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[dave209@email.com]

I have a A15 240miles. was out riding street only 100mi round trip.riding behind a mini van I did not see reflection of headlight. I checked fuse when I got home found it to be blown. Replaced 10amp fuse with spare. Is this a common prob. should I just carry many spares. Thanx.

[Fred Hink]

Yes, this is a common problem. Some believe that this fuse blows when you have your high and low beam switch in between the high and low settings, causing both beams to be on at the same time. This position will over load the fuse and take it out. Take extra fuses or change your fuse block to a resettable circuit breaker like some others have done. There has been several write ups on this modification. Fred www.arrowheadmotorsports.com

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[Kurt Simpson]

> I have a A15 240miles. was out riding street only 100mi round > trip.riding behind a mini van I did not see reflection of headlight. > I checked fuse when I got home found it to be blown. Replaced 10amp > fuse with spare. Is this a common prob. should I just carry many > spares. Thanx.

Most of us relocate the fuse holder to the place where the sidestand switch used to be and change it to a blade type fuse holder. End of problem. Kurt

[RichardM]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., dave209@e... wrote:

>I checked fuse when I got home found it to be blown. Replaced 10amp >fuse with spare. Is this a common prob. should I just carry many >spares. Thanx.

Make sure that the fuse holder is attached to the little metal tab that's on top of the battery holder. Having it banging around probably doesn't help. Also consider going with a 15amp fuse. The thicker "filament" should be less prone to vibration failure. I did these two things early on and have never blown a fuse in 8k miles. RM

[squidwannabe@hotmail.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., dave209@e... wrote:

> I have a A15 240miles. was out riding street only 100mi round > trip.riding behind a mini van I did not see reflection of headlight. > I checked fuse when I got home found it to be blown. Replaced 10amp > fuse with spare. Is this a common prob. should I just carry many > spares. Thanx.

I have an A14. I also have had the same problem. I don't think it's a high / low switch problem. I think the glass fuses are weak. I went off roading a couple of weeks ago and looked down at my engine temp gauge. It was in the red. I was mad. I changed the headlight and rad fan to the blade type fuse's. No problems so far. P.S I bought the blade type fuse holders @ wal mart for 3$ each.

[Douglas Bouley]

My 06 blew the "little" fuse last night when I started the bike. No obvious cause. Based on various comments I've read, my inclination is to not sweat it if it doesn't happen very often. Anyone have any other thoughts? If I keep the bike (it has been up for sale), I can see the value in replacing the fuse arrangement, as per the suggestions in the FAQ. What I'm really asking, I guess is how concerned I ought to be about possible underlying causes. Thanks for any comments, doug in dc

[Doug Herr]

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Douglas Bouley wrote:

> My 06 blew the "little" fuse last night when I started the bike. No > obvious cause. Based on various comments I've read, my inclination is to > not sweat it if it doesn't happen very often. Anyone have any other > thoughts? If I keep the bike (it has been up for sale), I can see the > value in replacing the fuse arrangement, as per the suggestions in the > FAQ. What I'm really asking, I guess is how concerned I ought to be > about possible underlying causes. > > > Thanks for any comments,

If it is the headlight fuse then just replace it with a 15amp and know that you may have helped the next owner avoid a dark and scary night ride. If not the headlight fuse then I am confused. -- Doug Herr doug@...

[Don S]

If it blew, there's got to be a reason. Check every connection, and look for a possible worn wire that might intermittently ground out. Don Douglas Bouley wrote: My 06 blew the "little" fuse last night when I started the bike. No obvious cause. Based on various comments I've read, my inclination is to not sweat it if it doesn't happen very often. Anyone have any other thoughts? If I keep the bike (it has been up for sale), I can see the value in replacing the fuse arrangement, as per the suggestions in the FAQ. What I'm really asking, I guess is how concerned I ought to be about possible underlying causes. Thanks for any comments, doug in dc --------------------------------- Sponsored Link $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Douglas Bouley]

Yep, I did mean the headlight fuse. Thankful that it died upon starting, not on the highway. Scary indeed. Anyway, I like that answer! I'm gonna go with it. Thanks much, TOD (The Other Doug) PS I'm really glad the KLR hasn't sold yet. My car died expensively the night before. Could be nature's way of saying: "keep the bike". Hmmmm... Doug Herr wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Douglas Bouley wrote: > > >> My 06 blew the "little" fuse last night when I started the bike. No >> obvious cause. Based on various comments I've read, my inclination is to >> not sweat it if it doesn't happen very often. Anyone have any other >> thoughts? If I keep the bike (it has been up for sale), I can see the >> value in replacing the fuse arrangement, as per the suggestions in the >> FAQ. What I'm really asking, I guess is how concerned I ought to be >> about possible underlying causes. >> >> >> Thanks for any comments, >> > > > If it is the headlight fuse then just replace it with a 15amp and > know that you may have helped the next owner avoid a dark and > scary night ride. > > If not the headlight fuse then I am confused. > > >

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[Arden Kysely]

The cause of a blown headlight fuse can be a slow trigger finger going from one beam to another with the headlight switch, thereby energizing both beams at the same time for a split second...or so I read here a year or two back. If it blew on startup, it's probably time to look closely for a cause. In any case, it's a good time to get a fuse relocator kit, install it, and slap a 15-amper in there. I had a long, dark night in the saddle on one Utah trip when my fuse blew and I was too freakin' lazy to unpack my whole bike to get under the seat and fix the bugger. If I hadn't been so sure I'd soon find my buds from whom I'd gotten separated earlier in the day, I would have changed it earlier (like when there was still some light--duh!), but I kept thinking I'd find them setting up camp "around the next bend." __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Don S wrote: > > If it blew, there's got to be a reason. Check every connection, and look for a possible worn wire that might intermittently ground out. > > Don > > Douglas Bouley wrote: > My 06 blew the "little" fuse last night when I started the bike. No > obvious cause. Based on various comments I've read, my inclination is to > not sweat it if it doesn't happen very often. Anyone have any other > thoughts? If I keep the bike (it has been up for sale), I can see the > value in replacing the fuse arrangement, as per the suggestions in the > FAQ. What I'm really asking, I guess is how concerned I ought to be > about possible underlying causes. > > Thanks for any comments, > > doug in dc > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Sponsored Link > > $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >