| Author | Message | ||
     Fullpower |
at 15,600 miles my XB12s burned out the main fuse, so of course i was completely tweaked, its just one damn thing after another , these electrical problems yadayadayada, going to trade this worthless piece of crap in and get a yamaha, the damn dealer would probably take 7 weeks to look at it, then claim to have "replaced the entire harness" and the fuse is GOING to blow again, can never trust the bike again........... but wait> i have a spare 30 amp fuse, install fuse ride home. open service manual, consult wiring diagram. hmmm, very few wires that are run exclusive to 30 amp main. take a peak under fuse block (no tools required to inspect here), look around behind flyscreen, all ok here... last place to look: voltage regulator (hot) lead rubbed through loom at front of crankcase, arcing and grounded out to engine case. the easy fix: E-tape, and some plastic loom. in my case i jsut installed the SPARE voltage regulator that i had in my XB spare parts stash. guess i will keep the bike, since it is so darned easy to work on. but the cost of fuses could really add up. lets see that is a 29 cent fuse for each 15,600 miles. .29/15,600 = that is 0.0000186 dollars per mile and that is just the fuse, not counting the electrical tape. anyway, probably worth checking this on your bikes, voltage regulator leads at front of engine case, " if it's touching, then it IS rubbing" enjoy the ride, dean | ||
| Reepicheep |
Excellent, thanks for the explanation, and for putting it in the right place! | ||
| Henrik |
Dean; funny  Thanks for the story. Henrik |
