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  • #1

    wiring

    so....i have a bit of a gremlin. my headlight and gauge lights go dark. no reason. doesn't seem to be connected to anything except the flasher pot thing under the seat gets really hot.

    the problem is two-fold....
    1. my headlight goes out without warning
    2. i get pulled over and my bike gets impounded.

    i don't like either.

    anyone know what i should look for/where to start?
    or anyone know where i can buy a complete new wiring harness? im guess once i fix this, something else is gonna break.
    1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)
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  • #2
    Hey there,

    Well, a photo of the suspect "Flasher Pot thingy" would be helpful.

    Secondly, the headlight is controlled by a RELAY, and it's a latching one which means once it senses charging power from the alternator, it locks in the ON position and stays that way until you turn the key off.

    However, you are also saying that you are loosing your gauge lights. So...this leads me to ask if you still have the OEM glass fuse box/block? If so, that's the first place you would need to look and fix by replacing it with a solid ATCO style fuse holder. See the For Sale Forum, parts section, then sticky thread parts/services by members, post #10 for info on acquiring a replacement fuse block.

    T.C.
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    • #3
      Where in Indiana are you at?
      Nathan
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      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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      • #4
        sorry... i'll work on a picture. after a quick google image of flasher relay....it looks like that is it. it is under my seat, and it literally makes my seat hot.

        i do, in fact, have the old fuse block. i'll check out the sticky...Thank you!

        and I live in Fishers, just north of indianapolis.
        1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)

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        • #5
          The only flasher thing under the seat is the hazard light flasher. I had one that was getting hot like that and it was a shorted flasher unit. You can just unplug it and take it off. It has nothing to do with anything but the hazard lights.

          The headlight and dash light issue is probably just a connector or a fuse making a poor connection.
          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.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by 1st bike View Post
            I live in Fishers, just north of indianapolis.
            So we are maybe 20 minutes apart, I am just inside the 465 loop on Binford/69. Let me know if I can help at all.
            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

            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.

            Theodore Roosevelt

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            • #7
              nate, we are very close! I live right near 106th and Hague (on the West side of 69). I may be calling on you if i can't get this thing sorted out! again, thanks for the detailed info on where to find what im after!
              1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)

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              • #8
                greg, i know, i know, i know. i may not know all the fancy words, but i think i get a little credit for trying to get my hands dirty and turn something that was trash (and once pink) into something that is AWESOME!!!!!

                i either need to spend more time googleing before i get on here, or get smarter.

                looks like more googleing.

                but i always appreciate the humor and the help.. you guys have never let me down! thanks!
                1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by 1st bike View Post
                  (and once pink)
                  Ha ha ha ha ha........I had forgotten about that.

                  I think I still have a pic of that somewhere.
                  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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                  • #10
                    be nice now! i painted it the first summer i had it.......can't fault me for buying a pink bike...it was cheaper that way!
                    1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)

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                    • #11
                      Hahaha, mine was pink when I bought it too! Even had pink ghost flames!



                      Big changes though!

                      Nathan
                      KD9ARL

                      μολὼν λαβέ

                      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.

                      Theodore Roosevelt

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