- 79 XS650 Special
- All original from my limited experience
Step 1: Speedometer needle fell off and faceplate began spinning...must needa new one.
Step 2: Got onto MikesXS.com and decided to do maintenance while I was replacing the speedo, ordered new fuse box, shocks, brake pads and speedometer. Decided to go with a mini-speedo that had some of the current tach lights incorporated into it.
Step 3: Shocks went in fine, brakes were easier, fuse box was plug and play mostly. Took off the headlight and felt like I'd cracked open someone's skull preparing for brain surgery.
Step 4: Removed speedo, tach, headlamp and those 3 lights in the middle. Found the "N" light and wired that into new speedo, found...at least the right turn signal indicator and have that wired in so it works although, it doesn't work for the left one without having emergency flashers, nice but not useful when cornering. Plugged the headlamp back in since there was no need to have it unplugged and found out the headlight wasn't coming on.
Here's the question: I don't have power coming into the yellow wire, as a matter of fact the last place I can reliably get power is on the exit side of the fuse box connector. So I cut a length of wire and jumped from the exit side of the fuse box straight to the yellow connector at the headlamp and upon just touching it to the connector the light came on. The light works fine, high/low beam, L/R signals work fine. I shut the key off and turn it back on and it goes back to not working until I touch it with the jumper again. Any idea on what's going on with this thing? I've been using the Hayne's manual diagram that most closely (in my unedumecated opinion) resembles the set up I have but either can't read it or don't see where this would be creating a problem. Thanks for the input ahead of time
- All original from my limited experience
Step 1: Speedometer needle fell off and faceplate began spinning...must needa new one.
Step 2: Got onto MikesXS.com and decided to do maintenance while I was replacing the speedo, ordered new fuse box, shocks, brake pads and speedometer. Decided to go with a mini-speedo that had some of the current tach lights incorporated into it.
Step 3: Shocks went in fine, brakes were easier, fuse box was plug and play mostly. Took off the headlight and felt like I'd cracked open someone's skull preparing for brain surgery.
Step 4: Removed speedo, tach, headlamp and those 3 lights in the middle. Found the "N" light and wired that into new speedo, found...at least the right turn signal indicator and have that wired in so it works although, it doesn't work for the left one without having emergency flashers, nice but not useful when cornering. Plugged the headlamp back in since there was no need to have it unplugged and found out the headlight wasn't coming on.
Here's the question: I don't have power coming into the yellow wire, as a matter of fact the last place I can reliably get power is on the exit side of the fuse box connector. So I cut a length of wire and jumped from the exit side of the fuse box straight to the yellow connector at the headlamp and upon just touching it to the connector the light came on. The light works fine, high/low beam, L/R signals work fine. I shut the key off and turn it back on and it goes back to not working until I touch it with the jumper again. Any idea on what's going on with this thing? I've been using the Hayne's manual diagram that most closely (in my unedumecated opinion) resembles the set up I have but either can't read it or don't see where this would be creating a problem. Thanks for the input ahead of time