Hi all,
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
I am in the UK and have a US import XS650 with plastic side panels, single tap tank and take off seat - G model? Special / Special II?
I am using a stock loom, that is in OK condition, but many of the connector blocks are brittle and broken - I presume from sun baking, but otherwise, decent.
I am using Clymer manual with its black and white coded wiring diagram.
I have several electrical problems
Thanks in advance for any pointers.
I am in the UK and have a US import XS650 with plastic side panels, single tap tank and take off seat - G model? Special / Special II?
I am using a stock loom, that is in OK condition, but many of the connector blocks are brittle and broken - I presume from sun baking, but otherwise, decent.
I am using Clymer manual with its black and white coded wiring diagram.
I have several electrical problems
- Indicators/Turn signals
Clymer says my indicator cable should be Dark Green - it's totally a light green, almost mint colour at top and tail of the bike
My right hand turn (not) dark green wire terminates in a double female bullet connector - why would the turn signal need to flow onto somewhere else other than the bulb and which wire is supposed to connect to the other female socket here?
With the ignition on, and all indicators wired correctly (as far as I can see!) I get only one front indicator lit and it does not flash - there is no sound from the indicator relay under the tank and I've swapped the relay already to no effect.
Also, the indicator switch on the left handle bar control does nothing - the front right hand turn lights up, solid and only turns off with the ignition switch !
- Headlight does not come on after ignition - strange yellow wire near alternator wiring block
There is an unconnected yellow wire with a male bullet connection, coming out of the loom, next to the bundle that connects via a block to the alternator wires.
I can see no female bullet yellow wire anywhere in the vicinity to connect this yellow wire to.
If I jump this yellow wire to the 12v positive battery - the headlamp comes on, stays on until ignition goes off.
This does NOT affect the turn signal operation - it remains as 1.
I have tried to read up and understand the safety relay behaviour but nowhere have I seen a reference to a lonely yellow male connector next to the alternator block, that would turn my headlamp on, as above - why?
- Headlamp bowl wiring - front brake switch etc
Clymer says my front brake light switch is Br and G/Y
but my brake light does not come on when I pull the brake lever and anyway, the colours leading from my front brake switch, are black and black yellow and connect to a green connector block in the headlamp bowl, that certainly appears to be OEM and comes up inside via the main loom plastic shielding.
(This front switch does NOT currently work the brake light but the rear brake switch, works fine via brake pedal)
I DO have a brown wire in the headlamp bowl but it presents to a dual connector and I currently have the other brown wire connected to that dual connector - is that correct and if so, what connects to the second female bullet socket?
I also have a Green/Yellow wire, not connected to anything
And I have a very dark green (?) wire not connected to anything.