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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GTC@MSAC" data-source="post: 210338" data-attributes="member: 5548">Hmm.  I still have working factory Clarion AM/FM radio on my 81 GL1100I.  Considering what is actually on the broadcast airwaves, I think static would be an improvement.  The best feature of my radio is the factory digital LED clock in the top fairing panel, the rest is just a novelty, lol!OK, seriously though, I suspect something has been jarred loose in the accessory circuit of the bike.  I'm almost certain there is a noise filter in the radio circuits, but I can't recall where.  Were any of the extra lights damaged by the fall?  LED lights can be fragile, and act weird if jarred too hard.    I'd start by checking all the glass fuses.  A contact in the ignition switch could have jarred loose or wonky, it's hard to tell where to start until an individual circuit has been isolated as the source of interference.  The starter solenoid glitch is also too coincidental to completely ignore.  Something physically broke or rattled apart in the fall, I'd almost guarantee it.  A pinched wire, as someone else mentioned, is also a possibility.Try rewiring a mouse-damaged radio harness sometime, these bike electricals can get tedious, I know!</blockquote>