just lost lights and blinkers suddenly

[Guest]

on the 80GS1100E, I just lost lights and blinkers suddenly just before sunset. I was just going down the freeway and took the offramp and when the turn indicators (both) failed to respond I stopped to check and my headlight and taillight are out, too.

Sigh.

Where do start? Headlight bucket? Please let me know.
Thanks

[littleroot]

Well, went back to the bike a little while later and everything is working

Then after a minute everything is dead again. I pull the fuse box cover off and it comes on again. All the fuses look like they were in place but I pushed on them and turned them. I'm thinking maybe ground but would ignition, horn and brake lights work if there was a ground problem with the fuse box? Hmmm. Need ideas please other than take the entire thing apart and replace all wires, LOL.

[Redman]

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............ a ground problem with the fuse box? .............

Is no ground at/in fuse block.


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[Redman]

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.................................................. ... I pull the fuse box cover off and it comes on again. All the fuses look like they were in place but I pushed on them and turned them. .................

Hum, so just wiggling something on the fuse block seems to make it go on when it was off (and I suppose might make it go off when it was on). So that makes me think the problem is internal to the fuse block.

(80 doesn't have a connector on fuse block, or does it? or does it have wiring harness going right into the fuse block?)

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[chef1366]

Replace the fuses and clean the contacts in the fuse block.

[littleroot]

Got it thanks. Will hit the auto parts store tomorrow to stock up on fuses and get some deoxit contact cleaner as I can't seem to find mine. I hope I can find that.

Always an experience. Maybe I'll also figure out why the cigarette lighter power socket has not worked since my ride home from the TomMLC rally

[twr1776]

Yesterday, 08:29 PM chef1366 Replace the fuses and clean the contacts in the fuse block.

I would also recommend you go through the bucket if you have not yet and clean/check the main ground wire to the motor.