Installing a load equalizer on the VTX 1800c

Preface
These are directions to install a Kuryakyn load equalizer(Kuryakyn part# 4855) on a VTX 1800. These are available from HDL for about $15-$17 and are designed to compensate for the "fast flasher" problems the VTX has when using LED blinkers. Let me apologize in advance, this write up was done long after I'd added my load EQ in an effort to help someone else having problems, so the pics are only of parts of the work as I wasn't tearing my entire wire harness open again to snap some pics. I hope this still helps, because the directions Kury provided SUCK.
This project affects parts of the electrical system on your bike so if you should decide to undertake this task be aware this project could result in damage to your bikes electrical system if done improperly. Any similar work performed on your vehicle is done at your own risk. With that said, this is not a very difficult task if you have basic electronics skills, you just need to be careful and take your time.

Alternatives
Since I originally did this mod I have been able to put together the necessary information to make your own load EQ (thanks to help from HKV of the VTXOA) with parts from Radio Shack and I found info on a replacement flasher that is NOT load dependent (the stock one is).

Make your own:

Two 3 Amp diodes (Radio Shack part #276-1143)

Two 10 Ohm 10 Watt 5% Wirewound Resistors (Radio Shack part #271-132)

Scrap pieces of wire, roughly 18-20 gauge
You would wire the resistors in parallel and use the diodes to prevent "feedback" from the opposite signal. This is a schematic for how you want to wire this all up:

This is a simple process that's much easier than the schematic makes it seem. Solder a small piece of wire to each diode on the opposite end from the stripe. Solder the striped ends of both diodes together with one end from each resistor (if that's unclear check the schematic). With that done solder the 2 remaining leads from the resistors together with another piece of scrap wire. With all of this done you should be able to put one big piece of 3/4" or 1" heat shrink over the entire thing to protect it. If you don't have the heatshrink electrical tape should do just fine. The final product should have 3 wires coming out of it, just like the Kury unit I detail below. It'll wire up the same way.

Replacement:
Details of this were moved here.

Preparation/supplies
This is where we pick up with the original instructions for installing the Kuryakyn unit. =)

Instructions
To start out you'll need to find the wire harness that runs under your right side cover.

This pic is of the harness, but after the load EQ was installed (like I said I took these pics afterwards!)
Take the harness and slide the clear cover back to expose all the plugs for the turn signals. You will be wiring in the load EQ in "parallel" (for you electronic types) with the rear turn signals. Find the light blue, orange and green wires in the harness and you will see the "bullet" and "sleeve" type plugs on them. You will need to plug the load EQ into these plugs alongside the wires for the rear turn signals. You can use wire-taps (not recommended), cut/splice/solder/heatshrink, you can "jam" these wires down into the connectors using the "bullet" plugs, or you can do like I did and cut off the stock "bullet" connectors and recrimp new ones on with the load EQ wires crimped alongside the rear turn signal wires. What you're wiring should look like this:

This may look a little different than your right side panel because I have my HPP unit stuffed under there and I already have aftermarket rear turn signals in place. My wires coming from the rear signals are different colors than yours will be stock. I covered my wires in pink (don't laugh it was all AutoZone had at 2AM!) heatshrink tubing, so the pink sheath is my rear signal wires. You will need to attach the black wire from the load EQ to your green (ground) wire. The load EQ has 2 pink leads as well, these are not "side specific" so you don't need to worry about which one goes to which side. Just wire one pink wire from the load EQ to your light blue wire, and the other pink wire from the load EQ to your orange wire (consult the "schematic" above if need be). When you're done just bundle the wires back up and stuff them back in the clear plastic sleeve.