I was recently riding my 2000 Savage and experienced an electrical problem.  The headlight began flashing on and off, and then after about a minute of this everything went dead.  I was moving but the engine cut out as well.  Upon inspection the top fuse in of the two under the seat was blown.  I did a quick check of wires that looked loose or may be touching and found nothing.  I turned the key off and put a new fuse in and it immediately blew.  Nothing will turn on it's all completely dead.  I'm not sure if the regulator/rectifier could be the problem or what it could be.  I'm not exactly sure what the regulator/rectifier does.  Any advice anyone has as to troubleshooting and such would be great.
--Jonathan--

Trace the POSITIVE cable from the battery to the relay, it may have rubbed though and is grounding on the frame or somewhere...definately seems like a major "hot wire" is grounding out...should be easy to find. Also check for corrosion at the fuse terminals, they are prone to corrosion breakdown and sometimes need cleaning....even the fuses themselves can cause major headaches if the connectors are not clean...if they are the least bit dirty, replace them and use a bit of dielectric grease on the terminals.

Hope this helps.

Jonnyweave wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

I seriously doubt the relay has anything to do with it.

Keep checking wires.  Might even have to remove the tank.

Good luck.

Check the wires to the fuse holder to see if they are pinched between the seat and frame.

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