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Post by fenton on Mar 1, 2008 10:24:14 GMT -5
I've got a strange problem when i put the steering lock on the rear lights come on can anyone tell me whats gone wrong  |
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Post by buzzin on Mar 1, 2008 11:04:33 GMT -5
EHm...just a guess, but I think it's a shortcircuit in the ignition switch....
Does it matter if you lock it to left of right?
If it does....perhaps a wire too short somewhere?
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Post by fenton on Mar 1, 2008 12:00:29 GMT -5
locking it to left or right it still does it. I have just been up to the shops to get some cigs come back out and the battery was flat i dident put the steering lock on so not to drain it but it was dead and had to push it home. i am now really confused
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Post by norfolknchance on Mar 1, 2008 14:58:12 GMT -5
defo a short in the wire
check the wires that are close to the frame & you might find that theres a bare wire thats been rubbing against the frame & shorting out
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Post by rj2para on Mar 1, 2008 15:54:14 GMT -5
one of the todo's I have is to cover some of my cables where the case has worn though, looks like I may need to gt on the case soon.
R.
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Post by buzzin on Mar 1, 2008 18:43:36 GMT -5
I was just thinking....you might want to check the wires for the light switch on the handlebars....
However....The lights should not be able to come on at all when the ignition is switched off.
So any wire able to drain power, or light the rear light, should be a constant + wire.
(are there any on an NTV? I can't think of any function for it)
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Post by norfolknchance on Mar 1, 2008 19:15:21 GMT -5
generaly the only live wire would be the power to the ignition
but that runs through the fuse on the starter selonoid
but surely if it was touching the frame it would blow the fuse
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Post by dpmiller on Mar 2, 2008 5:03:48 GMT -5
Any "parking-light" function on your particular bike?
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Post by McF on Mar 2, 2008 5:39:27 GMT -5
DPMiller beat me to it!
One of mine has two stages to the steering lock, the first locks, no lights, the second locks and switches on side lights (front and rear).
I'm guessing your has too, it's easy to turn the key through both stages and switch the lights on.
If you did have a short, turning the bars to full lock should turn the lights on, regardless of steering lock, all that does is shoot the bolt into the socket on the frame.
Does your front light come on when you switch to side lights? I'd suspect your bulb may have gone if you have checked and only rear light is coming on.
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Post by fenton on Mar 2, 2008 11:12:51 GMT -5
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Post by norfolknchance on Mar 2, 2008 13:45:01 GMT -5
you'll soon have it sorted then
P.S nice trike in the background
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Post by McF on Mar 2, 2008 13:56:09 GMT -5
Hope you managed to get all of the wiring back and working!
Hands up everyone that's never made a goof like that? Thought so, no hands seen! They're the best lessons - you'll never forget them.
That's a fine stable of bikes in the background, is the trike a conversion project for an NTV engine?
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