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Posted by on May 17, 2008, 2:28 am
Hello... I've got a brand new V-star 650 classic that I've only put
about a thousand miles on it, (in the last 5 weeks). I noticed today
that when I put it in neutral, the indicator light didn't come on. I
thought perhaps the bulb had gone... However, I had to drive home in
the dark and I found that my signal lights, and the instrument panel
light didn't work either.
When I got home, I checked out the signal light fuse, and found it had
blown. I put the spare in, and fired up the bike. The instrument panel
light came on for about 2 seconds, then went out. I checked the new
fuse, and found it had blown too.
Any ideas as to where the problem would lie, or am I looking at a major
check-out-every-wire dilema, at my local Yamaha dealarship. Thanks...
Jon
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Posted by on May 18, 2008, 2:42 am
Johnny1000@webtv.net wrote:
>
>Any ideas as to where the problem would lie,
> or am I looking at a major
> check-out-every-wire dilema, at my local
> Yamaha dealarship. =A0 Thanks... Jon
>
Ahh.. I solved the problem. I had installed a linbar on my bike, and
this requires that the horn be moved -- and a 4 inch wire extention be
added (included with the linbar). Turns out, the wires hang a tad
loose, and (in my case) they ultimately touched a hot pipe near the
front cylinder head. I used my voltage tester, and found that the
brown wire (the one that melted) that goes to the horn, is actually a
live wire when the key is turned on. Thus, this would blow the signal
light fuse, as the horn is a part of this particular circuit. .... AAR,
I corrected the problem by taping the melted portion, and running the
wires on the "outside" of the linbar bracket -- and thus away from this
hot pipe. ...Jon.
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Posted by CBR125R on May 25, 2008, 1:00 pm
Johnny1000@webtv.net wrote:
>
>Any ideas as to where the problem would lie,
> or am I looking at a major
> check-out-every-wire dilema, at my local
> Yamaha dealarship. Thanks... Jon
>
Ahh.. I solved the problem. I had installed a linbar on my bike, and
this requires that the horn be moved -- and a 4 inch wire extention be
added (included with the linbar). Turns out, the wires hang a tad
loose, and (in my case) they ultimately touched a hot pipe near the
front cylinder head. I used my voltage tester, and found that the
brown wire (the one that melted) that goes to the horn, is actually a
live wire when the key is turned on. Thus, this would blow the signal
light fuse, as the horn is a part of this particular circuit. .... AAR,
I corrected the problem by taping the melted portion, and running the
wires on the "outside" of the linbar bracket -- and thus away from this
hot pipe. ...Jon.
As always
It is the riders fault :)
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Posted by Dave S on May 18, 2008, 6:24 pm
Johnny1000@webtv.net wrote:
> Hello... I've got a brand new V-star 650 classic that I've only put
> about a thousand miles on it,...
> Any ideas as to where the problem would lie, or am I looking at a major
> check-out-every-wire dilema, at my local Yamaha dealarship. Thanks...
> Jon
>
The problem lies at the dealership, where they should be troubleshooting
your electrical fault as a part of the 1 year factory warranty on new bikes.
Dave
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