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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 01:50 PM
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Yes, I got nothing.
what did you use to align the pins. will the forks lock and unlock with the key.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 04:49 PM
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i had this happen to me once with my 2013. it was a misalignment of the switch. i took the switch back out, tried to align everything back up again. got nowhere. got frustrated, left, came back and everything fell into place like butter. but i swear, it was a good 45 minutes before i got totally frustrated and walked away. it just would not work. then it just did.

on a side note, it was right after that that i went ahead and spent the $15 for the special tool.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 04:55 PM
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checking pins, and checking for power are probably what you got to do. For ***** I'd still check fuse. When you put the maxi fuse back in, if something was not right, maybe it caused a few fuse to blow.
 
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Originally Posted by memphisharley
what did you use to align the pins. will the forks lock and unlock with the key.
Got it aligned, finally.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2022 | 05:13 AM
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checking pins, and checking for power are probably what you got to do. For ***** I'd still check fuse. When you put the maxi fuse back in, if something was not right, maybe it caused a few fuse to blow.
Definitely wasn't the fuse.
 
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Originally Posted by skratch
i had this happen to me once with my 2013. it was a misalignment of the switch. i took the switch back out, tried to align everything back up again. got nowhere. got frustrated, left, came back and everything fell into place like butter. but i swear, it was a good 45 minutes before i got totally frustrated and walked away. it just would not work. then it just did.

on a side note, it was right after that that i went ahead and spent the $15 for the special tool.
That's exactly what happened! I messed up the alignment of the pins. After messing with it for more than an hour the forks locked the lock seated correctly and everything lit up when I turned the switch! Lesson learned; pay closer attention when working around your ignition lock.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2022 | 05:30 AM
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Got it!:Everything is back together.
I want to thank everyone who offered advice and help.
All in all very happy with the upgrade.
AR-25 front fork internals and legend rears, the bike soaks up bumps now & feels plush! 2+2 Sweeper bars gives me a more natural feel while riding. I had 3 shoulder surgeries over the past few years and lost interest in riding because of the discomfort after a short time.
Hope this is a game changer.
Thank again everyone!!
 
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