You are a life saver man, those kits say universal but there a bit of a pain. I didnt realise what i was getting into. Your video has been the only informative one so far. Thanks
I guess Im randomly asking but does anybody know a way to get back into an instagram account?? I was stupid forgot my password. I love any help you can give me
@Maxim Reed I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures out of curiosity, when I flip my switch to on, the tail light stays on. Which makes sense, but do you have any idea how to shut it off for day riding? I have to keep the switch on so my brake light works
@@ktmdupuis7237 I suppose if you wanted to you could put in a three position switch with the first position being off, second position is brake light/turn signals/horn only an d third position is headlight/tail light and all the rest. Then you'd need a high/low switch. I'm just too lazy to do that, though!
Thanks for posting this Tom! I bought the tusk kit for my older KTM 450xcw and got everything working except the front headlight. Had given up on it until I found this - now I'll give it another shot. Many thanks again:)
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures all I know Tom,, that is why I managed to call you Tom 2 time's.. BUT all that aside you are still the man Tom!!.. I hope your videos cache on you do a great job thanks.. I still need to catch up on your older videos..
Great post, on of my favorite, if not my favorite dirt bike, next to Honda! The only thing that miff's me about KTM, they are responsible for the crazy orange craze. On Brembo brakes, pin stripes on exotic cars, jeep color etc etc, When will it ever stop!
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures ...they had a few issues on some bikes. Frame brakes at the neck, stuff like that....but now they are a quality racing machine!
I’m wondering if the way you wired up the head light if the stator can still run enough voltage to charge the battery even though the headlight is drawing for D/C. I was under the impression that the headlight was to be power by existing A/C from the stock harness. Either way, I couldn’t figure how to wire the headlight from the existing supply, so, I’m going to do it your way and go from the front brake switch. My on concern is that my Baja headlight I ordered may be haywire when I install it. Baja says their light kit turns AC into DC. 🤷
The only way to convert AC voltage to DC is with a regular/rectifier, so as long as you get one with your kit then you’ll be fine. This is the only way to easily hook up this system with the stock components, and it’s still working fine.
If you got the power for the head light from the front brake switch, would it work to use the other wire from the brake switch (the black wire which I assume is the ground) to run as a ground for the headlight?
I can’t remember which wires are what. Not sure why you want to power the headlight from the brake light switch? Most of those are a ground circuit with no voltage going to them.
I'm thinking of doing the same on my 2013 500xcw but I can't find any info for my bikes wiring. Idk what's what n previous owner messed with everything so this video will be studied.lol
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures will do..did you ever look for any wiring diagrams or anything? I couldn't find anything besides ktms schematic thing which is no help
Well the stator charges the battery, so it runs off both in theory? I don’t know what headlight comes stock on this bike, the dual sport kit is setup for a high/low beam bulb.
You are a life saver man, those kits say universal but there a bit of a pain. I didnt realise what i was getting into. Your video has been the only informative one so far. Thanks
Yes, for once I am helpful! 😂. Glad the video was useful for ya, thanks for watching!
I guess Im randomly asking but does anybody know a way to get back into an instagram account??
I was stupid forgot my password. I love any help you can give me
@Daxton Elliot Instablaster ;)
@Maxim Reed I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Maxim Reed It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my ass !
I just bought this kit for my husqvarna and can’t wait to start on it , thanks for the video
James Polucha good luck!
Can you please send me a link for this kit?
Have an 09 xcw and this worked perfectly. Huge thanks for the run down of the headlight power!
Brian Dupuis awesome to hear. That headlight deal was a challenge to figure out, the instructions should be better.
Tom's Tinkering and Adventures out of curiosity, when I flip my switch to on, the tail light stays on. Which makes sense, but do you have any idea how to shut it off for day riding? I have to keep the switch on so my brake light works
@@ktmdupuis7237 I suppose if you wanted to you could put in a three position switch with the first position being off, second position is brake light/turn signals/horn only an d third position is headlight/tail light and all the rest. Then you'd need a high/low switch. I'm just too lazy to do that, though!
Thanks for posting this Tom! I bought the tusk kit for my older KTM 450xcw and got everything working except the front headlight. Had given up on it until I found this - now I'll give it another shot. Many thanks again:)
Mark Connelly it’s really silly how they have it wired. Hopefully I explained it well enough. Hit me back here if not. Thanks for watching.
Great job Tom,, you are the man Tom!!..
Tom Smales it’s a Tom thing, you understand!
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures all I know Tom,, that is why I managed to call you Tom 2 time's.. BUT all that aside you are still the man Tom!!.. I hope your videos cache on you do a great job thanks.. I still need to catch up on your older videos..
Nice to be able to connect some trails on pavement with out having to worry about Johnny Law.
azdesertdog especially here in California.
Great post, on of my favorite, if not my favorite dirt bike, next to Honda! The only thing that miff's me about KTM, they are responsible for the crazy orange craze. On Brembo brakes, pin stripes on exotic cars, jeep color etc etc, When will it ever stop!
Gregor Miller KTM has really grown big over the last few decades. Barely saw any in the early 90’s but now they are everywhere.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures ...they had a few issues on some bikes. Frame brakes at the neck, stuff like that....but now they are a quality racing machine!
I’m wondering if the way you wired up the head light if the stator can still run enough voltage to charge the battery even though the headlight is drawing for D/C. I was under the impression that the headlight was to be power by existing A/C from the stock harness. Either way, I couldn’t figure how to wire the headlight from the existing supply, so, I’m going to do it your way and go from the front brake switch. My on concern is that my Baja headlight I ordered may be haywire when I install it. Baja says their light kit turns AC into DC. 🤷
The only way to convert AC voltage to DC is with a regular/rectifier, so as long as you get one with your kit then you’ll be fine. This is the only way to easily hook up this system with the stock components, and it’s still working fine.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures thanks for the reply. If it works on mine I’m sure the LED from Baja designs will work, I believe it draws less watts.
Dang. This was in 2019.
@@jasonwilliamson990 my buddy still has this bike and it still works perfectly
Can you send me a color coded diagram for the exact same install. Their diagram doesn't tell me anything. I am also adding digital speedometer
I don’t have a diagram, sorry
Hey, I have a 2017 xcf 450 do you think this harness will work on mine?if yes can you please send me a link for it? Thank you very much
I really don’t know. They are on Rocky Mountain ATV/MC.
If you got the power for the head light from the front brake switch, would it work to use the other wire from the brake switch (the black wire which I assume is the ground) to run as a ground for the headlight?
I can’t remember which wires are what. Not sure why you want to power the headlight from the brake light switch? Most of those are a ground circuit with no voltage going to them.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures lol. I didn’t look to see when you posted your video on the tusk install so you may not remember.
I'm thinking of doing the same on my 2013 500xcw but I can't find any info for my bikes wiring. Idk what's what n previous owner messed with everything so this video will be studied.lol
I’m not certain if the wiring is different, but it should be pretty close. Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures will do..did you ever look for any wiring diagrams or anything? I couldn't find anything besides ktms schematic thing which is no help
@@tothepoint4240 I don’t think I found anything helpful. The headlight deal was a pain, but hopefully the video helps with figuring it out.
does it run off the battery or stator? does it plug into stock ktm headlight?
Well the stator charges the battery, so it runs off both in theory? I don’t know what headlight comes stock on this bike, the dual sport kit is setup for a high/low beam bulb.
what brand of tail light did you go with
If I remember correctly it was the Sicass unit?
You didn't show how anything was done , the point of looking for a video about this kit is to see how things go.
I’m sorry it didn’t cover what you were looking for, I can’t make a video of every single thing or it would be a few hours long.
If it is like the Toyota Tacoma first generation it is a common power instead of a common ground.
Hmmm, Toyota and KTM are probably quite different.