electrical

[bgomez]

On my 1100 I wired lights for the side car. In the process, I lost my brake and turn signal lights. I figure it is a flasher or relay, but have not found the problem. Any suggestions would be great.

[sidecarKev]

How did you wire the lights for the sidecar? I used bullet connectors for the signal and spliced into the wires for the brake and parking light. Post a little more info on how you did it.

Have any pics of your sidecar rig?

Pics of my XS11 with Sidecar can be seen here.

Sidecar Album

[thumperjsa]

I don't think it is a fuse because the turn signal has it own seperate from the brake lights. If this is the only thing not working, the only other common I can think of is the connector under the tank. I think the turn signals and brake lights go through one connector which I believe has 8 wires in it. Maybe someone can correct me if I am wrong about this.

[John]

How did you ground the new light fixtures? They should have an external ground wire, not case grounded. Did you use 1156 or 1157 bulbs. The stock configuration for the t/s is an 1156 (single filament) bulb, and an 1157 (dual filament) for the stop/tail light. Do you have tail lights?

[bgomez]

Sorry I did not respond to your postings right away. I got side tracked after reading it. I connected my lights with bullet connectors to a harnes that had been installed @ motorvattion sidecars wen the car was originally installed. All the lights, except the headlight are working now. No intervention was required. This leads me to believe that I have a few loose wire behind the headlight. The lights are grounded to a ground on the bike.
Most of the problem probably is that whilr I like to tinker, I do not have the same skill level that I read about here, LOL.