First bike project. Possible noob questions

mitchgirard

New Member
This is my first project (in fact, my first motorbike ever), so excuse me if these have already been asked or are simple to you experienced bike builders.
This winter i bought my first bike, a '76 CB400F. In good running condition i figured it would be a great way to venture into the world of motorcycles and cafe racers. I've started doing some work to it since then (just basic stuff like clubman's, a fiberglass seat, new signals etc).
So today i swapped out the signal lights. The rear signals plugged in fine and are working great. Then i installed the front ones and they light up fine, but when i signal, that light just turns off instead of blinking. I plugged the new wires into the same spots as the previous ones, and tried the other way around as well. What could be causing this?
If i have any other questions i'll probably post them here as well.
Thanks a bunch!
 
dont think so
http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-lighting-parts-arrow-decco-style-black-clear-turn-signals-blinkers-61-83743.html
 
If I'm reading this correctly, sounds like your new bulbs are lower wattage to the stock items and the indicator relay is not having anough current drawn through it to "switch".

Either switch the bulbs back to stock (12v 21w) or get a no load (LED) relay.
 
but if my rear signals are working properly, does it not make sense that my front ones should since they're the same signals?
 
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