wireing problem

[tony b]

ive got a gpz 550 and last week it blew one of the fuses,i replaced this and a few miles down the road it blew the replacement,its a 15 amp fuse ,i noticed that the rear light also went out,
the only thing ive added is a set of heated grips wired directly to the battery as per instructions
has anyone any idea what might be wrong

[Mr_G]

Earthing problem somewhere inline with the fuse? Maybe what ever the fuse supplies has an intermittant short circuit to earth somewhere, this would cause the fuse to blow. Hope this helps.

[Clive]

Which fuse is it buddy?

Clive

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

try disconecting the heated grips,just because they are new,does'nt mean they aint' faulty

[tony b]

its the fuse that runs the rear and front side light and the dash clocks

[Manky Monkey]

My ex girlfriend, Rainbow, had heated handlebar grips on her Yamaha Fazer. They were great -toasty warm, (I've always suffered with the cold on bikes), but drew a hell of a lot of power. Drained the battery several times by leaving them switched on after she'd parked up.

[Simple Simon]

I've got 'Hot Hands' from Oxford products on my Bulldog, nice and warm in winter and you can take them off for the summer

ive got a gpz 550 and last week it blew one of the fuses,i replaced this and a few miles down the road it blew the replacement,its a 15 amp fuse ,i noticed that the rear light also went out,

Earthing problem somewhere inline with the fuse? Maybe what ever the fuse supplies has an intermittant short circuit to earth somewhere, this would cause the fuse to blow. Hope this helps.

Same thing happened on an old CB900 I had, took me over a month to track down a short in the rear wireing loom (crushed wire under the seat).
This sort of thing can drive you absolutely crazy, when it does just walk away and come back to it later, you will find it, it's just a matter of luck as to how quickly

Good luck and keep us all informed of how much hair you have left at the finish line

[tony b]

simple simon,i havent got much hair to start with,lol

[Firery Fred]

A mate of mine had an intermittent lecky fault on an old honda 750,drove him so mad, one day he pushed it down an old railway line and set fire to it 

[Simple Simon]

I was soooooooo tempted to do the same with that CB but it was just great fun to ride (when it worked properly)