Rear clearance lights, or not ?

Hi All,
I just purchased a 2018 WR250R and I need to replace the rear turn signals.
The OEM ones have just 2 wires going to them and act only as turn signals.
The front ones have 3 wires to them and act as both clearance lights AND turn signals.

SO, my question is, since the replacement units I received have 3 wires, can I tap into the hot wire on the tail light,
and turn the rears into both clearance and turn signal lights ?

Do you think they will "overpower" the tail light ?
Why didn't Yamaha wire the rear end to have clearance lights to begin with?

Since most of my riding will be on pavement, I'm after a bit more "visibility" at night.

Has anyone done this, and if so how did it turn out.

Mike in Colorado

flyer15015 wrote:

Why didn't Yamaha wire the rear end to have clearance lights to begin with?

Probably because it is illegal to be running amber or white lights in the rear of a vehicle. And this is not a Yamaha peculiarity, no manufacturer runs such lights in the rear.