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sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100
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Horn and Brake light should work with key on.
So, here's a question that has to be asked and I know it's a dumb question but always check the OOP's first. I assume that you had the key to the on position and not the Park "P" position. I did that the other day, shut the bike down using handle bar switch to talk to friend and then after talking, clicked the key one click to start up and nothing.
With that said, like the Goldwing guy said, check the ground. There should be a fat wire and a thin wire coming off the negative battery connector. Fat wire goes to the engine, thin wire goes to the wiring harness. I believe you need the thin wire to run the lights and maybe the CDI. Maybe changing the battery damaged the thin wire, then riding, the vibration finished it off, but.....I wonder if the bike would even run without the thin wire. (would have to dig out the service manual wiring harness diagram). If both are good, then get a voltmeter and test the battery. Maybe it's got a problem, but the bike should have still "jumped".
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