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    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

  • #2
    Originally posted by Padre4art View Post
    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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    • #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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      • #4
        Originally posted by Padre4art View Post
        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
        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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        • #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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          • #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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            • #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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              • #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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