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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	flasher 01/05/09 at 11:07:22 where is the flasher located at on a 86 savage? i cant get the turn signals to work, i need to replace this so they can work. i have replaced the turn signal relayand that didnt help. thanks guys
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: flasher Reply #1 - 01/05/09 at 11:23:11 Look under the tank, right next to a big round solenoid.
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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: flasher Reply #2 - 01/05/09 at 11:40:43 ok cool thanks
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: flasher Reply #3 - 01/05/09 at 11:59:30 Hmmmm.... I isn't the turn siganl relay the flasher...... like the starter relay is basically "sort of" a starter solenoid......
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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: flasher Reply #4 - 01/05/09 at 14:56:41 i dont really know, thats why im asking. any help that could be given would be great.
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Reply #5 - 01/05/09 at 19:04:29

What they call a turn signal relay is just basically a turn signal flasher with a square plastic housing that has a mounting clip on the side.....
My local Suzuki dealer offerred to order it for me at $42......
A regular automotive two-prong flasher has the same pin arrangement and plugs right in and works awesome for less than ten bucks. The plastic cover of the original can be splitand ziptied over the new, round auto flasher so the original mounting clip can be utilized.
It is found on the right side of the frame, just inside (under) the front of the tank.

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: flasher Reply #6 - 01/05/09 at 21:12:57 I'm confused a bit also - as t-mack was saying there is only one part (the location given above) - and the button on the grip so if you already replaced the relay where was it located?
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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: flasher Reply #7 - 01/06/09 at 04:46:58 under the tank, near the front of the tank, on the right side. so i guess i replaced the flasher already, but i was hopping that there was another one on the bike that i didnt know about. when i replaced this all thatr happened was now my blinkers turn on but they stay on, they wont blink. any ideas why they do this? michael
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Reply #8 - 01/06/09 at 08:05:36

desantam wrote on 01/06/09 at 04:46:58:

under the tank, near the front of the tank, on the right side. so i guess i replaced the flasher already, but i was hopping that there was another one on the bike that i didnt know about. when i replaced this all thatr happened was now my blinkers turn on but they stay on, they wont blink. any ideas why they do this?

michael

First, I take it you can see the front light get brighter when you turn the swithch to that side. YES?? The front has running lights and back not. Also does the speedo indicator comes on?

Next, I've seen this before..... but..... can you see me scratching my head trying to rememebr where & when. Huh

Check for the following:
1) Make sure both front & back lights come on. If not , you might not be drawing enough current to have the flasher heat up and trigger.

2) Check the battery (nice soild 12 - 13V with bike off , 13 to 15V with bike running)
2) Good ground at the light socket. You will need an ohm meter to check this.
3) Good switch operation ( my thought here is a possible dirty switch contact).

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Reply #9 - 01/06/09 at 13:24:43

yes the lights are on up front not in back. the lights do brighten when clicked for that side, and the speedo indicator comes on. bothe the front and back come on when switched, and the ground is good. that was the second thing that i checked.
ill check and see if my battery needs to be charged. and ill pull the switch apart and clean it and see if that helps. i think the next step would be to buy a new switch and install it.

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Reply #10 - 01/06/09 at 19:49:47

desantam wrote on 01/06/09 at 13:24:43:

yes the lights are on up front not in back. the lights do brighten when clicked for that side, and the speedo indicator comes on. bothe the front and back come on when switched, and the ground is good. that was the second thing that i checked.
ill check and see if my battery needs to be charged. and ill pull the switch apart and clean it and see if that helps. i think the next step would be to buy a new switch and install it.

michael

Be careful when you pull the switch apart......there be springs in there.....

Before buying new switch, test the circuit by bypassing the handle bar switch. Would require getting a wiring diagram and using a wire ..... but you need to know what connectors to go across.... so find a wiring diagram, otherwise you may short the power to ground and blow a fuse.

(71 MB's download click here.... )

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Reply #11 - 01/09/09 at 08:10:54

I've had the same issue on a couple of bikes (hit the signal, they come on but don't flash). Every time it's been a ground issue. Try to check the connections at each end, and verify that the socket itself is grounding well. I did this by using a little alligator clip wire from the chassis up to the socket the bulb plugs in to force it to ground. A decent amount of the lithium grease on the bulbs worked for me once as well, as the ground wasn't too stable.

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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: flasher Reply #12 - 01/09/09 at 22:26:02 i checked for a ground, that was the second thing i did after replacing the flasher. i fully charged the battery and that didnt help any. could not having the right bulbs, be an issue?
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: flasher Reply #13 - 01/09/09 at 22:31:04 could if the bulbs you have do not make enough load - what kind are they?
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desantam YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: flasher Reply #14 - 01/10/09 at 09:55:16 im not sure, but one of the ones up front is twice the size as the rest.
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