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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by joe40x
LOL! Nice play on words! But no brilliance on my part!
4 hours I sat in the garage wondering why my brake lights didn't work.
Tried everything I knew to get them working. Pulled connectors, shook wiring harness, traced wires, changed bulbs, checked voltage...still nothing
Buddy walks in and tells me they seem to work fine.
I tell him he's crazy.
He reaches over and takes my helmet off of the right grip and the brake lights suddenly go out.
Duh!
That's the funniest story I've heard all day. Awesome!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 03:21 PM
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We like "easy" fixes!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by joe40x
LOL! Nice play on words! But no brilliance on my part!
4 hours I sat in the garage wondering why my brake lights didn't work.
Tried everything I knew to get them working. Pulled connectors, shook wiring harness, traced wires, changed bulbs, checked voltage...still nothing
Buddy walks in and tells me they seem to work fine.
I tell him he's crazy.
He reaches over and takes my helmet off of the right grip and the brake lights suddenly go out.
Duh!
we’re only human plus sometimes after a couple hours of wrenching it’s easy to forget the simplest steps by thinking way to hard on the complex steps!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Dynaglide92


we’re only human plus sometimes after a couple hours of wrenching it’s easy to forget the simplest steps by thinking way to hard on the complex steps!
Guys, this isn't the OP - It's another member conveying a funny story. We still need to hear back from the OP....
 
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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 09:02 PM
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. Please give credit where credit is due.....post #17

not that it means much..lol but my little ego could use a boost.....
 
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Old Sep 27, 2018 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by crusader1xxx
. Please give credit where credit is due.....post #17

not that it means much..lol but my little ego could use a boost.....
Not quite time to pat yourself on the back unfortunately. :-(

The OP hasn't responded that he found the issue. His last post was #14. a couple of days ago. PPL are still just guessing what the fix could be. We may never know...
 
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