Bike died before NO electrical at all, cked battery good, cked fuse box good. Had it towed to bike shop. They found the problem 'Main fuse. Cost me 120 bucks .. Today rode around even on highway no problem until it happened again. Called bike shop they sent a guy out slap another YEP! Main 30amp fuse in. Rode it home. NOW I'm worried about even riding it. Any ideas why this 'main fuse is blowing.
Thanks
DD
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The bike shop whr I took it cant find the problem nor did I. Ive cked everywhr. Rode all day yesterday and even going over railroad tracks ,and didnt blow a fuse. NOW that I know whr the main fuse is ,and have the tools to get to it, I'll just wait until she blows again. Then take it to another shop and spend the money it will cost to locate the problem. Thr not cheap any bike shop are out of this world. 65 bucks to even get it in the shop, then at 72 dollars in a hour to boot. OR something like that.
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I'll post again if she blows and gets some more feed bk. Thanks for all who responded, T/y very much:
DD
The fuse is blowing because either a wire is intermittently grounding that shouldn't be grounding, a loose connection is causing a spark larger than the fuse can handle, or something on the bike is drawing too much current through the fuse and it blows to protect the wiring form burning up. The shop did not find the problem, they just checked the fuse box and put in a new $1.25 fuse then raped you for $118.75 profit. And don't believe they spent two hours trying to find the problem. The fuse box is the first thing any mechanic would check. Putting in a 30amp fuse will get the bike running but don't be surprised when the wires start smoking as they heat up and burn the plastic insulation of the wires beneath the seat. I would check with another dealer as to what the correct main fuse amperage is from the factory and have them isolate the source of the problem. The shop you went to is incompetent and dishonest in my opinion. I would send an email to Yamaha motors USA, customer relations, and tell them your story. This shop makes them look bad, (assuming the shop was a Yamaha shop).
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