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Message started by DracSavage on 02/18/09 at 22:32:04

Title: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by DracSavage on 02/18/09 at 22:32:04

I can't win! I got this bike from someone that started all sorts of stuff but didn't do a darn thing right. I've just about re-done everything that can be re-done... at least that is what I thought.

A lot of it was cosmetic so not too big a deal but now I've found some electrical problems.

I just figured out that the running taillight has not been working. I'm not sure if it has ever worked since I got it a few months ago. The brake light works and when I take power from the brake light line the dim taillight works with the brake on. Anyhow, they did some funky wiring things to this and I'm having a hell of a time getting this to work.

I'm trying to figure out a way to tap in to some power for the taillight because this will be my main mode of transportation which will include night driving.

I found a short in the (brown which they changed to red at this point) wire between the connector and the taillight but even when I bypass that the taillight won't come on when the key is turned. The high and low taillight will work when I connect it to the brake wire (white & black) and press the brake.

I'm good with home wiring but a little unsure about auto/moto wiring. Does anyone have some suggestions on what I should try?

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by verslagen1 on 02/18/09 at 22:53:59

Got manual?

the wiring on this beaute was concocked by several angry engineers, none whom talked to each other. Switches, lights and other hardware are barrowed from other bikes. but did the guy running the harness match the color codes? L no, he wanted to get back to his garden.

be patient, follow the wiring diagrams. Each component has separate ground wires that feed back into the harness.

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by thumperclone on 02/19/09 at 07:01:44

does the tag lite work? same as tail light, should be brown which is same brown at the t.s. relay that comes from the ignition sw

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by DracSavage on 02/19/09 at 07:33:31

TC: He removed the license light all together which I'll also have to remedy in the future I imagine if I get pulled over.

I tried to connect to the brown which is supposed to be for the taillight and the license light like you said but I got nothing.

I thought about connecting to the gray wire which is for the speedo light since it comes on when the bike is powered up. I just touched at the connector to the ignition switch so that was just a long shot. Maybe if I connect directly under the gas tank where the wire connects to the speedo?

Not sure if it has the same amount of power or not or if that will matter.

If there was a short from the brake light/taillight connector to the actual bulb on the brown taillight wire would that have shorted out the whole brown wire?

Verslagen: I have the manual: in PDF 86-04, if anyone needs it, and I've found the brown wire that connects to the ignition switch but won't seem to work. So if each component has a separate ground does that mean it is difficult to bypass something or to "tap" into power at a different spot?

Thanks again for the help.

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by verslagen1 on 02/19/09 at 11:30:20

grounds are redundant, but necessary.

just be carefull of what you're tieing into.
don't mess with the safety's

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by PipJones on 02/20/09 at 04:54:00

Sounds like you need to start with some fresh wiring and crate your own harness. Color code it to what the manual says. Thats what i'd do anyhow.

Have fun, and good luck!!!!!

Title: Re: OMG!!! I'm dying here.
Post by Charon on 02/20/09 at 05:53:32

I'll make a wild guess here. Check the ignition switch. The gray wire is powered when the bike turns on, and carries power back TO the ignition switch. The switch supplies the power to the brown wire for the tail light. In PARK the ignition switch supplies power to the brown tail light wire from the red wire. I am guessing that "short" you found in the brown wire may have damaged the contact in the ignition switch. If so, fix the short, and tie the brown wire for the tail light to the gray wire, and everything except the parking light should work. Note that I am just reading your post and looking at the book, and have not actually seen your bike, so it's a guess.