headlight and triple tree all out

[bsg]

noticed my headlight and light bar lights are out , have turn signals , must be ground ?
Thanks for any thoughts
Scott

[live2ride]

noticed my headlight and light bar lights are out , have turn signals , must be ground ?
Thanks for any thoughts
Scott

Did you check the fuse ? You might have the bar lights running on the same fuse as the Headlight.
If you haven't done so, you might want to clean the contact on your start switch.

[bsg]

thank you, I did exactly that , the fuse was good but just needed cleaned

[old2soon]

Just recently on my I/S a thought I had a starter switch problem. Turned out the 3 relays under the left side cover and ahead of the battery box had dirty contacts and proved to be the culprit. 99 I/S with 112000 + miles. Cleaned contacts and a LIGHT coat of silicone dielectric and all better now!    RIDE SAFE.

[sandy]

I'd get one of BONS's smart switches. Especially if you're running the light bar tapped into the headlight circuit. I had a Smart Switch in my hand this AM. A quality product for sure.

[John Schmidt]

In any case, you need to make certain the light bar is running on a totally separate circuit from the headlight.

[da prez]

  THIS IS A TEST , THIS IS ONLY A TEST.
 To check a ground without going thru the whole system , use a piece of 14ga wire with two alligator clips  . If nervous , install an inline ,low amp fuse. Hook one end to a good known ground( I prefer the battery ground) and the other end to the light socket or its ground. If the light works now , then you have just short cut the problem and have to look for a specific problem.
  I always clean all grounds and use silicone dia-electric for an airtight connection.

                                da prez

[john]

         " Turned out the 3 relays under the left side cover and ahead of the battery box had dirty contacts and proved to be the culprit ' ....
coolant bottle location is under left side cover                                

both battery cables ,,, both ends ... ground  first ... motorcycle end and see what happens ...remove , scrub with wire brush replace w/the dielectric grease
then every thing under the right side cover .. clean relays .. fuses .. harness  plugs ... all of it
use wire brush and  or emery cloth .. don't forget the white dielectric grease .. good for all light bulbs .. switches ,,,every thing that needs contact
the green oxidation is an insulator ... and rust ... no current can pass ... or greatly restricted at least
this means no battery charge ... no juice get'in to where it's needed
by the time I had this happen my starter relay was burnt and melted ... I scraped and cut away the bad plastic on the oem starter relay ... it still on there ... cleaned it all up and no trouble in years ... I keep an eye on it ... the white dielectric grease is like a magic substance