Electrical woes on my 883

Baggh

hey all.. thanks for the suggestions\ chimes\etc.

When i got in last night I opened the housing and wiggled them around... put back on. Nothing.

I checked the fuses and there it is... Lamps and Accesories fuses were blown. So yep... bad ground when I replaced the housings. Not sure how cause i did this before a few months ago with no problems... I didn't force them on or anything. Bad luck I guess.

So I picked up some fuses this morning on my way into work... I'll get it all back together tonight when I get in. I'll be sure to follow up with you guys with the results in case anyone else gets this situation.

thanks

Baggh

Ok... all fixed up Once again... thanks for everyone's recommendations and suggestions.

the culprit turned out to be a crimped wire... it was crimped a tad under the clutch mount.

First I replaced the fuses... jimmy'd the housings... everythign came on then immediately blew the fuses.

I replaced the fuses...

I then narrowed down the problem by mounting "just" the housings... everything worked. So I mounted the housings w\ handgrips... everything working. So it had to be when I mounted the clutch. I took a closer look and yep... the wires were being crimped when i put on the clutch. Its has been this way for awhile I guess because the wires were... well... molded in the shape of being in there for awhile.

Anyway... problem isolated and solved.

Thanks again for all your help.

I will post new pics tomorrow. Since my last pics that I posted here I had the rims and rear sprocket powder coated black, nightser fork boots added, and added new handgrips and pegs. Its coming together nicely I think.

glider

Glad you nailed it down, electrical can be a real problem to find sometimes.

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