HID stopped working

[Bikergary]

Hi guys.
My 1150 GSA had a HID fitted when I bought it, it's great but now it doesn't work. Problems started a couple of weeks ago, 1st it wouldn't come on with the ignition until I started the engine, then it wouldn't come on until I had been riding it for a couple of minutes, now it doesn't come on at all.

I have no idea about HID so any ideas?

 

[Bronco Billy]

Les Wassalls your man. He`ll be along soon to help i`m sure .....

 

[Les Wassall]

Les Wassalls your man. He`ll be along soon to help i`m sure .....

Bikergary mail me at my gmail address and I will try to help you out.

Les

 

[Steptoe]

Any RID problems your first port of call should be fuse 3 as a matter of course. Always check that. If thats ok then we can start looking elsewhere.

 

[Bikergary]

Any RID problems your first port of call should be fuse 3 as a matter of course. Always check that. If thats ok then we can start looking elsewhere.

Fuse 3, now is that from the left if you sit on the bike or the right?

 

[Steptoe]

Fuse 3, now is that from the left if you sit on the bike or the right?

Where do think. At one end you have spare fuses, or maybe even empty spaces. At the other end they will be "live".


if thats to complicated for you, look in your handbook. They're numbered in a nice, wee, diagram

 

[Steptoe]

Sorry, i forgot the smiley

 

[Les Wassall]

Is this a HiD or RID problem

 

[Womble]

Steppers - you might want to re-check the title of the thread

 

[Bikergary]

Checked all the fuses they are all ok.

 

[Steptoe]

Steppers - you might want to re-check the title of the thread

I'm blaming Disslexxia or fuse 3.

 

[Bigtwin]

How's your battery? My HID started that kind of nonsense when the battery was on the way out - new one, all worked fine.

 

[Bronco Billy]

Steppers - you might want to re-check the title of the thread

Come on lads even the omnipotent one can have a moment of confusion ...

 

[Bikergary]

How's your battery? My HID started that kind of nonsense when the battery was on the way out - new one, all worked fine.

I did wonder the same, put the battery on charge last night, it did need charging, this morning fully charged...... still no light.

As soon as i get chance I'll get the tank off to check the connectors, I guess I hoped it maybe something like a bulb or something

Thank good for Auxillary lights

 

[Marks adventure]

Dodgy Earth??

It happened to mine, BTBR told me to remove the earth bolt and wires on the steering head (RHS) Clean them up and put them back in.

Worked for me.

 

[Flipfly]

1st of all check the bulb. I had a cheapy ebay job and it exploded in france!!!

Second place to go is the connections to the bulb inside the cap, thirdly I would disconnect the leads that go to the ballast.

After that I would suggest the ballast has gone.

Don't worry though cause they aren't expensive to replace.

Cue Mr Wassall

 

[Bikergary]

Thanks for all your advice and suggestions.

Took the tank off last night and checked all the connections (earth? couldn't find it ) There was a yellow wire coming out of the light unit which I re-seated and hey presto all now working

How long for I don't really know but I'll keep an eye on it, so looked like a dodgy connection.