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Hi all I have a sv650 k1 curvy, all standard electronics except i have a 4point led sidelight instead of a standard bulb which i know uses less current etc but iv had it for months n its grand...
This morning on my way to work my dash, sidelights, digital trip, clocks, rear light+brake light, indicators and horn all stopped working, only starter and headlight and full beam worked. I changed the signals fuse and all seemed well until tonight when it blew the new fuse. It seems completely unrelated to anything I am doing on the bike itself as the first time i was cornering slightly and the 2nd time i was indicating and turning into a sliproad but these are the only similarities. I was wondering if this is a common fault in the curvys or if theres parts of the loom notorious for rubbing through? I have another new fuse in it as I need it for work again 2moro but after that i have 4 days to strip+fix it! so any tips or suggestions would be great! Thanks guys!!! By the way what is the fuse below the signals fuse for, i think its labelled 'counter' or something along the lines that suggests it would be for the trip, however when the signal fuse blows all the electronics go off!! this is just curiosity haha. ALSO!!! im pretty sure of this but gota b 100%, the alternator will still be charging my battery while the signals fuse is blown? Im pretty sure there's a slightly brighter headlight when the engine is on but i gota put my mind to rest as i dont wana get stranded with no battery! Any tips or experience here would be much appreciated!!!!!!! |
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Yep curvys do have a reputation for rubbing through the loom in places.
Check around the headstock where the loom is zip tied really tight. That's one trouble spot I think. The other problem seem to be water & corriosion in the connector blocks in the fairing. So wise to check these out. Others will give you a better idea, but this is what I've picked up on the site.
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Sit on bike and take fairing off the left side. Theres a big block of connectors under it, just off the headlights. Have a look in there....bet theres a lot of green in there. The wires come out easy enough, just be gentle.
Pay particular attention to the red one. IIRC its the one that feeds to the main fuse, starter, lights, clocks etc.
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Indeed it is, I had trouble with my loom rubbing through there. Also in and around the rear subframe, but IIRC you'll need to take the rear plastics off to check this properly is another place to look for rubbing.
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yep the nice man from the RAC hunted about till he found a couple of wires on the left hand side that had rubbed and got water in em too. Dont forget with the bike always leaning that way its the once place water will always sit for longest.
Mine was the same thing with blowing fuses btw. I loved that RAC man for finding the problem.
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Mine were that green they had to be scrubbed with green nylon pad! Contact cleaner wasn't enough!
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No seriously, he could have said "its a wiring thing" and just taken me and bike to a garage who would ahppily charge me for x hours of labour in finding the faults and fixing them. How could i trust them if they said it toolk 3hrs when it took 30mins?
I even called up the RAC and said some very nice things to them about the service he gave. I know i'm quick enough to moan when i get bad service so its only right to give credit where credit is due. (oh and i'm sure i asked you this before.... but please dont delete the posters names when you quote them, thanks)
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