Electrical Problem on my SV
 

Hi guys, just bought my first SV650s 99 today and so far very impressed but i have a problem with some electrics i hope someone could shed some light on.

Basically I have no main beam or high beam just a side light.

When i do put the main beam on the indicators illuminate (not flashing but steady glow). Also when i go to indicate the dash dies all except the rev counter and the digi display turns off and only the rear indicators flash.

** Edit** also same happens when i press the flash button the dash dies and i have no horn now :/

This is as clear as i can put it but any help would be much appriciated.

thanks liam

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

Sounds like a bad earth to the front bit of the loom, pull all the connectors you can find around the front end and check for rust and fuzz

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

ill go and give it a go thanks, hopefully it is just as simple as an earth

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

Thanks so much for your reply, i couldnt see any block connectors at first untill i removed the clock surround and behold 4 big block connectors, altho they looked fine i un did them and blew them out and hey presto everything works as it should :)

thanks again

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

Give em a clean up and a little protection and you should be good for a while.

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

yep will do next thing on my list is to have a very thorough look over the bike tomorrow when i have more time and check everything and give it a little clean. just out of curiosity any ideas on common faults to take particular notice of

Re: Electrical Problem on my SV
 

If you are going to commute on the bike if it hasnt got a front fender extender, get one. The frontspark plug can get affected by water and you end up running on 1 cylinder, there is a water drain hole nr the front plug that needs to be clear of crud. If you can use a multimeter check the voltages at the plug for the reg/rec foot brake side of the bike under the seat cowl, there are loads of threads here that tell you what to look for.