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When you turn the key on should the headlight light up or, after the eng. has started and is running does the headlight light up? This will answere alot of questions here.
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1985 Goldwing Innr.
1976 cb 750 cafe racer
2007 vtx 1300
81 sx 1100 s h
81 sx 400 special
If everything is stock then when you turn the key on you should get tail light only. Then when you start the bike you should get the headlight. With key on bike not running your headlight will not be on.
1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
Originally posted by fredintoon
Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
Burnt wire, grounding out, weak wire connection, corroded wire could be other possiabilities. Found mine when I looked in my wiring harness and seen a burnt piece of wire, grounding out against the frame when turning.
Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em! 1978 XS 1100E
Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
K & N Air filter
Home built forward controls
Vulcan Mustang seat
A little chopped http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/
Hi guys,
what's supposed to happen is this:-
Turn the key and just the tail light comes on.
When the engine starts (more accurately, when the alternator starts making current) a relay turns the headlight on.
The relay locks so that the headlight stays on until the key is turned off even if the engine stalls or the alternator quits.
If either of the headlight filaments fail the RLU turns the white warning light on and switches to the other filament.
If it's the hi-beam burnt out the RLU simply switches to the lo-beam.
If it's the lo-beam burnt out the RLU switches to the hi-beam but at a reduced voltage.
Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin"
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