LED Indicators

madmac · 04-05-2021, 02:54 PM

I want to replace the large, unsightly indicators on my M821 for something a bit more svelte and modern. I've been looking at the likes of Oxford, Rizoma and the Ducati accessory ones. I assume many people have replaced theirs? Any recommendations? Do I need spacers if I go for the non-Ducati ones? Resistors or LED relay? Easy job? Mine is a 2015 Monster where the indicators sprout from the side of the headlight...

If you have done it - show me what you got

Kato · 04-05-2021, 04:37 PM

Best of the best, Kellermann, not cheap but make Rizoma look like christmas cracker toys

https://www.kellermann-online.com/en/lights/

Can be had in UK so no mucking about with silly import duty, but need to shop around

Nasher · 04-05-2021, 05:41 PM

Please make sure you are not just changing them for the sake of changing them, or fashion.

Many a good looking bike has been ruined with the addition of silly little bits of tat.

Nasher.

Dave G · 04-05-2021, 10:38 PM

I still have the Kellerman micro 1000 on the monster, what I like about those is they dont look like aftermarket bits.

Kato · 05-05-2021, 11:12 AM

Agree they look super good and not at all like the usual aftermarket tat, what swings it for me is they are super reliable IC controlled whereas Rizoma and others are SMD which is cheaper to manufacture, noting like as bright and quite delicate if you do bash them

Darren69 · 05-05-2021, 11:50 AM

As Nasher pointed out nothing ruins a bike quicker than fitting aftermarket tat and I've seen many such fashion victims, that look like they've been crashed into an M&P warehouse then botched back together! His recent 1000DS in one such example.

madmac · 05-05-2021, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kato

Best of the best, Kellermann, not cheap but make Rizoma look like christmas cracker toys

https://www.kellermann-online.com/en/lights/

Can be had in UK so no mucking about with silly import duty, but need to shop around

Those do look nice. Not heard of them before, but I'll check them out - Thanks!

Luddite · 05-05-2021, 02:17 PM

Welcome aboard. This may be your first mod to the Monster but I can guarantee that it won't be your last!

If you like the design of the genuine DP indicators

but not the price (£80 per pair!), consider the Koso version, which appears to be an exact copy.

Louis Moto currently have them on offer at just £17.35 each

https://m.louis-moto.co.uk/artikel/k...ignal/10034004

Be aware that almost all aftermarket indicators will come with bullet connectors so, to wire them in, you'll either need to cut off the OE and bullet connectors and then solder the OE ones to the indicators or, alternatively, use an adaptor cable with a Ducati plug already attached e.g.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adapter-C...-/124675555795

Check first whether you need to add resistors to get the correct flash rate. If you do, then get ones with the correct Ducati connectors and you won't then need the adaptor cables e.g.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adapter-C...-/124699377524

I don't know whether the 821 needs resistors, the DP kit doesn't mention them. It may be that your ECU will accommodate the LED flashers automatically. Perhaps ask any 821/1200 owners on here who have done the swap whether they needed resistors.

madmac · 06-05-2021, 04:26 PM

Cheers @Luddite for all the useful info!

hh93 · 06-06-2021, 11:31 AM

Top Tip:
As you'll see all over this board and all sorts of places on the www - LED bulbs only work connected one way and can be a frustrating PITA getting them to work after you fit them. They sometimes seem like they don't obey the laws of physics !!

madmac · 06-06-2021, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hh93

Top Tip:
As you'll see all over this board and all sorts of places on the www - LED bulbs only work connected one way and can be a frustrating PITA getting them to work after you fit them. They sometimes seem like they don't obey the laws of physics !!

Duly noted

I sense a difficult backstory in your reply, but I won't open old wounds...

04-05-2021, 02:54 PM	#1
madmac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Bike: M821 Posts: 17	LED Indicators I want to replace the large, unsightly indicators on my M821 for something a bit more svelte and modern. I've been looking at the likes of Oxford, Rizoma and the Ducati accessory ones. I assume many people have replaced theirs? Any recommendations? Do I need spacers if I go for the non-Ducati ones? Resistors or LED relay? Easy job? Mine is a 2015 Monster where the indicators sprout from the side of the headlight... If you have done it - show me what you got

04-05-2021, 04:37 PM	#2
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,222	Best of the best, Kellermann, not cheap but make Rizoma look like christmas cracker toys https://www.kellermann-online.com/en/lights/ Can be had in UK so no mucking about with silly import duty, but need to shop around __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime" Last edited by Kato; 04-05-2021 at 04:39 PM..

04-05-2021, 05:41 PM	#3
Nasher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Portsmouth Bike: M900 Posts: 1,510	Please make sure you are not just changing them for the sake of changing them, or fashion. Many a good looking bike has been ruined with the addition of silly little bits of tat. Nasher. __________________ Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell is afraid I'll take over.

04-05-2021, 10:38 PM	#4
Dave G Imagineer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Kilbride Bike: S2r Posts: 999	I still have the Kellerman micro 1000 on the monster, what I like about those is they dont look like aftermarket bits. __________________ "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard

05-05-2021, 11:12 AM	#5
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,222	Agree they look super good and not at all like the usual aftermarket tat, what swings it for me is they are super reliable IC controlled whereas Rizoma and others are SMD which is cheaper to manufacture, noting like as bright and quite delicate if you do bash them __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

05-05-2021, 11:50 AM	#6
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,022	As Nasher pointed out nothing ruins a bike quicker than fitting aftermarket tat and I've seen many such fashion victims, that look like they've been crashed into an M&P warehouse then botched back together! His recent 1000DS in one such example. __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

05-05-2021, 02:17 PM	#8
Luddite Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southampton Bike: M1100evo Posts: 2,465	Welcome aboard. This may be your first mod to the Monster but I can guarantee that it won't be your last! If you like the design of the genuine DP indicators but not the price (£80 per pair!), consider the Koso version, which appears to be an exact copy. Louis Moto currently have them on offer at just £17.35 each https://m.louis-moto.co.uk/artikel/k...ignal/10034004 Be aware that almost all aftermarket indicators will come with bullet connectors so, to wire them in, you'll either need to cut off the OE and bullet connectors and then solder the OE ones to the indicators or, alternatively, use an adaptor cable with a Ducati plug already attached e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adapter-C...-/124675555795 Check first whether you need to add resistors to get the correct flash rate. If you do, then get ones with the correct Ducati connectors and you won't then need the adaptor cables e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adapter-C...-/124699377524 I don't know whether the 821 needs resistors, the DP kit doesn't mention them. It may be that your ECU will accommodate the LED flashers automatically. Perhaps ask any 821/1200 owners on here who have done the swap whether they needed resistors.

06-05-2021, 04:26 PM	#9
madmac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Bike: M821 Posts: 17	Cheers @Luddite for all the useful info!

06-06-2021, 11:31 AM	#10
hh93 Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Lincoln Bike: M620ie Posts: 116	Top Tip: As you'll see all over this board and all sorts of places on the www - LED bulbs only work connected one way and can be a frustrating PITA getting them to work after you fit them. They sometimes seem like they don't obey the laws of physics !!