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According to urbandictionary.com, to farkle a motorcycle is to install accessories that offer a combination of “function” and “sparkle.” In other words, driving lights, LED turn signals and a flashy headlight modulator would all represent bona fide farkling; a big-bore piston kit, as performance-enhancing as it might be, would not.

The good thing about farkling is that besides being splashy and attention-gathering – or actually because it is splashy and attention-gathering – can significantly enhance safety. The bad news is that if you get carried away with your farkling, you’ll turn your underseat storage area into a rat’s nest of errant electrical connectors.

Driving lights require relays. Ditto for big-noise air horns. Each, mounted

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