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  • Padre4art
    XSive
    • Oct 2016
    • 62
    • Chambersburg, Penn.
    #1

    Left handlebar switch

    Ok. Foiled again. Installed a nice set of handlebars on the F today, and once again turn signals are dead. Nada. Not the fuse. Parking lights work.

    I wiggled the wires coming off the switch and they worked very briefly.

    Has anyone used the left switch forum MikesXS? What's involved?

    Or does anyone have an original they could sell?

    Thanks much!

    Art
    79 F
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    • motoman
      Master of XSology
      • Aug 2005
      • 8413
      • Grand Junction, Colorado
      #2
      Originally posted by Padre4art
      Ok. Foiled again. Installed a nice set of handlebars on the F today, and once again turn signals are dead. Nada. Not the fuse. Parking lights work.

      I wiggled the wires coming off the switch and they worked very briefly.

      Has anyone used the left switch forum MikesXS? What's involved?

      Or does anyone have an original they could sell?

      Thanks much!

      Art
      Either no ground from bars to switch or switch needs to be taken of bars and cleaned internally and checked for broken solder joint.
      81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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        • Padre4art
          XSive
          • Oct 2016
          • 62
          • Chambersburg, Penn.
          #3
          Hadn't considered grounding to the handlebars. Everyone else, like the horn, and hi low beam switch works fine.

          Any other clues?

          Anyone use the xs650 switch gear?
          79 F

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            • donebysunday
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Oct 2012
              • 1737
              • New Berlin, Wi.
              #4
              Originally posted by Padre4art
              Ok. Foiled again. Installed a nice set of handlebars on the F today, and once again turn signals are dead. Nada. Not the fuse. Parking lights work.

              I wiggled the wires coming off the switch and they worked very briefly.

              Has anyone used the left switch forum MikesXS? What's involved?

              Or does anyone have an original they could sell?

              Thanks much!

              Art
              Sounds like the good old solder has lost it's grip ?
              If you don't solder the wires back on I'll do it, send it to me.
              PM me !
              76 XS650 C ROADSTER
              80 XS650 G Special II
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              80 XS 1100 SG
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              AKA; Don'e, UD, Unca Don'e

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                • Padre4art
                  XSive
                  • Oct 2016
                  • 62
                  • Chambersburg, Penn.
                  #5
                  Thanks for pointing out the solder problem in the left control. Yep! 3 loose wires in the bottom. Bought myself a solder gun at big box store, and went to town. Fix requires at least three hands! One to hold the wire, one to hold solder, one to hold gun. Anyway, it's back together and working!

                  79 F

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                    • motoman
                      Master of XSology
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 8413
                      • Grand Junction, Colorado
                      #6
                      Good to see you resolved the issue Padre!
                      81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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                        • donebysunday
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 1737
                          • New Berlin, Wi.
                          #7
                          Awesome

                          put another feather in your hat !
                          76 XS650 C ROADSTER
                          80 XS650 G Special II
                          https://ibb.co/album/icbGgF
                          80 XS 1100 SG
                          81 XS 1100LH/SH DARKHORSE
                          https://tinyurl.com/k6nzvtw
                          AKA; Don'e, UD, Unca Don'e

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                            • DiverRay
                              Moderator
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 7605
                              • Star, IDAHO
                              #8
                              That's great! another skill you didn't know you had until you tried!
                              Ray Matteis
                              KE6NHG
                              XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
                              XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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