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Post by holmesboy on Jan 28, 2007 19:05:40 GMT -5
Holmesboy. You mentioned the neutral light sometimes worked and sometimes not. Is this when you first turn the ignition on? If that light's off do your headlights and indicators not work too? Occasionally the electrics on my bike would come on with the ignition, sometimes not. I found that a wire near the fuse holder was exposed and was shorting (i think) but when i took the fuse holder apart the wire leading to it disconnected from the lot. It was cactus. $6.50 and a new later, no dramas. Thats right....if the neutral light isnt working then the lights and indicators dont work either....will take a look around the fuse holder for any suspect wires.
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staffy
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Post by staffy on Jan 29, 2007 5:35:48 GMT -5
I noticed on mine that if these lights WERE on then the bike would start first or second kick.
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Post by tradrockrat on Jan 29, 2007 17:04:26 GMT -5
check your wiring inside the headlight. Trust me... I had my neutral light flickering all over the place and then my left turnsignals stopped working. turned out the connections inside the headlight had vibrated lose and were touching each other inappropriately . this happened a few weeks ago on the way to have it inspected...lol
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chuck
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Post by chuck on Jan 31, 2007 16:14:05 GMT -5
Hi, I had an intermittent problem with neutral light and ignition system just dying suddenly also could not stop engine at times. I found that corrosion at the connector plugs in ignition part of the wiring loom was the culprit. Just pulling them apart every now and again seems to work or don,t ride bike in rain. Check these connections and see if it makes a difference.
Cheers Chuck
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staffy
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Post by staffy on Feb 1, 2007 3:47:16 GMT -5
So. It seems the moral of the story is; If you own an SR500 and you're having electrical problems, the easiest thing to do is rebuild the entire loom!
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Post by milkman on Feb 1, 2007 4:37:41 GMT -5
Is the 400 loom direct replacement for the 500? I'm about to open this can of worms, and I'm thinking of just ripping her wires out and starting a-fresh.
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Post by colinjay on Feb 1, 2007 16:49:03 GMT -5
Hi,
As someone who has been in the electrical trades for 30 odd years, I would advise caution in regards to trying to make a new wiring loom from scratch unless you have some experience with wiring. My advise would be to spent the time to make a good repair of the std wiring loom. Although DON'T use the cheep connectors that you can get from a hardware or auto store. Go to a good auto electriacal specialist and buy some good quality bullet conectors and the insulating sleeves for them. UTILUX make a range of bullet and spade connectors which are almost exactly the same as the std bullet connectors and you can also get "gang" connectors that are similar to the std connector. Use these type of connectors and solder them to the wire, instead of crimping them and you should have few problems in the future.
CJ
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Post by wotavidone on Feb 1, 2007 19:29:19 GMT -5
I'm with you CJ. Make good soldered repairs to the original wiring, and if you can, use heat shrink with a hot air gun rather than tape. The problem with homemade looms is that even very experienced electrical tradesmen find it very challenging to make it tidy. There is more to it than just making sure the right wire connects to the right terminal, it must also be the right length to go along the frame here, through that bracket there, have the right amount of free cable so nothing gets caught when you turn the steering, etc, etc. Then it pays dividends to use the same colours as standard, often difficult to find, etc. Mick
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