[jesus45]

Alright so I went to wire up some blinkers this week.



What happens: I turn on the blinkers, the turn signal light turns on as it should; the blinker stays on solidly, and doesn't blink it just stays solid. Then there is a loud squeeking noise from a little round thing in the front of the bike where that jumble of wiring is at...



I'm stumped.



Thanks a ton for any info.

 

[ramprat06]

Is there any chance your turn signal flasher is inside your headlight bucket? Or a mouse holding the wires to connect them and disconnect them?

I note you're from Eugene, my original home town, and I know the rumors, so could that be it also?

All kidding aside, the flasher should be in the side cover, and it could cause a similar noise if failing, so I'd replace it. Cheap to do, easy to find, any auto part house.

 

[jesus45]

Yeah I have no idea. The noise is coming from the front of the bike; where the headlight bucket would be.



Also, to note; I disconnected the object that was squeeking when the blinkers were turned on, and the blinkers still work but just stay solid. So I have no idea what's going on.

 

[CXPHREAK]

It couldn't perhaps be an audible repeater that someone has added at some point?



I agree with Ramprat, it sounds like the flasher can has died. Not familiar with the GL models so can't tell you where it is.



I'd also give a quick clean to the earths. Whether or not they're part of your problem this should be done as routine maintenance and almost never is.

 

[jesus45]

Well I just did some reading, and I thought I should mention that I do not have a front headlight wired in right now. Also I don't have any running lights, or horns hooked up. All of them have been disconnected. So I don't know if this would effect the blinkers.. but I read something about how if you don't have a headlight or front lights hooked up the blinkers wont work.

 

[CXPHREAK]

You say you have a number of items disconnected. Is the earth circuit complete?



They're the green ones, double check for tracers before connecting any apparently green wire to earth.

 

[76072326913]

Sounds like you hooked your FLashers up to your Horn!!



thats an awesome prank!

 

[jesus45]

Sounds like you hooked your FLashers up to your Horn!!



thats an awesome prank!

ROFL that would be way funny. I don't think that's the case but... idk haha



I'll go through it tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.

 

[76072326913]

ROFL that would be way funny. I don't think that's the case but... idk haha



I'll go through it tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.

the horn is a round thing, and it is in the from ofyour bike.



and Hook it up the brakes would be even better =]

 

[jesus45]

The thing that was making noise, was a very small round little object. Not the bike horns..



The thing I unhooked was like 1 inch wide.

 

[76072326913]

The thing that was making noise, was a very small round little object. Not the bike horns..



The thing I unhooked was like 1 inch wide.

I have One horn and its about that size, recheck your wires Pictures would be the most helpful thing in the world right now haha!

 

[jesus45]

alright well tomorrow I will post pictures and see if we can't find a solution.