RG150 bogging down

[Coyote]

Ok , now as Ixion has already mentioned , check all the bulbs are plugged in correctly and the same wattage

Broke another fuse trying to plug in the front indicators

I'll disconnect the rear right indicator and go off to the shop. Gets some extra fuses and see if they can take a quick look

[Coyote]

Effing blimmin rego ended on the 17th. How more illegal can it get. Warrant ends next month. And I was meant to take a girl out riding this Sunday. Effing girls and bikes making my life awkward

The shop was too busy to give the bike a quick look. The mechanic said the indicators must be shorting out. They gave me my fuses and said to pay them next time I'm in the store

And after all that effort, I've got work in an hour!

[Ixion]

Now you are come to the fons et origo of your problem

You have a short in the indicator circuit. Almost certainly a chafed wire, and very likely a wire leading from the one that is permanently on. Or the one that doesn't go at all

That short blew the main fuse. So the battery was disconnected. No battery, the regulator dies. No regulator, over voltage cooked the CDi.

Find that wire(s). Tape it up and you're good to go. No esoteric knowledge needed here, just a sharp eye.

[Coyote]

Now you are come to the fons et origo of your problem

You have a short in the indicator circuit. Almost certainly a chafed wire, and very likely a wire leading from the one that is permanently on. Or the one that doesn't go at all

That short blew the main fuse. So the battery was disconnected. No battery, the regulator dies. No regulator, over voltage cooked the CDi.

Find that wire(s). Tape it up and you're good to go. No esoteric knowledge needed here, just a sharp eye.

Oh right, very good. The problems started from my second to last fall when the right front indicator was ripped off. I got some wire crimps and got the plugs sorted, I'm not sure if I had neglected any chafed wires

Yesterday I was swapping over the forks so I could replace the seals on the original set when I had the time. As I was pushing the forks up through the clamps the bike tipped off it's stand and landed on it's tank. There's a nice dent on it now. Not very big but it's where a lot of the tanks curves met and it'll be hard bringing it back to it's original shape. And I broke the clutch lever which the local shop didn't have a replacement for.

I got a new brake lever though which is pretty bling. Satin black and has 4 adjustments to get the lever as far from the handlebar as you like. 25 bucks, only 5 bucks more than a cheap chrome-imitation lever with no adjustment (still, that's 3 hours of work at countdown to pay for that)

[Coyote]

Yuss!

Fixed the indicators. Got rid of the silly visibike system that made a confusing mess of wires. Once that was out of the way it was obvious where the indicators plugged into and once they were plugged in they worked. They flash and everything. And what's more the front indicators don't turn on with the bike! No more people pointing out the beelding obvious saying that they're on, and drivers thinking you're indicating cause they can't see the opposite side indicator on.

I'm quite chuffed. All it requires now is a right side mirror and a clutch lever and it'll be road legal

[Jeaves]

Yuss!

Fixed the indicators. Got rid of the silly visibike system that made a confusing mess of wires. Once that was out of the way it was obvious where the indicators plugged into and once they were plugged in they worked. They flash and everything. And what's more the front indicators don't turn on with the bike! No more people pointing out the beelding obvious saying that they're on, and drivers thinking you're indicating cause they can't see the opposite side indicator on.

I'm quite chuffed. All it requires now is a right side mirror and a clutch lever and it'll be road legal

excellent work bud.