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So I've been battling headlight issues for about two years now, and I don't know how to fix the issue this time. I have a 1999 GSX600F and I've read just about every thread about headlight issues and to no avail. The symptoms I am experiencing sound just like that of a faulty headlight relay as found on CyberPoet's write up http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/moto...lectrical.html., but I didn't think a 1999 had a relay. The majority of the time I do not have any lights (low nor high) but occasionally, they will work (both low and high). When the headlights don't work, neither does the highbeam indicator, but when they do work it lights up.
Here is what I've checked so far:
Here are my concerns:
My connection behind the third eye showed a burnt connection between the low beam connection and the high beam connection, so I cut each wire on both sides of the connection and soldered each wire together, then wrapped with electrical tape. This solved the problem for awhile but now they don't work again. Rarely, they will come on mid-ride and stay on until I turn the ignition to 'off'. The lights don't flicker at all...they are either on and steady or as is most often the case, they are off.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what you think my problem is? I originally thought it might be a bad ground, but all other systems on the bike are working fine. I've had Thom (Thazkat) take a look and he was stumped...maybe he can chime in on anything I've missed that we have already ruled out. Matt (MD) is telling me just to run new wires, but I wouldn't know where to splice them in at. Please help!
Here is what I've checked so far:
- I have continuity throughout both the low beam and high beam circuits (yellow and white wires) all the way from fuse box to bulbs.
- Fuses are fine
- Bulbs are fine
- Ignition connections are fine
Here are my concerns:
- Voltage reads only .01V for both low and high circuits (no matter where in the circuit I test).
- I took the dimmer switch apart and checked for continuity and found that I had continuity in both low and high circuits regardless of the switch position. In other words, when I had the switch set to high beams, I still had continuity in the low beam circuit and vice versa. I would think that continuity would break when you toggle the switch.
My connection behind the third eye showed a burnt connection between the low beam connection and the high beam connection, so I cut each wire on both sides of the connection and soldered each wire together, then wrapped with electrical tape. This solved the problem for awhile but now they don't work again. Rarely, they will come on mid-ride and stay on until I turn the ignition to 'off'. The lights don't flicker at all...they are either on and steady or as is most often the case, they are off.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what you think my problem is? I originally thought it might be a bad ground, but all other systems on the bike are working fine. I've had Thom (Thazkat) take a look and he was stumped...maybe he can chime in on anything I've missed that we have already ruled out. Matt (MD) is telling me just to run new wires, but I wouldn't know where to splice them in at. Please help!
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