Starter/electrical questions

[JimminyCricket]

Hello all, I have an 82 gs650g that won't turn over and I can't figure out why, because it turned over last week. Here's what I did:

Decided to replace turn signals, guy at a local shop told me I could use a set of running lights as long as they have two wires coming out. Bought 'em, put them on, checked and cleaned all of the connections in the headlight bucket closed it up and tried to start the bike. Starter relay clicks but that's it.
Could using running lights instead of turn signals cause this, or did I maybe bump a connection loose when putting my headlight back together?

Also, when ignition is on, no lights from turn signals, when I activate them with the l/r switch, they just come on and stay on.

Thanks for your help.

Jimminy Cricket

[Billy Ricks]

The guy at the bike shop was wrong. If you have three wires you have running lights. If you're using the bike's black/white wire thinking it's a hot wire it's not, it's a ground. You can still use the same signals. Just hook the black/white wire to what is probably a black wire on the signals. Then hook up your bikes signal wire up to the wire that gives the brightest light from the signal.

[kingofvenus]

No start is probably a blown fuse from the turn signal wiring being wrong.

[JimminyCricket]

Thanks to both of you for your replies. I do have the black/white running as grounds, and the lights come on when I use the turn signal switch, they just don't blink. Any other thoughts on why the relay just clicks and the bike won't turn over?

[Billy Ricks]

Thanks to both of you for your replies. I do have the black/white running as grounds, and the lights come on when I use the turn signal switch, they just don't blink. Any other thoughts on why the relay just clicks and the bike won't turn over?

You may need a new flasher unit. The cheap ones they sell at auto parts stores work just fine. Try arcing a piece of heavy gauge wire across the two large posts on the starter relay. If the starter spins then the relay is the problem. If the starter drags or doesn't spin then the starter is the problem. You'll have either worn out brushes and dirty commutator or possibly just a dirty commutator. Make sure the connections on the starter relay are clean and solid and make sure you have a good ground on the engine.