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    Low Beam and Taillight Inpoerative

    A quick search has told me there is a bad ground somewhere, but I'm somewhat new to this bike and I'm hoping someone could tell me where to start.
    Here are my conditions:
    Low beam Inop
    High beam works
    Taillight Inop
    Brake light works

    This tells me it's not a fuse.

    So there is a bad ground?
    Is this a ground wire for the ignition switch, taillight or left hand switch? Where do each of these ground terminate? I have all the wiring diagrams, but they don't show where these wires physically ground.

    This info would be helpful to me and also to future searchers of GS info.

    #2
    I should add that these lights went out simultaneously, so the chances of it being both bulbs, while possible, is unlikely.

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      #3
      There is a common ground that runs from front to back (black wire) and attaches to the taillight case. Check your ground wire connections in the headlight bucket as well
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        #4
        Wellllll I feel like a jerk.

        BOTH bulbs were blown, and now so is my mind.

        I feel like something had to have surged to pop both bulbs simultaneously...or just an insane coincidence?

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          #5
          It is possible but not probable. Time to check your voltage with your multimeter to make sure your regulator is still regulating.

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