I need a bike sparky in auckland!

[Pixie]

Front left circuit is shorted to ground between the bulb and the flasher unit

[Ixion]

Yes, that would have the bulb on on some circuits. There are usually two wires from each flasher, are they reversed ?

[Badcat]

Yes, that would have the bulb on on some circuits. There are usually two wires from each flasher, are they reversed ?

the flasher plug only goes on one way - and the problem stays (indicator lit) when the flasher is removed.

k

[Ixion]

Sorry "flasher" I meant indicator - the orange lighty thing, not the flasher unit thingy. Long and short is that the left front indicator has the wrong wire plugged in (or maybe the wire is pinched and shorted but that's less likely) . Hunt around in the headlamp area and see if you can find the right wire and all will come right. Everything is correct EXCEPT that front left indicator.

[Badcat]

Sorry "flasher" I meant indicator - the orange lighty thing, not the flasher unit thingy. Long and short is that the left front indicator has the wrong wire plugged in (or maybe the wire is pinched and shorted but that's less likely) . Hunt around in the headlamp area and see if you can find the right wire and all will come right. Everything is correct EXCEPT that front left indicator.

yep - that sounds like the most likely.
i'll strip it all down this evening.
thanks so much guys.

k

[Ixion]

Quick release fitting (I presume you mean a plug that you can unplug), you can get them from Repco, couple of bucks. Just cut the wires and reconnect to each side of the plug. Or if you want something fancy, a trailer plug set.

[Badcat]

yep - the whole seat unit comes off with tail light and indicators etc with 2 bolts. F1 did a great job of that, but the wires are a pain.
it would be nice to just unplug one cable.

k

[Motu]

I have here in front of me a classic Japanese colour code wiring plug,off a Mazda cooling fan.Black to black...blue to yellow...green to blue...yellow to red.

Words fail me - if you were given the 8 bare wires,how would you connect them up? You wouldn't have a hope in hell.

[Badcat]

well - i stripped it down and found the culprit.
the indicator was connected to a pink wire (which looked identical to the brown one under indcandescant light). as i only get time to work on the bike after the kids are in bed i don't get the luxury of daylight repairs.
so - i changed the torch i was using to an LED one with a whiter light and found the right brown one and presto - it all worked.
thanks for all the help guys, you saved me a lot of time and cash.

K