Bad ground! Graham check and clean the grounds.
On Aug 27, 2012 3:24 PM, "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Graham,
>           I'd still pull them and check the harness - can't hurt - but
> if that is the case, you have a break in a wire or another disconnect
> somewhere between the plug in for the signals and where the power
> comes from.
>              -Joey
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Graham Rogers
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > all the turn signals work when tested on a battery
> >
> > On Aug 27, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
> >
> >> Graham,
> >>             Dumb question - if you pull the turn signals out and
> >> separate them from the harness - do you have power at the appropriate
> >> wires there? If you do, its in the socket or the wires leading to it.
> >> If not, your break is between that point in the harness and the rest
> >> of the harness.
> >>             -Joey
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Graham Rogers
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> thanks Ross,  I already thought of that
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Ross M. Jamison wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Graham,
> >>> Check to see that there are NO LED bulbs installed. Led & incandescent
> will
> >>> not work together. You can make them but you will need a resistor
> between
> >>> the led & power source.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>>
> >>> Ross M. Jamison
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> thanks Kurt,  I'll come back to it again later - I have to put my mind
> on
> >>> something else for a while, it's too boggled,  Graham
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Graham, to recap:
> >>>
> >>> You have swapped the relay, and you know you have four working bulbs.
> >>>
> >>> The relay supplies power to the signal switch. Internal contacts in the
> >>> switch disconnect the parking light (not supplied by the relay) and
> connect
> >>> the pathway to the proper signals side. The load of the bulbs draws a
> >>> certain amount of current through the relay, which heats up a metal
> strip.
> >>> This causes the strip to change shape, breaking the circuit. Current
> stops
> >>> flowing, the strip cools and makes the circuit to start the cycle all
> over
> >>> again.
> >>>
> >>> If you have an issue with all four signals, the problem must lie
> somewhere
> >>> upstream of the switch, including the switch itself.
> >>>
> >>> When the switch is OFF, you will read voltage at the switch from the
> relay;
> >>> the meter makes the connection and allows current to flow. If you have
> >>> voltage at the switch, try checking JUST continuity across switch
> contacts.
> >>> Unplug the wire from the relay; if it is functioning properly you'll
> just
> >>> get intermittent voltage, which isn't useful for checks.
> >>>
> >>> Kurt
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 27, 2012 8:21 AM, "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Allen,  I spent a couple of hours at it yesterday afternoon - couldn't
> >>>> find it.  I'll try again today and report back.  It seems that I have
> 12 v
> >>>> from the gray wire at the relay to the turn signal bulb but when I
> activate
> >>>> the turn signal it cancels the voltage in the gray wire (which may be
> it
> >>>> should if the gray wire carries voltage to the running lights and the
> >>>> running lights go out when activating the turn signal). However the
> green
> >>>> and white is not hot to the bulb when I activate the turn signal. I
> tried
> >>>> jumping wires from the relay to various places along the wire
> harness. Just
> >>>> give me carbs to clean instead! Graham
> >>>>
> >>>> On Aug 26, 2012, at 11:36 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Graham, any luck on finding the bad wire?
> >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]>
> >>>> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:54:49 +0000
> >>>> To: Nightwawk Lovers<[email protected]>
> >>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Turn signal problems - AGAIN ALLEN!
> >>>>
> >>>> That is what the givi cases are for.
> >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>
> >>>> Sender: [email protected]
> >>>> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:25:24 -0400
> >>>> To: <[email protected]>
> >>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Turn signal problems - AGAIN ALLEN!
> >>>>
> >>>> You crazy lucky people and your blinker parties. I'm nine hours away.
> :/
> >>>>
> >>>> Javier, where do you fit the cooler on the bike? Inquiring minds...
> >>>>
> >>>> -Kurt
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