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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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Post pics if you do!

I just bought these and I am having a hell of a time getting a proper ground to the right/throttle grip for the turn signal. How did you get yours to ground out properly? are your bars powdercoated/chromed?

I guess this really applies to any grips with one wire, single-filament signals in the ends.

As always, any help is appreciated. Thanks Guys!
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:15 AM
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Are you sure that both grips have only 1 wire each? the throttle grip might have 2 wires in a single coat to ground it as well as power it.
I think their awesome!
Hatch.
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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thanks, they do look badass on the sled.
But it is only a single wire on the throttle side.
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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Did you finish the installation or try them as soon a you hooked them up? One would think they would ground through the throttle cables...powdercoating will things more difficult...you may have to run a ground wire.
 
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but when you twist the throttle, the turn signal on that side would move
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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yeah u would be telling the birds and the animals on the ground your turning good idea but the light needs to be indepdant of the throttle twist
 
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom84FXST
Did you finish the installation or try them as soon a you hooked them up? One would think they would ground through the throttle cables...powdercoating will things more difficult...you may have to run a ground wire.
I finished installation, they're on the bike & the left side works ( but the left grip is snug on the handle bars with a set screw. the right grip can't be snug to be able to twist.).

When i took a multimeter to the bike to figure out the problem, then find a ground after i figured it out, the throttle cables was one of the first places i looked. But it is not a ground.
 
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Originally Posted by stev0n
I finished installation, they're on the bike & the left side works ( but the left grip is snug on the handle bars with a set screw. the right grip can't be snug to be able to twist.).

When i took a multimeter to the bike to figure out the problem, then find a ground after i figured it out, the throttle cables was one of the first places i looked. But it is not a ground.

Might try running a ground wire to a screw on the carb...making the throttle cables grounded may be the easy fix.
 
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