LED indicator relay
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you don't need a relay, you need resistors. they go inline with the wiring to the LED indicator. Traditional bulbs draw more current then LEDs, the relay for the lights it set to sense the current draw of two traditional bulbs per side(ie left and right turn signals) when one traditional bulb burns out or breaks there is less current draw and the blinkers flash faster to let you know that. Well since LEDs draw less current the relay thinks one of your bulbs is dead and flashes faster. Unless it really bugs you or you've had Police "tell" you to fix it, i wouldn't worry about the faster flash rate, the way i see it it just makes you a little more visible to those 4 wheeled boxes they call cars. Cheers 
check these out on ebay.co.uk
check these out on ebay.co.uk
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just to correct myself i said the resistor goes inline, but according to the product on ebay it goes in parallel, either way the principal is the same
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Ignore him, yes you want a 'non load sensitive electronic flasher relay' or something that fits that description 2 or 3 wire, it doesn't matter... most people use a 2 wire, but I was unable to find one initially and thus have a three wire one; the extra wire is just an earth that you need to ground to the chassis, so no biggy, tidier without it though
Resistors are gay balls... they get hot which means locating them out of the way (Where they can't melt things), they need to be off the correct size, and they mean more wiring. Pulling two wires from the fuse block and attaching them to the relay doesn't get any easier (that's the gen2 way, gen1 might be different, but it's still two wires from somehwere onto the new relay
2 or 3 wire, it doesn't matter... most people use a 2 wire, but I was unable to find one initially and thus have a three wire one; the extra wire is just an earth that you need to ground to the chassis, so no biggy, tidier without it though Resistors are gay balls... they get hot which means locating them out of the way (Where they can't melt things), they need to be off the correct size, and they mean more wiring. Pulling two wires from the fuse block and attaching them to the relay doesn't get any easier
(that's the gen2 way, gen1 might be different, but it's still two wires from somehwere onto the new relay 
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:iamwithstupid: ;DIgnore him, yes you want a 'non load sensitive electronic flasher relay' or something that fits that description
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Thats your highly technical answer
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Mine too
Although mines a manly thou with gay balls... SV1000 Brokeback Mountain Edition? 
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It's paralell. If you wire them right before the turn signals they just float under the fairing and don't melt anything. Also, your turn signals are never on for more than a few seconds anyway, I really don't think they have much chance to heat up.
Size is 10W, 10ohm, they cost $2 for 2 at radio shack.
i got one of these:
http://www.bobscycle.com/browse.cfm/4,111489.html
sv is a 2 wire, only diff is this is 3 wire and requires a ground. it was really easy to install. resistors suck
http://www.bobscycle.com/browse.cfm/4,111489.html
sv is a 2 wire, only diff is this is 3 wire and requires a ground. it was really easy to install. resistors suck
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