Hope somebody here with more electrical knowledge than me (which isn't much) can point me in the right direction. I'm trying to add aux/running lights to my K1200gt. As many of you may know, PIAA used to make a "plug & play" kit for the K1200rs/gt bikes, but that kit is long obsolete. I'm trying to duplicate it with some cheap import lights and a wiring kit. My problem: I'm trying to use a PIAA press on/press off switch like the ones that were in the obsolete kit. But the PIAA switch I have has three wires coming out of it, Black, White, and a Red one in the middle of the connector. The generic wiring kit has a simple two-wire switch which is far too large to use on the K bike, it's made for a tubular handlebar, so I've no place to put it. When I use the two-wire switch, the lights come on. I didn't want to start cutting connectors off until I had the wiring figured out. I've tried using jumpers from the two-wire harness to the white and black wires on the PIAA switch and nothing happens. What is the red wire for? The PIAA switch has a small led on it, I just assumed the red wire was to power that showing on or off. I took the backing plate off the PIAA switch and was surprised to see a rather complex small circuit board inside. Any idea how to wire up the three wire PIAA switch to the two-wire harness? Don't really care if the led works or not. Here is a picture of the switch, you can see the three wire connector.
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