VALKYRIE TURN SIGNALS

[Mac-O]

I have a 1998 Valkyrie roadsmith trike that the turn signals work when you first crank bike at normal speed, but get sluggish and sometimes don't work at all. i tore down and cleaned the switch, that didn't seem to help. the turn signal relay is not stock Honda it must be a roadsmith part and seems to be solid state instead of relay. i sent roadsmith a text but they didn't reply. It has always done this since I have had bike. Any suggestions?

 

[Grandpot]

I have a 1998 Valkyrie roadsmith trike that the turn signals work when you first crank bike at normal speed, but get sluggish and sometimes don't work at all. i tore down and cleaned the switch, that didn't seem to help. the turn signal relay is not stock Honda it must be a roadsmith part and seems to be solid state instead of relay. i sent roadsmith a text but they didn't reply. It has always done this since I have had bike. Any suggestions?

Please clarify. You said it has always done this since you owned the bike. Did you own the Valkyrie before it was converted to a trike or did you buy it after it was converted to a trike?

 

[Mac-O]

Please clarify. You said it has always done this since you owned the bike. Did you own the Valkyrie before it was converted to a trike or did you buy it after it was converted to a trike?

it was already triked when i bought it.

 

[Grandpot]

it was already triked when i bought it.

I have a lot of experience on Valkyries, but I don't know what was done in the conversion to a trike. I can't be of much help without that experience or electrical prints.

 

[trike lady]

There's a good possibility the tail light convertor may be faulty. I found the installation manual and photo 37 show the part that can be malfunctioning. Are the rear lights incandescent or LED?

https://roadsmithtrikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/HSC1500-v.4-COMPLETE-1.pdf

 

[Mac-O]

Sorry I've been out of pocket , the lights are incandescent. If I turn key on and turn blinker on they will not blink, the side that you try to blink just blank, same thing if you start, but if you reeve up engine they will blink slow like there is not enough current going through the system. I've checked the plugs for good grounds and can't find anything that looks suspicious.

 

[Mac-O]

Trike Lady that item #37 tail light convertor might be my problem I'll check into that. Thanks. That part is what I thought was the blinker assy.

 

[trike lady]

That little box controls the turn signals, brake lights and running lights into a single fixture. Normally there is the running/brake light into one fixture and then a single amber turn signal in their own for a total of three filaments on each side of the bike and this little box combines all 3 into one fixture on both sides of the trike.

Below is a typical trailer converter to make the rear lights multi-function.

 

[Mac-O]

That little box controls the turn signals, brake lights and running lights into a single fixture. Normally there is the running/brake light into one fixture and then a single amber turn signal in their own for a total of three filaments on each side of the bike and this little box combines all 3 into one fixture on both sides of the trike.

Below is a typical trailer converter to make the rear lights multi-function.

Thanks for all the information, I'm going to order a new one and see if that fixes my problem.

 

[trike lady]

The only difference is that Roadsmith may have a different unit than a trailer wiring convertor. Unless the trike had a trailer hitch. I'd ask the company if a trailer wiring converter can be substituted, I cannot see why it wouldn't work, it looks almost like the same thing. What does it have on the label on the box?