I think I may be screwed!!!
I think I may be screwed!!!
So today I get to finally take my streetbob for a decent ride. Weather is finally nice...left the house and before I reach the end of the driveway, I have no working lights. Hubby and I check them out and now all of the sudden they work so I think.....strange fluke..going riding. End up realizing I have no horn and lights working weird. Brake light goes on and back off when I hit horn..sometimes turn signal, sometimes not. Go to neighbor Indy, who happened to put HD turnsignal relocation kit of for me last time I started her up - in winter - and had him check it out.
He checks the work he did, checks the wiring everywhere, and even checks under my seat where we just put in fuelmoto efi and finds no problems.
Tells me to call dealer before I ride it home - w/ friend behind me - to make sure I am covered in case it fries on way home. Dealer tells me of course they'll look at it - April 23 in next day available - but of course now that others have worked on it, it may be their fault, not hd.
I asked if their was any connection between horn and lights and the girl said they may be on same circuit. Has anyone heard of this at all? I'm afraid that all the hard work we did putting bike together and warranty not going to cover any of it and dealer is 2 hours from me.
Not to mention weather just finally got warm enough. Going to be 80 saturday.
He checks the work he did, checks the wiring everywhere, and even checks under my seat where we just put in fuelmoto efi and finds no problems.
Tells me to call dealer before I ride it home - w/ friend behind me - to make sure I am covered in case it fries on way home. Dealer tells me of course they'll look at it - April 23 in next day available - but of course now that others have worked on it, it may be their fault, not hd.
I asked if their was any connection between horn and lights and the girl said they may be on same circuit. Has anyone heard of this at all? I'm afraid that all the hard work we did putting bike together and warranty not going to cover any of it and dealer is 2 hours from me.
Not to mention weather just finally got warm enough. Going to be 80 saturday.
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The horn, turn signals, and brake light are all on the same circuit, and labeled as the accessory circuit.
How long ago did they relocate your signals. Did this happen fairly soon after?
If the above items are the only ones affected, I would check and see if the connector at the ignition switch is on tight. They might have knocked it loose when they were messing with the signal wiring connections which are accessible in the void of the frame under the tank. The ignition switch wiring also runs in there.
Next, I would be looking at the handlebar switch wiring.
If all the lights, and speedo, and horn are acting up, I would be checking grounds, starting with the main grounding point on the frame behind the battery box.
How long ago did they relocate your signals. Did this happen fairly soon after?
If the above items are the only ones affected, I would check and see if the connector at the ignition switch is on tight. They might have knocked it loose when they were messing with the signal wiring connections which are accessible in the void of the frame under the tank. The ignition switch wiring also runs in there.
Next, I would be looking at the handlebar switch wiring.
If all the lights, and speedo, and horn are acting up, I would be checking grounds, starting with the main grounding point on the frame behind the battery box.
Last edited by jmpancoast; Apr 1, 2010 at 06:39 PM.
Did I tell you I'm not a mechanic? I suck at this stuff. I will look and see if I can see anything at all. I did change out the grips. Wonder if something loosened up then.
Will definitely check the handlebar switch wiring first since I messed around there first. Maybe I can google a pic of your other suggestions JMPancoast. Thanks for your help.
I can ride, and I am a heavy equipment operator and truck driver but this girl just knows how to get on and go. I am learning but not very quickly.
I can ride, and I am a heavy equipment operator and truck driver but this girl just knows how to get on and go. I am learning but not very quickly.
Thought about fuses but sometimes the lights work, and sometimes they don't. I am guessing that if it was a fuse, it would just not work at all. Am I wrong there?
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So today I get to finally take my streetbob for a decent ride. Weather is finally nice...left the house and before I reach the end of the driveway, I have no working lights. Hubby and I check them out and now all of the sudden they work so I think.....strange fluke..going riding. End up realizing I have no horn and lights working weird. Brake light goes on and back off when I hit horn..sometimes turn signal, sometimes not. Go to neighbor Indy, who happened to put HD turnsignal relocation kit of for me last time I started her up - in winter - and had him check it out.
He checks the work he did, checks the wiring everywhere, and even checks under my seat where we just put in fuelmoto efi and finds no problems.
Tells me to call dealer before I ride it home - w/ friend behind me - to make sure I am covered in case it fries on way home. Dealer tells me of course they'll look at it - April 23 in next day available - but of course now that others have worked on it, it may be their fault, not hd.
I asked if their was any connection between horn and lights and the girl said they may be on same circuit. Has anyone heard of this at all? I'm afraid that all the hard work we did putting bike together and warranty not going to cover any of it and dealer is 2 hours from me.
Not to mention weather just finally got warm enough. Going to be 80 saturday.
He checks the work he did, checks the wiring everywhere, and even checks under my seat where we just put in fuelmoto efi and finds no problems.
Tells me to call dealer before I ride it home - w/ friend behind me - to make sure I am covered in case it fries on way home. Dealer tells me of course they'll look at it - April 23 in next day available - but of course now that others have worked on it, it may be their fault, not hd.
I asked if their was any connection between horn and lights and the girl said they may be on same circuit. Has anyone heard of this at all? I'm afraid that all the hard work we did putting bike together and warranty not going to cover any of it and dealer is 2 hours from me.
Not to mention weather just finally got warm enough. Going to be 80 saturday.
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i don't know what all you have done to the bike but sounds like a short to me or a broken cut wire that is sometimes making contact and sometimes not. Which would also make me that that there are several wires right next to it that control the items you are having the problem with and they are cut and touching each other at times and sometimes not and don't have a complete path so they don't work.
What all was done to the bike's electrical system that has to do with the lights, signals and horn wiring? What was moved and or cut or repositioned in these systems where ever it was id be going to that point and taking it back apart and checking all the wiring.
and or like above there is a connector that is almost apart from moving all the wiring
What all was done to the bike's electrical system that has to do with the lights, signals and horn wiring? What was moved and or cut or repositioned in these systems where ever it was id be going to that point and taking it back apart and checking all the wiring.
and or like above there is a connector that is almost apart from moving all the wiring