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Yui
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 08:58 pm: | 
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I was loading my bike into my truck to take it down to a local shop. In the process the bike went over on its left hand side after falling about 2 feet off the ramp. My fault for trying to load alone with a narrow ramp. Anyway, other than the usual bent handlebars and other slight body damage, I picked up a weird electrical problem. Long story short, the starter kicks, but it's not getting fuel. Somehow, the lights on my cluster are screwed up too. My turn signal indicator doesn't turn on when either of my signals is activated, and my high beam indicator is reversed. In other words, it says my high is on when my low is on, and turns off when I activate the rocker for my high or use the signal button. My odometer screen also stays blank. For a minute or two, I had everything light up like it was supposed to, but I hit the start/stop rocker and it blanked out again.
I know that all the really vital stuff still works. I checked my ECU for external damage and found nothing. I checked all my fuses, and they're mint. Took the windscreen off the front, left side air snorkel, complete air box, and seat so I could get a good look at the main wiring harness. I eyeballed and hand checked everything as best as I could, but I didn't feel or see anything. Should I be looking anywhere or for anything in particular? Are there any tests or tricks anybody knows that could help me out? Anything would be great. |
Sparky
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 10:40 pm: |
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quote:other than the usual bent handlebars and other slight body damage, I picked up a weird electrical problem.
If it's the left handlebar that got bent, more than likely a wire from a left handlebar switch (turn signals, High/Low Beam) pulled out of its contact on the switch or ground lug on the frame resulting in unpredictable symptoms.
Look carefully around the headstock on the frame for wires going to lugs on ground points. Check those wires to make sure there is not an intermittent break in the conductor inside the insulation or if a wire pulled out of its contact. |
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