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    No lights!!!! 79 850g

    After the last ride I took on Bags, I lost most of my lights. The ONLY working lights are the headlight (high & low) and my brake light. All the lights in the cluster went out and the turn signals stopped workin too. The lights went out when I was parking Bags and turned the handlebars to the left. I've already checked the fuses and connections. All are fine. Is it actually possible that all the lights blew at the same time? And I'm not close to the bike right now. I will be in 2 weeks. Just looking to get some ideas as to how to fix this.

    #2
    Probably the harness from the headlight to back by the coils

    It got crimped one too many times

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      #3
      The head light and the brake light are on separate fuse circuits. Interestingly enough, the turn signals are on the same fuse as the brake light, so it's not a fuse problem there.

      I will agree with Big T and guess that there is a connector that has come apart. There is a white 9-pin connector just under the front of the tank on the right side that has many of the circuits that you describe as "lost", so start there. If that one is OK, take a look inside the headlight bucket.

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