Flasher Problems Now!!!

[buzz]

This bike is making me nuts! I have flasher problems now. I have replaced the flasher relay because the front and back would not flash. Now the back only flash. I have checked everything but the bulbs. How could just the front bulbs go bad? Thanks Buzz

 

[joedrum]

it sounds like a ground problem .....if i remember right the theres a ground that hooks up on horn brackit ...but i might be wrong ....that was on a 79 1000 .....there is also a ground connection inside the headligh buckit....

 

[buzz]

Thanks joe

 

[slabghost]

those sockets are also 30 years old if stock. Could be bad ground the front lights do share a single ground. If memory serves it is black and inside the headlight bucket.I'd check the bulbs and sockets first.

 

[buzz]

Thanks for the help. Buzz

 

[slabghost]

If not the bulbs or light sockets or ground. The switch may need cleaning but that should affect one side or the other.

 

[AApple]

A bad ground could also cause the flasher to burn out....sounds like a ground issue to me too....

 

[buzz]

Thanks for the help. I will check this evening. Buzz

 

[buzz]

Everything is working now. I had a ground problem. Thanks Buzz

 

[dan filipi]

Very cool!
Glad it was easy.

 

[slabghost]

old wiring can cause odd problems. Glad you got it working again.

 

[medcoman]

I'm having problems with mine also but it blows the fuse every once in a while. Could it be ground also. Medcoman

 

[dan filipi]

I'm having problems with mine also but it blows the fuse every once in a while. Could it be ground also. Medcoman

Blowing the fuse is a tell tale sign of a shorting wire to ground, unless you have added lights causing an overload.
I've had bulb sockets break apart down inside and short also.

 

[medcoman]

I had added turn signals to my after market bags and it seemed to work ok. One day I went to use them and won't work. I found the fuse blown.

 

[slabghost]

I suggest cleaning all the wire connections but I'd start with the ground connections.

 

[buzz]

DELETE Thanks

 

[dan filipi]

DELETE Thanks

We leave all the posts, buzz.
This way anyone in the future might have this same problem can read this post.

 

[GILLT]

I'm having problems with mine also but it blows the fuse every once in a while. Could it be ground also. Medcoman

Blowing the fuse is a tell tale sign of a shorting wire to ground, unless you have added lights causing an overload.
I've had bulb sockets break apart down inside and short also.

I agree with Dan, shorting wire to ground or overloading the circuit causes this problem. And almost the number 1 thing in a low voltage
system is going to be a bad ground in the system.

 

[carl62cycles]

Had flasher problem the other day here too.........and is wasn't intermittent.But it went away as they came.suspected it was a ground problem or loose wire connections :headscratch: took pic. to ilustrate the problem.

 

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