Acquired a gently used, clean '00 500R. Great bike, love it, meets the needs.
Runs fine, all is well; previous owner even had the stock manual. Excellent!!
However, the little picture in the manual indicating the hazard switch... ..just does not exist on the left hanblebar of this bike: Hi/low beam, turn signals, horn, choke.... but no hazard switch.
And as I have looked at other 500Rs, I don't see that switch.

So the question is... ... is the switch under the headlite, or is there a special combination of turning the key to a select position, while pushing in on the turn signal switch with the headlamp set to HI, that will get the blinkers to do the hazard flash mode?

 

Tha hazard switch is only on the European model.
I kicked around the idea of trying my ZX9R's switch assembly on the 5R, but haven't gotten around to it. (The 9R has a hazard switch, but my 49-state 500 does not.
Ride safely.
-CCinC

 

Iv'e got a 96 EX500 and I am sure that it has the hazard switch on the left bar just to the left of the hi-low switch.

 

My 94 has one too.....same spot as allan's

 

I've never seen a hazard switch on my 05 500r. I definately clicked everythign clickable on my bike when i got i , but I'll take a look when i get home