No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. - Page 4 - SV650.org

JamesMio · 18-03-09, 08:12 AM

Aaaaand it's gone again!

Same problem last night (in fairness, I should probably have tested it properly in daylight, but hey!).

I went out for a quick blip with my mate (in his shiny VX220), and about 2 miles out of town the same fuse popped - no speedo/revs/dashlights/indicators/brake lights/tail lights etc.

By sheer and utter luck, we stopped at a wee village for a drink before turning back, and started chatting to a lad in there about the problem, who introduced himself as one of the mechanics at ScotSpeed (our local Suzuki dealer!). Bonus!!

His diagnosis is as has been said on here, it'll be corroded wires somewhere along the line, because of the way the bike's designed any time it rains/gets pressure washed, water runs down underneath the tank and rots the electrics like mad.

So, with that in mind I'm planning to butcher it tonight, get all the plastics off and clean up each connector as best I can and see if I can fix it properly.

18-03-09, 11:02 PM

Yeah corroded wires do that, It was my dodgy wiring for my indis that did mine over.

JamesMio · 19-03-09, 08:12 AM

I had a go at the Starter Relay last night, took it to bits and cleaned all the lovely green off them. Put it back together, reconnected the battery and now I've got nothing, completely dead.

I dare say I've loosened a wire somewhere, but I'll have another look tonight!

Grrrrr!! I hate electrics!

19-03-09, 04:06 PM

How funny is this, moved all my wiring out the way and hid it on Saturday, patched my puncture up to get me to Rads and waheyy my 15 has gone too

JamesMio · 20-03-09, 10:03 AM

AAAAAARRRRGGGHH!!!!!

Finally sorted the 'Dead' problem - one of the connectors in the Starter Relay had come loose.

Rode into work to see if cleaning up the connections has fixed it, Pop - 2 miles away from home the fuse goes again.

Grrr!!! I don't think I'm going to be able to avoid stripping the lot down and going at it bit by bit (which is a bit of a nightmare with 'limited' technical expertise!)

20-03-09, 10:04 AM

Indicators was what is blowing mine, I'm taking it apart in the courtyard at work today. Ahh well.

dizzyblonde · 20-03-09, 11:19 AM

To find it, you'll end up taking every piece of plastic off, cleaning everything, putting a new earth on it, etc etc. Then you'll turn it on, and start waggling, and the first set of wires you waggle will do what its not supposed to, then you'll fine tune the waggling and find one wire.......

....well we did. One solitary red wire, loose in the back of a connector block, one nip and voila, no problem any more.
I do hope you find it, its been doin my hesd in for weeks, I even resorted to riding around without the green cover on the relay and side panel, so changing main fuses was easy

So far this week it hasn;t blown once, but thenI'm waiting for it to go spectacularly when I've something important to go to....like the Peaks ride

BTW have you checked up the front end? My red wire ran the rev counter too.

20-03-09, 01:33 PM

Todays Science lesson for me.

Q. If you try connecting up the indicator wires to each other, hit the indicator switch, will it blow the 15A fuse?

A. Yes, yes it will.

Was it a fair test student? Hello no Sir, its cost me £7.

JamesMio · 20-03-09, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plowsie

Todays Science lesson for me.

Q. If you try connecting up the indicator wires to each other, hit the indicator switch, will it blow the 15A fuse?

A. Yes, yes it will.

Was it a fair test student? Hello no Sir, its cost me £7.

WHAAAAT!!?!?!! Please tell me I've misread that and you've not paid £7 for a fuse?

20-03-09, 01:48 PM

I bought 9 fuses lol, to cover any further mishaps, never know when you might need a fuse and nowhere ever has any so I've stocked up.

18-03-09, 08:12 AM	#31
JamesMio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scotland's Deep South Posts: 1,461	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. Aaaaand it's gone again! Same problem last night (in fairness, I should probably have tested it properly in daylight, but hey!). I went out for a quick blip with my mate (in his shiny VX220), and about 2 miles out of town the same fuse popped - no speedo/revs/dashlights/indicators/brake lights/tail lights etc. By sheer and utter luck, we stopped at a wee village for a drink before turning back, and started chatting to a lad in there about the problem, who introduced himself as one of the mechanics at ScotSpeed (our local Suzuki dealer!). Bonus!! His diagnosis is as has been said on here, it'll be corroded wires somewhere along the line, because of the way the bike's designed any time it rains/gets pressure washed, water runs down underneath the tank and rots the electrics like mad. So, with that in mind I'm planning to butcher it tonight, get all the plastics off and clean up each connector as best I can and see if I can fix it properly. __________________ "That **** on the push-bike." Creatomatic

18-03-09, 11:02 PM	#32
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. Yeah corroded wires do that, It was my dodgy wiring for my indis that did mine over.

19-03-09, 08:12 AM	#33
JamesMio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scotland's Deep South Posts: 1,461	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. I had a go at the Starter Relay last night, took it to bits and cleaned all the lovely green off them. Put it back together, reconnected the battery and now I've got nothing, completely dead. I dare say I've loosened a wire somewhere, but I'll have another look tonight! Grrrrr!! I hate electrics! __________________ "That **** on the push-bike." Creatomatic

19-03-09, 04:06 PM	#34
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. How funny is this, moved all my wiring out the way and hid it on Saturday, patched my puncture up to get me to Rads and waheyy my 15 has gone too

20-03-09, 10:03 AM	#35
JamesMio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scotland's Deep South Posts: 1,461	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. AAAAAARRRRGGGHH!!!!! Finally sorted the 'Dead' problem - one of the connectors in the Starter Relay had come loose. Rode into work to see if cleaning up the connections has fixed it, Pop - 2 miles away from home the fuse goes again. Grrr!!! I don't think I'm going to be able to avoid stripping the lot down and going at it bit by bit (which is a bit of a nightmare with 'limited' technical expertise!) __________________ "That **** on the push-bike." Creatomatic

20-03-09, 10:04 AM	#36
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. Indicators was what is blowing mine, I'm taking it apart in the courtyard at work today. Ahh well.

20-03-09, 11:19 AM	#37
dizzyblonde Da Cake Boss Mega Poster Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a flying Horse Posts: 9,992	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. To find it, you'll end up taking every piece of plastic off, cleaning everything, putting a new earth on it, etc etc. Then you'll turn it on, and start waggling, and the first set of wires you waggle will do what its not supposed to, then you'll fine tune the waggling and find one wire....... ....well we did. One solitary red wire, loose in the back of a connector block, one nip and voila, no problem any more. I do hope you find it, its been doin my hesd in for weeks, I even resorted to riding around without the green cover on the relay and side panel, so changing main fuses was easy So far this week it hasn;t blown once, but thenI'm waiting for it to go spectacularly when I've something important to go to....like the Peaks ride BTW have you checked up the front end? My red wire ran the rev counter too. __________________ Suzy, yellow 2001 SVS. Kitty, V-Raptor 1000, ZZR1400<<its my bike now Pegasus! Hovis 13.8.75-3.10.09 Reeder 20.7.88-21.3.12

20-03-09, 01:33 PM	#38
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. Todays Science lesson for me. Q. If you try connecting up the indicator wires to each other, hit the indicator switch, will it blow the 15A fuse? A. Yes, yes it will. Was it a fair test student? Hello no Sir, its cost me £7.

20-03-09, 01:48 PM	#40
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Speedo, No Lights, No Rev Counter, No Dash. I bought 9 fuses lol, to cover any further mishaps, never know when you might need a fuse and nowhere ever has any so I've stocked up.

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