- Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:02 pm
#83570
<t>Hi to all. riding home from RE Kent Branch meeting, nearly home, was "making progress, lined up bike for left hand turning into side road, indicated, cranked her over and lost power, clocks and lights dimmed, engine misfired. Nearly fell off. <br/>
Kept engine running and limped home (100 yards).<br/>
Next day investigation showed with left indicator on, flasher unit is flashing in time as normal, but no indicators flashing, ammeter is swinging intime with flasher unit but full discharge . Right idicator is o.k.<br/>
Removed seat and unplugged lighting/indicator harness to rear of machine. Front left now working pulling normal current.<br/>
Removed rear light and unplugged indicators /stop/tail. plugged harness back in , original fault returned.<br/>
Made new harness using 0.75 mm 4C flex,cable tied to original harness. rewired left indicator/ right indicator/earth, and a extra earth to mudgaurd front fixing bolt . cut the original wires near the plug and crimped to them.<br/>
All working good now , but noticed another fault, Head /pilot/tail lights pulseing with indicators.<br/>
once again unplugged rear lighting harness, lights still pulseing. Have host's LED pilot bulb in front which is brilliant white, and that is really noticable flashing, also have host's 23watt indicator bulbs fitted as well ( do you kow you might have 10watt bulbs as standard?).<br/>
unplugged flasher unit bridged out to connections, could see lights dimming when selecting L/R indicators.<br/>
Bike has Motobatt glass matt battery fitted age unknown, i have had bike for nearly 2 years. charged battery with optimate, measured with multimeter at 12.3 volts. opened up headlight shell, checked for loose bad earth connections all looks good. i removed starter motor a year ago with accociated cableing, could it be just the battery????</t>
Kept engine running and limped home (100 yards).<br/>
Next day investigation showed with left indicator on, flasher unit is flashing in time as normal, but no indicators flashing, ammeter is swinging intime with flasher unit but full discharge . Right idicator is o.k.<br/>
Removed seat and unplugged lighting/indicator harness to rear of machine. Front left now working pulling normal current.<br/>
Removed rear light and unplugged indicators /stop/tail. plugged harness back in , original fault returned.<br/>
Made new harness using 0.75 mm 4C flex,cable tied to original harness. rewired left indicator/ right indicator/earth, and a extra earth to mudgaurd front fixing bolt . cut the original wires near the plug and crimped to them.<br/>
All working good now , but noticed another fault, Head /pilot/tail lights pulseing with indicators.<br/>
once again unplugged rear lighting harness, lights still pulseing. Have host's LED pilot bulb in front which is brilliant white, and that is really noticable flashing, also have host's 23watt indicator bulbs fitted as well ( do you kow you might have 10watt bulbs as standard?).<br/>
unplugged flasher unit bridged out to connections, could see lights dimming when selecting L/R indicators.<br/>
Bike has Motobatt glass matt battery fitted age unknown, i have had bike for nearly 2 years. charged battery with optimate, measured with multimeter at 12.3 volts. opened up headlight shell, checked for loose bad earth connections all looks good. i removed starter motor a year ago with accociated cableing, could it be just the battery????</t>