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I had been looking for different rear turn signals to replace the cheap plastic 'mini' signals that came with my Two Brothers Carbon exhaust kit. One had already broke (fixed with epoxy) and being cheap incandescent bulbs, they were not very bright. So I decided on the AVIO 21 LED signals by RIZOMA. They were a little on the pricey side at $45.00 US each, but you can expect to pay a little more for RIZOMA products as their quality and craftsmanship is second to none! So I placed my order with PJ's Parts as I always do for purchasing anything RIZOMA. As usual, PJ and Paige hooked my up and within a week I had my signals. Here is their product page if you wish to order or find out more details on the AVIO 21's: http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=641

The AVIO 21's come with a 'Black Box" and x2 load resistors.

Installation Note: DO NOT install this signal without the load box that is wired to it. It is required to convert the current to 6 volts. Not intended to be used as a running light -- this is a single element signal.

Now, in order to avoid having to use additional load resistors in conjunction with these LED signals, I purchased a fantastic little product from Custom LED.com called an ELFR-1 Plug & Play Electronic LED Flasher Relay. This little relay is a direct plug & play replacement for our standard flasher relay and it automatically balances the load and corrects the flash rate of LED signals! I HIGHLY recommend getting one as it will save you a lot of time (and space) and you wont ever have to fiddle with wiring up load resistors again! An added bonus is that it will work even with a combination of LED and incandescent bulbs! A bargain at $19.98 US!

From their web site: This unit is guaranteed to replace any two-wire flasher relay and operate at the normal DOT blink rate for motorcycles with stock blinkers, LED blinkers, or any combination of both , provided the total load on the system is within 0.05A to 10A (0.6 Watts to 120 Watts!) - which basically covers the majority of  blinker products on the market!

The signal flasher relay is located at the front left side of your FZ6, just to the rear of the left side front faring. Here is a picture with the Custom LED Relay installed in place of the OEM signal relay. I was able to re-mount this new relay into the existing rubber bracket that housed the OEM signal relay.

I started by removing the existing rear signals and stripping the ends of the signal wires.

Since I was dealing with a very limited space, I ended up cutting and shortening the wires on the AVIO 21's considerably so I didn't have to contend with trying to hide/distribute all that extra wire. I cut and then re-soldered the connector back on, then protected the wires further with some nylon cable guard.

Since I was still using my FAZR 6 FE kit that I custom mounted to the Two Brothers FE, it still had the large openings for the stock Yamaha turn signals, so I re-used the same large OD washers I used for the Two Brothers turn signals. I also added another, even smaller OD washer on the outside as the AVIO 21's rubber stalk is a small OD.

Here is the order of the washers I used (painted black). You will see that RIZOMA includes a nice split nut and washer, which makes life sooo much easier when trying to fit the nut back on over the connector and wires. All I had to do was pull back the nylon sleeve and the nut slips over the 2 wires and then onto the threaded shaft. Too easy!

Got the signals installed and tightened up then just completed soldering up my joints. I was going to use quick disconnects, but the reality of it was that I am not likely to ever remove these again so I just soldered and heat shrunk the connections.

IMPORTANT WIRING NOTE: Since you are now wiring an LED instead of an incandescent bulb, you now need to ensure that you now properly locate and wire the 12VDC+ and the Neg (-) to the correct wires on the AVIO 21's! LEDs must be wired in the correct polarity or they will not work. And incandescent bulb doesn't care which wire is 12VDC+.

As per the directions, I had to keep and use a "Black box" for EACH of the signals (2 in total). So space got a little tight to say the least!

All done!

These things are BRIGHT!! I was amazed at how bright they are! I have taken a video of them in action (with the LED Electronic Relay installed)

- Boneman