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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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Found a difference Superhawk vs. Firestorm

Ok, so I bought a Firestorm Left Hand Switch on the UK Ebay.

Went to install it today, and only one of the main connections was the same. My SH had a 7 pin green connector and the Firestorm had a 6 pin green connector.

Don't know the difference, and don't have the wiring diagrams for the 2.
Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Maybe the headlight on off. Euro bikes have that...
Old Sep 19, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LineArrayNut
Maybe the headlight on off. Euro bikes have that...
That would be my guess.
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:37 AM
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Well, if it were the other way around, it might make sense that the Firestorm had more pins, but it had less.

That's what I was hoping to gain, was the on/off switch, and the passing switch.

Who has the wiring diagrams for the 2? Are there 2 that I can splice together to make it work?
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Yes the difference is the headlight on/off. In the USA the lights are required to be on all the time, not so in the UK.
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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maybe storms have a separate high amp plug 4 the lights?
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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mine is a firestorm and has the same light set up as the usa - on all the time with no off switch.
Old Sep 20, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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afaik its just the euro spec storms...
Old Sep 21, 2009 | 04:10 AM
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Those Euros are nuts man!
Old Sep 21, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Ok, so let me reiterate.

I know the differences, that's why I looked for and bought a Euro-spec switch.

There is a difference in 1 plug. The horn is the same. The Clutch switch is the same. One of the headlight plugs is the same. The other is dirfferent.

The Superhawk has a 7 pin plug. The euro-spec with all the extra switches has a 6 pin plug.

If I can find the two wiring diagrams, I might be able to make them work.

Does anyone have access to the two different diagrams?
Old Sep 21, 2009 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by steve.g
Yes the difference is the headlight on/off. In the USA the lights are required to be on all the time, not so in the UK.
The other is the passing trigger.
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Originally Posted by Erik S.

If I can find the two wiring diagrams, I might be able to make them work.

Does anyone have access to the two different diagrams?
My haynes manual has both
Old Sep 21, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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I don't own a haynes, just a Honda shop manual.
Old Sep 21, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Erik S.
I don't own a haynes, just a Honda shop manual.
pm me an email addy and I'll send ya a pic or something
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