Im having a wiring gremlin on my rc51 where every couple hours of riding the headlight cuts off and i need a new fuse. It was a race bike and i put it back to street with my awesome wiring skills ugh. didnt used to do this but now it does and im tired of this. Im looking for a used harness right now to start from scratch also but does anyone know who can tackle something like this? I called huey and he got scared lol which i dont blame him also
Are you on Facebook? I joined two RC51 groups when I bought mine and there are a few guys on there with what seems like, unlimited knowledge on the RC. I'd tey there for sure
Chasing wiring gremlins are a nightmare for a mechanic. If it takes them 5-6 hours to find the issue then you could be looking at a $500 bill and most customers get pissed and don’t want to pay that kind of money.
oh totally understand that. im gonna redo the wiring harness but will need someone to take on this project. Im not detailed enough for something like this
I would be willing to bet the contacts on one of the plugs or connectors at the headlights are corroded. Resistance builds up with heat in the wire and eventually pops the fuse. That’s the first place I would check. Then do resistance checks from connector to connector. I’m going to be taking on wiring jobs (amongst fab work and other things) again starting in 6 weeks but I’ll be in Washington. You can send it to me if you can’t find someone to figure it out. I would need the entire harness, switched assemblies, etc. I can do 90% of it besides checking your charging system on the bench.
This is what happened on my SV headlight. The contacts in the head light were both corroded and stretched out. Was able to replace just the terminals in plug.
Get ahold of Hippy (Chris) at Racing Sport Services. He's accross the road from Road Atlanta and knows his shit.
If it is blowing the fuse, I'd check for a melted connector allowing a short circuit or a bad connection at the fuse itself. I once had a corroded fuse holder (the old glass fuse type) that would melt the solder out of one end of the fuse. The fuse looked good, but had no continuity.
Thats who I was gonna recommend . Has Kenny's RC 51 that was stolen from Huff's shop ever been recovered?
