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Mar 30, 2017 | 01:41 PM

Paul Walbroehl

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I need help

my turn signals in the front work but my left running light does not. I'm new to motorcycles. I have a 2012 harley 883 super low. I need some helpful advice please

Mar 30, 2017 | 04:12 PM

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Get electrical diagram and multi tester.

Mar 30, 2017 | 04:21 PM

davidwruth

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+1 on manual and meter. Dumb question did you check the bulb? Switch bulbs and see if it changes

Mar 30, 2017 | 10:44 PM

Paul Walbroehl

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I did try that because the turn signal works. if the turn signal works should I still try switching them? Also where can i get the diagram? thank you for helping out!

Mar 30, 2017 | 10:44 PM

Paul Walbroehl

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I'm sorry didn't not "did"

Mar 30, 2017 | 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Walbroehl

my turn signals in the front work but my left running light does not. I'm new to motorcycles. I have a 2012 harley 883 super low. I need some helpful advice please

Hi Paul and welcome to the forum. Being new to motorcycles the 2012 883 will be a fun ride. I'm not real familiar with the Sportsters but I can give you links to the electrical Schematics : if you look at the Main Harness 2012 Sportster drawing you'll see a fuse for lighting. A blue wire comes off the fuse and if you follow it you'll see it goes to a connector at he top of the drawing, connector 31A and it tells you to see Lighting 2 of 2. scroll down to that drawing. On Lighting 2 of 2 in the upper left you find the front lighting, connector 31B and 2 blue wires to the running lamps.
Did you take a look at the bulb it is a dual element, one for turn and one for running light. Maybe you just need a new bulb? If you have a volt meter perhaps you could check the blue wire to see if it has voltage at the connector.
https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....d-d44bf7213f3d

This is a great site and where the schematics came from.
https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....uring&id=56344

Good luck and let us know what you find.
Bill

Apr 1, 2017 | 12:03 AM

Paul Walbroehl

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hey guys thank y'all for helping out! bill once I read the "duel element " about the bulb it made sense to what the problem was. 7 dollar fix......it was the darn bulb!! sort of feel like an idiot. i was more upset cause I just got the bike so it sort of irritated me, including tires that dry rotted within the month.....anyways thanks guys made my day to see all the lights working!!