Not sure where the plugs are on your bike. On mine the front is under the front of the gas tank. It disconnects the wires that go to my switch housings from the rest of the system. Check your service manual for an electrical diagram.

 

I will check the manual and try this, thank god its winter,or I'd be calling in sick to fix this thing.

 

I had a problem with my blinker light blowing and it was a wire going to the back from when they relocated the rear turn signals. Drove me nuts but was a simple wire grounding out.

 

The wires have to be in the groove under the handlebar clamp, it is easy to pinch the wires there. Also if your brake light is on bright then I would think you don't have the tab lined up with the lever. Also could be wires are touching in the housing, not much room in there. Good luck.

 

Man, I'm gonna need some luck here, it would suck to have done all this work myself to avoid paying a dealer, and then have to bring it in for this, if I new they could do it in an hour or 2 I'd probably say OK, but my fear is that they end up saying it took 5 hrs. to find...yikes. Maybe I'll get lucky for once

 

Anyone out there with some suggestions on finding a short in a situation I'd love to here them, sad but I can build a motor, but electrical stuff makes me turn into a dumb@%$.

 

I aready told you just what needs to be done. If you have a multi meter, you can read the short from the side of the fuse that doesn't have 12 volts on it. From there it's a pretty simple matter to find the actual short.

 

I'm going to try the test light and go from there, thanks to the fella that gave me that info by the way. One question ( or 2 maybe) could a bad relay cause the fuse to blow? Also, i here a click in the relay when I apply the front brake, but not the rear, this normal? Thanks guys.

 

No, a bad relay will not blow the fuse. You have a SHORTED WIRE. An ohm meter is the easiest way to find the short.

 

You must have pinched the wires that go under the clamp on the handle bars. Take them apart and roll them in your fingers then try your break lite. If they work be careful putting the clamps back on. Just a thought and worth a try.