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I just changed my turn signals on my 96 GSXR 1100.Now they flash faster than the stock signals did will this harm anything with the electrical system? I dont think they are LED but have smaller bulbs than the stock signals.

The flasher works by sensing a certain resistance through the system. Smaller bulbs, fewer watts, less resistance. So it thinks that there is only one bulb and flashes faster so you know something is wrong.

It won't hurt anything, but it doesn't look all that great. You can buy aftermarket turn signal relays that'll alleviate the problem.

Thanks Sev ya know it doesnt look all that bad its just that they flash a bit faster than the stock signals,Just wanted to make sure I not going to harm the electrical system in any way.

They probably are LED's and therefore use alot less power then the stock incandescent bulbs. Your flasher relay is calibrated to operate at the power levels of the stockers and the LED's don't draw enough power. Basically, you're flasher thinks you have a fried bulb....

They sell small resistors that you splice into the signal light circuit to raise the amperage draw and fool the stock flasher into working proper;y. I bought mine at the bike show a couple of years ago, and they cost about the same as a pair of LED bulbs. Mine still flash fast when the engine is at idle.... 100 rpm over idle, and they work normally.... I don't get it, but don't really care enough to bother tracking it down either...

You can also get a special flasher relay to work with LED's, but I had a blitch of a time....

a. making the parts monkey behind the counter understand what I wanted and why.

b. the brighter monkeys that grasped the concept couldn't find one in their catalogue's. This was a couple of years ago, as I said. Maybe they are more readily available now.....

I know that Skier bought and aftermarket relay to work with his LED bulbs. Hopefully he'll show up soon and remind us where he got it.