Ratings and Reviews for GL1800 Goldwing Headlight Modulator by Kisan

This product is a must have. I resisted installing the headlight modulator because of the reaction of other vehicles on the road. Since installing it, I have become aware that it definitely makes your bike visible to other drivers. They DO see you, and they DO NOT pull out or turn in front of you. This is an easy install and is worth every cent of the cost. Get one!!!

I installed this a few months ago on my GL1800. It took some scraped knuckles to get it installed but was well worth it! It works great and really gets you noticed! A great safety device and worthwhile addition to any motorcycle!

I have had them on all my bikes, yep a biotch to install but worth the trouble. Only one small cut to my right hand during install but I have large hands. Took me an hour. Get em!

4 Stars only cause the install is a pain in the ass. I wonder if they'll ever come loose, cause during the install it was very difficult to push into place. They work great so far.

As mentioned, these are permitted in Canada. I found a DOT Web site on "Headlight Modulators" and have a few printed copies stating such in my trunk, just in case I should be questioned about them some day, but so far so good. Oncoming traffic really see you coming.

I love this product. It does help make you seen. It was difficult to install because it tough to get the plug to go into the light by feel only. Be presistant! Be sure to remove the vent switch on the left side, that will give you more room to reach in. It probably took me 2 hours to install. Most all of that time was trying to plug in the modulator.

Love the product! I feel the same way as everyone else does. I just installed this on my 2008 Goldwing with airbag and the headlights just blinked 3 times, but wouldn't modulate. After a long time of troubleshooting, I decided to switch the modulators around and that fixed the problem. I pointed both wire connector ports to the inside of the motorcycle and the daylight sensor I mounted to the left of the foot warmer lever. The lever for the windshield did not obstruct the sunlight. Thanks to a previous review, I used that spot. If anyone wants pics of the install or tips, I can provide them fireshy@gmail.com

It is a BEEEOTCH to install even with small hands but with some time (not the 15 min. they say, more like 1-2 hours if you have not this before) you can do it. The directions are poor but reading all the reviews and comments actually help. All said it is worth it and good luck.

I love having this extra safety feature. I try to use it sparingly only when I'm the lead bike with no one ahead of me but switch it on when I see cars at intersections or with no one ahead of me on 2 lane roads. I really enjoy being seen and having other vehicles wait a little longer for me to get by. Installation is something else. Left side is just short of impossible. Be persistant! It'll be worth your time.

Update to previous rating. Modulators installed. Dealer wrong and Kisan right. You can definately tell people notice you when the modulators are on. I've had a few hit the shoulder to let me by. a must for safety sake.

I installed these after being rear ended in my 2003 Mustang Mach 1, as now I am on a 'be seen' safety kick. I took a quick ride around the block and in areas I know people would cut the corner, they say me and gave space. EXCELLENT ADDITION. If you are looking at these as a purchase. STOP AND ACT RIGHT NOW.

works great....looking forward to not having to slam the brakes because someone is pulling out in front of me. Good installation instructions....however the left side on the GL1800 is a real *itch to get to.....persistance and refusal to give up finally paid off.

Installed my this week, plug n play easy getting to the left side on 1800 not so easy. It dose get you noticed, instructions easy tofllow.

The modulator gets you noticed... Install is very easy, plug and play, and the instructions were explanative. You are able to easily adjust the sensitivity of the modulator according to your driving habits.

To be honest with you the Kisan headlight modulator is a piece of junk!! I had purchased the Kisan products for 3 of my bikes: an '02 VFR, a Shadow Spirit, and my Gold Wing; none of them ever worked!! I got the same B.S. run-around that a lot of other people get when they contact Kisan. They are quick to blame the installer and even quicker in denying their products could ever be defective!!They are a difficult company to work with and they have NO customer service skills. I used a Kriss Headlight modulator 3 times:On my '99 Valkyrie Interstate, my '03 ST1300, and my '07 Gold Wing. I have never had any troubles with their products or the man who builds them. In fact, on the '07 Wing the modulator from Kriss comes as a double modulator! This product allows me to flash the high-beams & low beams at the same time or independently of each other!! I can even shut them off completely if I want too (it also has a photo cell for automatic on/ off at dusk). Kisan is more interested in making money rather than a good product. Try Kriss instead @ http://www.kriss.com/ you wont be dissatisfied. Oh yeah before I forget; I would have given Kisan a '0' rating if I could but '1' star is the lowest I could get. Ride safe!!

Since the modulator is not officially installed on my bike I guess I should refrain from giving a rating. But I had to share my frustration with someone. I decided to have my local dealer install the modulators as I was getting ready to drop my 07 Gl1800 ABS of for a routine service and was going to pick it back up after returning from my vacation. The dealer called me before I left and told me the modulators were defective and I should contact the point of manufacture to get a new set. After contacting Kisan they told me they were sure the modulators were working properly as all units are extensively tested before being shipped (their words, not mine) and the possibility of a unit getting shipped and not working was highly unlikely. Kisan said to take the units back to the dealer and contact them while there if any problems occured again. (by the way the dealer had installed the day/night sensor earlier and I assumed they had kept the wire which runs from the master to the slave unit)..Anyway I returned to the dealer and the service tech (new service tech, the previous tech guy had quit) proceeded to tell me I had the wrong modulators so I had to go through the explanation that I had the correct modulators and that if he needed any help installing them to please contact Kisan. He did contact the Kisan for instructions for installation. After setting in their showroom for 4 hours the tech came out again and asked if I had the wire that connected the master to the slave unit. I told him the previous tech had already installed all the wiring and to check the bike again. He did and said the day/night sensor was installed but that was it. So I left the Honda dealership for the 2nd time without the modulators working and I've had to re-order the wiring that the dealership lost during my first visit. looks like it's going to take 3 trips to the local dealership along with ordering a few parts that were lost along the way to complete this process. ( I downloaded the installation instructions from the Kisan website and gave them to my dealer during my first visit. Guess what? They lost those as well!!

Another update from my previous review. Kisan had confrimed the existence of the problem. It can be called "2-second lock-out code" failure: "So, flicking the hi-beam on/off rapidly at night will cause the error code of 8 flashes." KisanTech.com really answered me on time. But, I don't know why, my GMAIL puts them in the "Spam" folder. I am sorry about that. Here is the answer from Kisan: "I discussed this with our software guys a few times but did not get a clear answer. It seems the '2 second lock-out' code is not fully implemented for all pathBlazer models across the board yet. This is due to the fact that different models go in to production at different times with different production runs. P115W-D is not scheduled for next production run till November 2008. The lock-out code will be implemented at that time. So, flicking the hi-beam on/off rapidly at night will cause the error code of 8 flashes." So, if you are in no hurry, wait until November 2008.

Update from my previous review. Good for the day riding but problem and even danger for night riding and terrible support. If you are riding at night, at least for my case, this modulator really has a problem with its "8-time flashes revert-back confirmation" of sensitivity adjustment. It means that whenever you intentionally or not flick you hi-beam light at ANY time of riding (not only first 2 seconds after the ignition is turned on as mentioned in the manual), the modulator "thinks" that you are trying to setup the sensitivity. For the reason that you are at night, the modulator will not accept the setting and give you back an "8 times hi-beam flashes" confirmation. AND, this 8 times flashes will ONLY terminated if you keep the hi-beam on and waiting it until all flashes are done completely, if you turn hi-beam off before, it will restart from zero next time when you turn it on again. This "extra-function" really bothers other drivers at night and you just lose your normal hi-beam functionality and it really distract your attention of riding which is quite danger. I have tried to make contact 3 times with Kisan (by sending message to www.kisantech.com) support but with no any answers from them. I am currently building a “by-pass” circuit to switch it off completely out at night and I hope it is going to work.

Update: I installed my modulator about 1.5 years ago and used to run them all of the time until I got stopped by the local deputy sheriff. He was quite upset with me. I showed him a copy of the law, but that didn't make it any easier for him to accept. He thought the law was dangerous as he said that drivers already ignored their lights and by adding these modulators to non law enforcement vehicles it would only make the matter worse. I felt bad for him. I do run them on rare occasions when I feel they are really necessary. They do work in getting others attention.

Excellent product and there is "no-documented" function that can be used in the night: quick click two times high beam switch, and now you can have a “self-flash” high beam light. It will self flash nine times and then stay on, if you turn it off and turn-on again before, it will remain 9-time flash. But this self-flash is slower than the day-light flash. Here is the procedure I used for GL1800 Airbag 2008 and I think it works for those “big-hand”: 1. Remove Ignition switch cover, 2. Remove Meter panel, 3. Remove Center Front Shelter, 4. Remove Fairing Molding (left and right), For right side high beam 5. Remove right upper panel switch, 6. Release two bolts of cruise actuator and release it, 7. Unplug cable and plug modulator master/slave and then plug cable again For left side high beam 8. Remove left fairing pocket, There is no way to reach the high beam plug for the foot warmer ventilation louver lever, so the best way to reach it is: 9. Remove left shelter inner cover: 9.1 - trim clip (flat head), 9.2 – 4 bolts of top left shelter, 9.3 – now you can reach the plug of left high beam, 10. Unplug and plug modulator master/slave same as right side 11. Connect the control wire to slave modulator, 12. Install cable between two modulators and sensor (I zip-tie it on the break cable) 13. Reinstall in the reverse order.