My bike wasn't listed in the possible products... but it's a 1983 CB550. And I've got an electrical issue.
Started off as left front turn signal not functioning properly, wouldn't blink and gave me the fast ''click-ity'' sound of having a burned out bulb. Now all of my running lights (headlight, instrument console, turn signal running lights, brake light running light) don't function.
Battery is new. Turn signal relay is new. Left turn signal bulb replaced and swapped with right. No change.
Runs fine. High beam turns on, brake light functions when brakes are depressed. Turn signals (except for front left) function.
Where do I start troubleshooting?
Thanks in advance for your help.
- Aaron
Sounds like a poor ground issue, pull out the headlight and check all connections in there, your turn signals are on seperate feeds than the lights but they will probably share the same ground/earth in the headlight
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Sorry for the delay. It's been wet here in VA.
I took it to the shop the other week. Turns out there was a peice on the back of the fuse box that had gotten fried. It was one of the pressure plates that holds the fuses in. It heated up, and destroyed the connection. Got it back about a week ago. Worked pretty well out of the shop. The left turn signal still didn't work.
I rode into work yesterday and got it up to 5k RPM. Just about that time, I saw the brake light warning indicator come on. I checked the rear running light, and sure enough it was out. I still had a lowbeam headlight. I rode home from work yesterday with no change. I took it out this morning and realized the headlight wasn't working now.
I pretty sure I know where to look to fix the symptoms. But what I'd like to know is why are the fuses not breaking if the wires are getting that hot back there? How can I solve the problem? And is the left turn signal part of the issue?
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