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The left handle bar switch is of interest because a few people are doing their headlight mod around it, either by tapping into the harness directly after the switch or somewhere down the line closer to the headlights. The manual is pretty clear about what lies further down from the switch itself along the wiring harness, and that’s a connector. The reason for the connector is, when the left switch goes faulty, a replacement assembly is required and to make the repair easier is to add a connector. So why am I looking at this area? I want to do a permanent right-side low beam installation which functions such that when the high beam switch is off, the low beam filament on the right side is on. When the high beam switch is on, the low beam filament is off and the high beam is on. I’m not a big fan of splicing into a wiring harness it affects the integrity of the wire in a bad way and also subjects the splice area to corrosion and possibly loss of circuit depending how the splice was done. Why not place the low beam wire on the other side of the connector? Two good reasons; to eliminate the need for a splice, and secondly, should there be a need to replace the switch, it’s easier not having to mess with removal of the splice and re-splicing the new harness. The connector is hidden in the frame and not hard to get to. You need to remove the air box, battery, and shift the battery tray toward the back to get to the connector. I’ve included some pictures of the connectors and what the pin of the connector would look like. Food for thought.... :thumbup: