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  • #1

    Bike Shuts Off: Fuse

    As I was cruising along the road, admiring the majestic valleys and peaks, smelling fresh cut grass and seeing people driving while on the cell phone.....

    The bike decided to shut off.

    My first instinct was to check the kill switch. Flipped in on and off. Contact Good.

    My second instinct was to check the ignition switch, It was on, but no power.

    I got of the bike, pulled out my Leatherman as to cut off the tie wraps holding the side cover on, and checked the fuses. None were blown, but the copper contacts on the main fuse were a little loose. I took the fuse out, pinched the contacts, and put the fused back in. Voila!

    This has happened multiple times, and it gets kind of annoying pulling over to do this simple task. (I'm running out of tie wraps, too)

    I'm thinking about changing out the fuse box to manage blade type fuses.

    Is it worth it or is there an easier fix?
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  • #2
    This DEFINITELY worth it!! The new fuse block is $11 shipped from TopCatGr58, and you just add fuses. Takes maybe an hour to do the swap if your OEM fuse box is still there and all the wires are clean. The trickiest part is moving the main fuse from the left side of the bike, over to the new fuse box, but it's really not difficult.
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

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    • #3
      Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
      This DEFINITELY worth it!! The new fuse block is $11 shipped from TopCatGr58, and you just add fuses. Takes maybe an hour to do the swap if your OEM fuse box is still there and all the wires are clean. The trickiest part is moving the main fuse from the left side of the bike, over to the new fuse box, but it's really not difficult.
      Yup I did the same and it's cheap "peace of mind" . Don't be intimidated it's much easier to do than it looks.
      BDF Special
      80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
      Dyno tuned to 98 hp at the rear wheel.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
        The trickiest part is moving the main fuse from the left side of the bike, over to the new fuse box, but it's really not difficult.
        And if he has a standard, it's even easier
        Former owner, but I have NO PARTS LEFT!

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        • #5
          Its an easy fix and totally worth it.
          Nathan
          KD9ARL

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          1978 XS1100E
          K&N Filter
          #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
          OEM Exhaust
          ATK Fork Brace
          LED Dash lights
          Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
          Green Monster Coils
          SS Brake Lines
          Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

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          • #6
            Yep, totally worth it so +1. That said, someone recently came on here that found a source for replacement clips for the stock fuse box if you want to keep it as close to original as possible. It's not something that matters to me, but to some it does matter.
            Cy

            1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
            Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
            Vetter Windjammer IV
            Vetter hard bags & Trunk
            OEM Luggage Rack
            Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
            Spade Fuse Box
            Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
            750 FD Mod
            TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
            XJ1100 Front Footpegs
            XJ1100 Shocks

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            • #7
              When I read this was posted today, saw Johnstown PA and fresh cut grass I thought WHAT????..... Then I re-read it and saw it has happened many times.
              Had me there for a minute.
              "If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein

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              • #8
                Hello- I dont know where you live in PA that you will smell fresh cut grass as most of the state has had quite a bit of snow the last month.Regardless make the change and do the fuse block with the blade type fuses-it will save you alot of headache down the road and blade type fuses are very common.
                1980 XS1100 SG
                Inline fuel filters
                New wires in old coils-outer spark plugs
                160 mph speedometer mod
                Kerker Exhaust
                xschop K & N air filter setup
                Dynojet Recalibration kit
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by rwk5159 View Post
                  As I was cruising along the road, admiring the majestic valleys and peaks, smelling fresh cut grass ...
                  He didn't say it was LAWN grass!! :P

                  T.C.
                  T. C. Gresham
                  81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
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                  How nature points out the folly of men!

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                  • #10
                    I replaced my fuse box with a bladed type box (see my previous posts). It's easy to do and much more reliable. I modified my fuseboard holder plate slightly to allow me to mount a 4 way bladed fuse holder.

                    I think it's just about an essential modification on these bikes, given the number of people who've had problems with the old fuses. My own view is that an electrical system failure (more specifically, ignition) could be very dangerous indeed. I imagine overtaking a lorry. I'm halfway past it and suddenly.... NOTHING....NO POWER....... I dread to think. So, for a total cost of about $10 and about an hour's work, it's just gotta be worth doing.
                    XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by oldyam80sg View Post
                      Hello- I dont know where you live in PA that you will smell fresh cut grass as most of the state has had quite a bit of snow the last month.
                      That's the beauty of owning a John Deere. I can blow out the yard, and then cut the grass. Regardless that it is January

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