No Headlights

[Grinch]

On the way to the Selkent meet I joined the M25, and noticed it was a touch darker then I remembered. So I pulled over, to realise that I had no headlights, not one gone but both, and the parking light too.
So, what to do?
On the side of the M25 I start pulling the bike apart, first checking the fuses, which are all fine. Try whacking the front of the bike, but this does nothing, so panels off time. After a little fiddling I get the lights back, but the not the parking light, odd. So after a quick chat with the Motorway Patrol man, I put the bike back together and get going again, and pull off at the next junction. As I was heading down this dark road the light flicker off a few more times, so I bail for home, hoping not to end up anywhere to dark.
On the journey home the bike stalls and will only start with the lights off, rather odd.

So in all I suspect iffy connection block on the right hand side again, with the bad light I couldn't get a good look, but I have put the panels back on with only 2 bolts now for quick removal.

But I think I will be adding in a additional bit of wiring over the weekend, though I'm worried now that the loom could be roted I might have circuit leak to.

So has anyone got any ideas for anything I might have missed, other then on the scrounge for a new loom?

[dirtydog]

I had a similar thing a while ago, the connector block (on the clutch side if you see what I mean?) terminals were fubard and i by-passed them with some wire and had no problems after that

[Grinch]

I though it was the block on the right side... its all getting rather green a fuzzy lately so might be a idea to swap the lot.

[dirtydog]

I'm sure it was the left had side on mine

[Grinch]

I'll have to have a look at the wiring diagram when I get home, unless anyone knows of a link to one.

[dirtydog]

It was a white connector block IIRC

[Grinch]

Role on the weekend.

[jambo]

The dipped beam on my SV650SY goes through a yellow block connector, and is a yellow & white cable. I know this because I was soldering it back together last night after the last owner bodged it.... As my entire front loom's hanging down at the moment I can't tell you where on earth that block connector's supposed to go.

HTH

Jambo

[Grinch]

So we had white and now yellow... any other bidders?

I did look at a this ->> wiring diagram (http://www.motoinfo.yoyo.pl/Suzuki/Suzuki%20SV650S.jpg)<<-- last night so I know that headlights are on a yellow, white a black with white tracer. This is the earth form the diagram, but I know it should be fine as while I lost my lights I didn't loose the indicators which are on the same circuit. So this would leave the problem as the yellow or the white wire at the connector block as I also still have rear lights. With the yellow being high beam and the white the low. So it should just be these two to have a look at.
Would't surprise me if it turn out to be something else though.

[jambo]

I'm fairly sure the wiring for the K1 is different to the X&Y models, so if it's the K1 that's got the problem I'm probably clouding the issue....

Jambo

Edit: Or to put it another way, we may both be right :D

[Grinch]

Well the one I have with the problem is the 99 and I don't recall much of a difference in the UK models when I last looked at my manual. Though I could be mistaken.

[jambo]

The manual you've linked to is a K2 bike I think. If it's a white & yellow cable using a yellow block connector on the SX model you owe me cake ;)

On a serious note if you haven't got the wiring diagram for your specific model let me know and I'll get the image out of my Haynes to you.

Jambo

[Grinch]

I will double check, I know the manual I have has them for US, California, Australia, Europe and the UK, but not 100% on the years.

[dirtydog]

It has also been known for me to talk carp ;-)

[Grinch]

Pulled the bike apart on Sat and found a whole host of things that where wrong as you will see if you look at my facebook album -

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v312/39/123/611923177/a611923177_915427_5270.jpg (http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39315&l=56741&id=611923177)

It appears the main problem was both the wire low beam wires and black/white earth cable. As at one point while I was testing I had no lights but the indicators illuminated nicely.
You will also notice that while I was there I changed the oil in my forks and checked the spring length. Still in tolerance at 315mm, will get to see how it all fells with the new oil and new rear shock. Might even wash it later.

[dirtydog]

See I knew it was a white connector block ;-)

[Grinch]

Do we owe you cake then?

[dirtydog]

Oooh cake yum