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Originally Posted by Triple Jim
I don't have a specific place to look, but it might be a good idea to put a fuse or manual reset type circuit breaker in the circuit to keep from destroying more relays while you troubleshoot.
Welcome to the board, Corey!
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Solid advice!
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Originally Posted by adabbledoo
I just got this bike and the headlights did not work at all. No light on the dash for the brights when I tried to click them on, so I replaced the relay with one from oreilys. That worked perfect when at idle/warming the bike up. I took it down the road to the gas station and it had died by the time I got there. I swapped relays from the starter circuit and headlight to confirm it died, it did. So I repeated the same process with basically the exact same results.
I'm thinking there is a short somewhere. Does anyone have any pointers on where I should start looking?
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I'd try to start troubleshooting at the handle bar controls first. There are a number of things that could've happened throughout past ownerships... Casing could've been overtighten and cracked on the inside, contacts could have come loose, wires could've been Jerry-rigged, etc. Once you've gotten all that sorted, start working down the wiring loom for "hot spots". Electrical issues are a huge PITA, but often ignored and most of the time bandaged, only leading to future problems that could potentially become a wild fire.