Triumphrat

jsy · 11-02-2009, 04:16 PM

Years ago I was the sales manager in Newnan GA for a Triumph dealership. Won't go into details but the company no longer exists. We had an RIII go down and I was given the R3C (A9738110) fog lamps which i had mounted to my Yamaha Roadstar. Did a half assed job and tried to tie them directly into the head lamp - had them mounted on the forks and they looked/worked well. I want to put them back on, but this time I would like to go ahead and get a correct wiring harness/switch which I figured I would run straight off of the battery.
Question is if I'm running both lights into one line what gauge (wiring) harness should i get and what would be the correct in line fuse amperage?
Appreciating the input in advance, and quite honestly if my bike wasn't already paid off, I would jump on a Triumph in a heartbeat. I had the pleasure of Demo and RAT rides and man those were the day's!! Sprints, Triples, Tigers RIII's, Bonnies and Daytona's - WOOHOO!

BombFactory · 11-03-2009, 02:00 PM

It depends on what current the lights draw, but I have both Speed Four headlights soldered into one 14 gauge wire with no overload issues. A 15 amp inline fuse should suffice. Make sure that whatever toggle switch you use is a high quality all-weather one (probably a marine application), as the cheap ones won't hold up to the elements.