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PJR
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« on: May 23, 2010, 04:48:32 PM »
I just installed a sidecar on my 2000 I/S this week. Finished this afternoon, and went for a shakedown run. Did a couple laps at the school parking lot; all seemed good. So, I hit the interstate, cruised about 6 miles to next exit, stopped, shut bike off to check tires and such. Got back on the bike and started up country road. Looked at speedo, nothing; no tach, no fuel gauge, no turn signals.
So stopped the bike again, left it running to check other things; head lights working, no tail lights, no brake lights, no radio volume, no neutral light. Anybody got any suggestions? Could not find any blown fuses. TIA

Paul, upstate NY
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2010, 06:57:53 PM »
If it's an Interstate, that is usually the first sign of a battery going out.
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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 06:36:47 AM »
I had a problem once similar to yours.  Nothing on the back worked.  Checked everything and could not find the problem.  Finally just on a hunch, I stuck a new fuse in and everything worked.  There was nothing I could find wrong with the old one but it must have been on the way out.

Marty
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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 10:31:57 AM »
You might have pinched a wire putting it together.  I'd start in the fuse box and trace from there.
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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2010, 12:44:23 PM »
Did you have the front tire off?  It is possible to mount the sensor wrong and end up with no speedo.  Tach should work though.  Don't ask me how I know this.  Embarrassed hoser
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« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2010, 06:37:52 PM »
Marty, I followed your lead, replaced all the fuses though, cured the problem! All the fuses looked good, but I went ahead and replaced them, maybe just corrosion around the blades. Anyways, thanks for all the input guys.!  Paul
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