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I know people have posted some things about this before but I didn't understand a word of it (probably cause I'm new), but my turn signals aren't working. I've replace all (visible) fuses and the flasher and still nothing. They light up but do not blink. Help please!
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What kind of flasher did you put in? If you put a normal automotive 3 prong flasher that won't work, you need either the OEM yamaha flasher and the correct 27 watt bulbs (which are not the same ones used in autos) or a 2 prong automotive flasher but you lose the auto cancel unless you do the auto cancel mod.
But there can be other issues, so the answer to the first question is key.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
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one. -
Bike running or not?
If bike aint running you probably dont have enough voltage to trip the blinker...
If its running maybe not enough voltage to trip the blinker.
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
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Aftermarket shouldn't matter, which is why I asked what he replaced it with. Information, we need information, otherwise we'll end up going off half cocked, and then everybody will think this is a hardly site.
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
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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NAAAA....... it's Big Dick that's half cocked.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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LOL Ok guys I replaced it with a 12 V 6 amp 2 prong flasher. Yes the bike is running and the voltage should be fine
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Do they start blinking if you rev it up past 3k RPM? Or when riding versus just sitting?
Due to corrosion of connectors or sometimes the voltage regulator, it is not uncommon for the blinkers not to blink at idle but work at higher revs.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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Not sure, I just started it up and noticed that they still wasn't blinking after changing the flasher.Comment
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The voltage regulator puts out more voltage at over 3k RPM, so often that will be enough to make the flasher start working. Now this is wwith the stock flasher, not being one of these sparky types, it might be a different story with that new one.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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Also, the two prong flasher can be inserted 2 different ways in the 3 prong plug. One way works, the other doesn't....Nathan
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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
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
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If your ground connections are flaky they might not flash, JAT.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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Got a volt/ohm meter? Start there by checking the voltages at the flasher and the lights themselves. Check the ground wires. Why did you change the flasher to begin with? Did they just stop working?
I hate hate hate electrical problems!!!Jim...<><
'78 XS1100E
Previous bikes:
Early 70s Honda 90 Enduro
1998 Honda Shadow ACE
2006 Honda VTX 1300R
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if you haven't already, dismantle your turn signal switch and clean all the corrosion and/or possibly broken wire in the switch housing. that is a notorious place for turn signal problems.testing 1-2-3
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