a current and therefore there is less available to go to the battery? either way, its making the alternator work harder than it needs to?
I don't get it. The money and effort you would have to spend on switch gear, wiring and time to be able to turn your lights off, just so you can charge your battery a tiny bit quicker when it is a little bit flat, will buy you a charger, which means it will never be flat and you wont have to drive with your lights off. Is there any other reason you want to turn them off?
... Unless its possible to get a good beam pattern without having them? ...