Headlight fuse keeps blowing??

[jbnwc]

My YZF600R recently began having electrical tantrums and I'd like to get your opinions as to why.

The symptom is that the headlight fuse keeps blowing. I'll put a new one in and everything is fine for several minutes and then for no obvious reason, it just blows. I thought it may be an old battery problem, so I replaced the battery, but it still keeps happening. Any ideas as to what I should be fixing/replacing?

[salsashark]

Have you traced the wires to insure you don't have any shorts?

[jbnwc]

That's most likely the problem, but I strongly dislike chasing wires so I am grasping at straws hoping it might be something else. I had the bike in the shop before this started happening, so I'm afraid something got crimped in the rebuilding process.

[salsashark]

had a similar problem in my mustang... small knick in a wire was causing a short. took a few minutes to build up enough heat to blow the fuse...


and yes, chasing wires sux, but at least it's on a bike, you don't need to hang upside down under a dashboard for hours on end!