Next problem? Fuel light and meter needles

Cheers y'all- the battery is only a few months old- the terminals and connectors are all good.

The bike is starting fine at the mo- a few start attempts in the utter cold yesterday, 2 rides and no sign of the battery strength dipping. I'll check the starter relay before I head home.

I did notice this morning that it only started happening when I put the bike in gear- I could rev to 3/4k with no problem.

I do hope it's not the reg/rec- though I did have issues with it a few months ago- is an Electrex that apparently wasn't working, then was after I took it to them and tested it. I'll be getting a Suzuki part next time, but they are the best part of £160/170.

K- I was wrong about the reg/rec- lights were getting brighter when revving (just looked the other way this morning).

Popped by Braggs- Roger had a look and reckons it's corrosion- probly the earth from the dashboard. He ruled out the starter relay saying it's on a different circuit.

Gonna have a look on Saturday- handy as I have some nightbreakers and my nautilus to fit, so I can get the whole fairing off and make all the jobs easier...


Incidentally- derail- I'm gonna get some wire from Maplin for the dash and horn- are they both 15a wire? Also, can I get connectors to fit over the prongs on the horn/relay, rather than just soldering?

Cheers for all your help guys.

[yorkie_chris]

Yes spade connectors will fit over the horn and relays connectors, I would advise getting the ones with seperate insulation, and soldering the crimp connectors in, then giving it a burst of ACF50, ensures trouble free wiring for a long time.

Cheers Chris- and I assume 15a will be sufficient for both jobs?

[Viney]

Un plug the ECU, give the connectors a clean and plug back in. I had a similar problem about6 years ago, and that solved funny enough!

I think I'll be going around most of the connectors and giving them a scrub- just in case!

It does look like the dash is just losing power though...

That light dimming thing...is it symptomatic of a failing reg/rec? my lights dim from tickover when I apply throttle, but don't dim indefinetly. I think its always been that way though - maybe I have some bad connections somewhere around the loom?

had same problem (and same advise) on my 99 curvy it ended up as the clocks needed replacing , have not had chance to split clocks and find the problem yet , but was internitent and bike ran as normal .

Well- no sign of what's causing the problem with the clocks. It seems to have changed a little bit since i pulled it all apart, but all the wires and terminals look good- checked the starter relay, fusebox, ecu contacts and all the terminals in the loom.

Bugger.

And I'm still soldering and swearing at the connections for the horn.

Grrrr.


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K. So. No answer on the clocks- gonna just give it to my mech to sort out.

Since pulling everything apart and fitting the headlights (nightbreakers), I now have no sidelights. Generally no bother as I don't use sidelights, but MOT's coming up, so need it sorting. Will double check fuses again tomorrow.

Got the horn on- it's loud. Bit obtrusive where I've got it, but not too bothered about that.

Good advice here too- try not to have to put your bike back together in the dark. Unless you like dropping/searching for bolts and generally swearing a lot!.