electrical gremlin - a little help?

[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:14:02 -0000 "Jud Jones" writes:

> > Glad to hear the rev is having fun. Too bad I sold my KLR250 project > not too long ago. The tank might have been of use. I don't think > he'll be coming through here, too far out of his way. > > Another South Dakotan, Tim Jensen, was in town yesterday for a > couple of hours. I persuaded him my favorite Vietnamese noodle house > was a better bet than Famous Dave's barbecue. I think I convinced > him. You can get decent BBQ in the Hills, but not mi kho.

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Jud, I didn't hear from Martin last night so I suppose no news is good news. A few weeks ago I had 7 of Tim's bikes at my place while he was moving. I'm down to only one of his on a trailer in the shed right now. When moving the bikes to my shop and then a few days later to his new house I rode his DR650, R90/6 and his diesel powered Enfield with left brake and right shift. The Enfield was the most fun and it took me back to 1974 when I first started riding. If I was only going to ride in the Black Hills I'd probably have a DR. I appreciated it's size and weight. But the KLR fits my needs better for longer touring. I'll have to ask Tim about the BBQ when I see him later this week. Best, Jeff ____________________________________________________________ Turn life into a beach with a new sandbox. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTGaFKsiK2jnuSHN3mpdT9fr1aZjmObDX9JmfPB9DAUAbEyLmRnDt2/

[Ross Lindberg]

It sounds suspiciously like a bad ground. I've seem lights to all kinds of weird stuff on trucks and trailers, and its always traced back to a bad ground causing electricity to backfeed through the system looking for a ground. The weirdest situation I saw was on my Dodge 1-ton. When the brake pedal was pushed, the reverse lights would come on. Just a bad ground was the problem. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Lamar" wrote: > > Three different times recently I have had a situation where my low-beam headlight has dimmed as rpm increased, and as it dimmed the high-beam indicator has flickered accordingly. In each instance, the last being this morning on the way to work, the problem resolved itself the next time I started the bike. Horn and turn signals worked fine at all times. Battery and bulb were both replaced during the Spring Clean-Up. Plug-in at bulb clean and coated with dielectric grease. > > Where else should I look, without disassembling the entire bike looking for a bad connection? The high-beam indicator flickering perplexes me and, to those more informed than me, may be a clue. > > Thanks, > > Lamar > A14 >