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Arkaybee
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 08:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My high beam, turn signals and tail light have stopped working. Brake light and regular headlight are OK, as is the fuse for the lights.

Anyone have any ideas on how to correct this?

Thanks in advance.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 08:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sounds like a chaffed wiring harness. Start under the fly screen make sure everything is good and connected, and follow the wiring all the way back through the bike. I believe it tends to happen right below the steering neck, but don’t quote me : )
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Ratbuell
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Did you have the left switch pod off the handlebar recently for anything?
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Arkaybee
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks, Froggy. I was wiring in a Backoff! XP tail light modulator when this happened, so I'll check the rest of the harness near where I made the connections by the fuse block.
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Arkaybee
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 09:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ratbuell- As mentioned above, I was wiring in a Backoff, based on a few previous posts on this site. Stripped off the wrap on the harness near the fuse block and wired the unit in with bullet connectors and the ground connected to the ground screw near the front end of the fuse block. The ground connection looks solid, as the unit works, but the collateral damage is what I'm trying to figure out.

Appreciate all the help.

Randal
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Arkaybee
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 07:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

soewe812 on ADVRider posted the winning answer with the suggestion to check the accessory fuse as some of the lighting components go through it as well.

Thanks everyone.

Randal
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