What you want is the VISI-BIKE device produced by D A Winters in New Plymouth.  I fitted one to my R1100 RS and it worked well – it probably won't work on a R1200 Can Bus system though.If your local bike shop can't get you one contact the manufacturer - details are at:  http://202.27.193.149/Org?Action=Profile&Org_id=229CheersBrian Z

I fitted some little Narva fog lights (made some brackets that bolt onto the radiator mounts either side) and they are brilliant 🙂  makes the bike NICE and visible

You had better check because white lights are the only lights allowed to be on full time on the front and red at the rear. Fog lights are not allowed on if there is no fog 🙄

According to the vehicle tester at the local VTNZ no modifications or added lights are allowed on motorcycles. You are not allowed to add fog or spotlights and you are not allowed to change the way the indicators work. I would suggest wiring any extra lights so they can be switched off with a hidden switch.I wanted to add a strip of LED lights on the front of each handguard on the GS. No go. Although I may still add them and make them easy to disconnect or switch off for WoF purposes.

This seems to be a grey area I changed the rear indicators  on my r1100s to led + fitted extra  indicator lights either side of the number plate. Our local VTNZ, looked it up in his book of words, and said they were fine as long as they were all the same color

It seems that additional front and rear lights can be added, as long as they are called position lamps. For the full requirements look at the motorcycle inspection requirements document available at http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/certifiers/virm-in-service/ They have to emit a light that is diffused, and must be visible from at least 200m in normal darkness. They are mandatory for motorcycles over 1.5m wide.

…at which point they fall under the maritime act, where the port running light must be red and starboard running light must be green.  Just like on the GSAs

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 Just what you'd expect when you ride a boat!! Well done DTY

What you want is the VISI-BIKE device produced by D A Winters in New Plymouth.  I fitted one to my R1100 RS and it worked well - it probably won't work on a R1200 Can Bus system though.If your local bike shop can't get you one contact the manufacturer - details are at:  http://202.27.193.149/Org?Action=Profile&Org_id=229CheersBrian Z

Hi Brian, Thanks for the link. How big is the Visi-bike electronic box of bits and where did you or do you store it? Did you have to use another switch for the device, or as per the wiring installation, they just come on when you turn the ignition switch?Cheers,Mike

The VISI-BIKE electronics box is about 50x30x20 from memory. I cable tied it to a conveniently located frame mount inside the front fairing near the headlight where it was completely protected from the weather - it shouldn't be much of a problem to find a suitable location on the 850, maybe inside the headlight?Power for the unit was taken from the ignition circuit so the lights came on as soon as the ignition was switched on. The additional wiring/connection to indicator light is pretty simple and doesn't take much time to do.I never had any problems getting a WOF - maybe the local bike shop is not so PC as those in other areas seem to be and applied common sense to the indicator lights being on all the time (except when being used as flashing direction indicators) during WOF inspections  🙂

You may have a WOF but the police can still ticket you as well having illegal lights on your bike this could be a problem in an accident. Why leave yourself open to some maybes 😉 as well the garage you got the WOF could get into trouble.