F%^ked up light issue

[pete376403]

Ground lead at the battery is good and tight? No paint or rust under the tab where it contacts the frame?
What happens if you take the wire you connected from the bat to the dip switch directly to the light socket?
The supply to the light must go via the ignition switch - unplug / replug the connector on the cable to that switch, look for corrosion/ crap in there maybe.
Electrics are easy to troubleshoot provided you are methodical. Use the meter - find power (ie at the battery) then work your way along the circuit A wiring diagram helps

[Sully60]

Striped back all the wiring covering well past the steering stem and all checked all four live wires and earth wires, all good to back inside the frame, continuity tested and shook the living daylights out of the loom and it seems ok.

Did what you said Pete just with the front loom so bypassed the switches and that seemed to work so I retested the switch wires whilst unplugged and they seem alright too.

I don't have any voltage across the live wires and earth wires from the main loom despite having continuity back through to the fuses so I suspect in light of the above I suspect something is wrong between here and the front of the loom, which means pulling the whole fucken thing out. Guess what I'm doing tommorrow

Edit: I started this before your last post came through Pete, will try in the morrow.

[paturoa]

I have a jpg of the wiring diagram - PM me your email addy and I'll send it.

[Sully60]

I have a jpg of the wiring diagram - PM me your email addy and I'll send it.

I'm lucky enough to have the factory manual thanks to Pussy, I'm also more than familar with the looms on these bike (not that I wanted to be)
thanks all the same.

[driftn]

I don't want your dog penis and nipple pink coloured bike

But you said you liked your dig penis pink bike when you were a kid

[Number One]

But you said you liked your dig penis pink bike when you were a kid

I did...but I've grown up...apparently

....anyway I luff my bike and don't want another.

[FJRider]

I did...but I've grown up...apparently


....anyway I luff my bike and don't want another.

Second opinion anyone.... ANYONE ... ???

Must be the reliability...right...

[Number One]

Must be the reliability...right...

It is reliable....just not the lights during the day this ain't a problem at all

[FJRider]

must be YAMAHA time....

[Sully60]

must be YAMAHA time....

It's ALWAYS Yamaha Time!


It's just never money time

[FJRider]

It's ALWAYS Yamaha Time!


It's just never money time

Know the feeling... my next upgrade is to an FJR1300 ...wont need a name change...

[Pussy]

A mate's wife had a Jap domestic market SV650 like Number One's, Sully, and he replaced the headlight with the Aussie type one( both lights illuminate on low and high). My mate ended up wiring it up with relays, one each for high and low. I'm not sure whether the service manual covers the lighting system like yours (one projector beam for low, both on high), but it could be worth checking the E02 wiring diagram (it has a light switch and no hazard light), it could be similar.
Can be bloody frustrating!
If you want, I can give my mate a holler and get the finer details off him for what he did. Cheers

[Pussy]

Get it all sorted, Sully?

[Trudes]

I spotted Ms Number One driving her loser cruiser this morning.... so maybe not, or maybe it was 'cause she had Sully One with her..... either way, I spotted you!!!!!

[CookMySock]

Take the bulb off the bike and wire it up to 12V so its running, and give a tap on something and see if it runs then quits. Once a bulb is stuffed sometimes they will run for a bit as the filament touches - very misleading.

If you are really screwed, I have a non-contact tester I can loan you. You insert it at the fuse and follow the wiring with its wand.


HTH,
Steve