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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / June 2008V-Star 650 Headlight
I have a 2007 V-Star 650 Classic. Tonight I installed the Yamaha windshield and the headlight stopped working (both low and high beam). The wires weren't pinched at all. Could the bulb have gone completely bad from being jarred around a little while installing the windshield? I can't imagine it was jarred more than it would be if I went over a few bumps. Any suggestions? -- Jerry >I have a 2007 V-Star 650 Classic. Tonight I installed the Yamaha >windshield and the headlight stopped working (both low and high beam). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Any suggestions? get your tester out and see if you have juice after you check the fuses. captain obvious say 90% of time he's right. > In article > <87e5897f-61ec-489f-b9a8-441148eab698@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Jerry [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > get your tester out and see if you have juice after you check the fuses. > captain obvious say 90% of time he's right. Did you remember to plug it back in after installation of the windshield brackets? Captain Doh! always forgets the obvious. Rhatt  Signature"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." (Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton) >> In article >> <87e5897f-61ec-489f-b9a8-441148eab698@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Jerry [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Captain Doh! always forgets the obvious. >Rhatt good point, c'pn. On Jun 4, 10:42 pm, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <87e5897f-61ec-489f-b9a8-441148eab...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Jerry <jerrya...@gmail.com> wrote:>I have a 2007 V-Star 650 Classic. Tonight I installed the Yamaha > >windshield and the headlight stopped working (both low and high beam). [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > get your tester out and see if you have juice after you check the fuses. > captain obvious say 90% of time he's right. Looks like I have some power coming to the connection. I inspected the bulb and the elements were still intacts and I got full continuity readings on all three connections too. -- Jerry >On Jun 4, 10:42=A0pm, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <87e5897f-61ec-489f-b9a8-441148eab...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.= [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >bulb and the elements were still intacts and I got full continuity >readings on all three connections too. again obvious, but try new bulb and test the old one on a 2 wire hook up with a battery. On Jun 5, 9:56 am, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <50ad6478-a283-4c58-8bdb-55a5e5986...@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, Jerry <jerrya...@gmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > again obvious, but try new bulb and test the old one on a 2 wire hook up with > a battery Ok, I tried a new bulb, nothing. Tested both new and old bulb on battery and they both worked. Checked the fuse again and it's fine. Checked for power at the connection and there was none. Checked for continuity on the negative wire at the connection to the frame of the cycle and that tested good. Probably a bad wiring harness? I'm going to bring it in for some warranty work and hope it's covered. -- Jerry >On Jun 5, 9:56=A0am, some...@some.domain wrote: >> In article <50ad6478-a283-4c58-8bdb-55a5e5986...@k30g2000hse.googlegroups.= [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >cycle and that tested good. Probably a bad wiring harness? I'm going >to bring it in for some warranty work and hope it's covered. how old is it? don't be surprised if they try to charge you becuase you didn't pay them to install the windshield. but stick ot it. On Jun 6, 6:27 pm, some...@some.domain wrote: > In article <38243e37-576d-41a0-88d2-5c4d418de...@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, Jerry <jerrya...@gmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > - Show quoted text - It's a 2007. I noticed that the light does work when the cycle is running. However, it used to work without the engine running because I did all of my pre-ride light checks without the engine running. Someone else I know with the same cycle checked theirs and their headlight only comes on when the cycle is running too. What is the normal behavior? -- Jerry |
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