Hi all:
I bought a nice clean original tail light off ebay for my '2001' DS650, installed it after removing the LED junk set-up someone installed that had broken wires. I rewired, installed a new three wire connector, and bolted it up and it worked great! Just like new! I also installed a new rear pressure brake switch, bled my brakes and everything worked great, brake and tail.... Every time I get on it I test the lights before riding down the road and back. I then did the Motion Pro twist throttle conversion( and I love it!) and after installing the new grips I moved the controls where they belong near the grips.
On the left, I had about a 3" gap between the light switch and grip and found the control loose when tightened down after I moved it (on the Pro Taper bars in which they had the light switch mounted on the curved area). I then used electrical tape to wrap around the bar before sliding the control over it and tightening it down snug and it worked great. A friend came over and I showed him my new tail light and went to turn it on and got nothing, no light no brake light, just headlight. I know it worked after my throttle conversion because I tested it every time I rode it. Now it's like it has no power at all. I unplugged and tested the connection and get nothing on either pole. I checked the 15amp fuse and it's fine. I know the 25amp (main)starter fuse is fine because the engine turns over after I recently replaced it. The light switch has to be fine because the LED headlight comes on on high and low settings and therefore has to be sending power straight back to the tail light.
And that's another thing I don't like. They wired the new LED 12" headlight bar with the GREEN(low beam) and BLUE(high beam) wires together and crimped the red wire from the LED light to them. Is this ok, green and blue together? Won't it 'back-feed' some how? I guess they wanted to make sure the light would stay on no matter what position the switch was switched onto, low or high when their kid turned on the lights. I want to change that back to original and am looking for an original headlight so I can use high and low beam or the 2003 headlight and mod kit I've seen. But what about the way they wired both together now?
I just don't understand my tail light losing power like that. I'm sure the switch don't have to be grounded as it worked before and after the tape wrap fitting. Any ideas?? The wiring diagram shows little fault can go wrong if your switch turns on your headlight. I know my electrical connection skill are A+.
And I bought this clean quad under the ad stating 2001 DS650 but the sticker says 7/2000. Is this
really a 2000 DS650?? I've been ordering parts all this time for a 2001 DS650 and so far so good. And I know there's hardly a difference between the two but they should have installed reverse on these monsters LOL.
Thanks for your time, Scott
I bought a nice clean original tail light off ebay for my '2001' DS650, installed it after removing the LED junk set-up someone installed that had broken wires. I rewired, installed a new three wire connector, and bolted it up and it worked great! Just like new! I also installed a new rear pressure brake switch, bled my brakes and everything worked great, brake and tail.... Every time I get on it I test the lights before riding down the road and back. I then did the Motion Pro twist throttle conversion( and I love it!) and after installing the new grips I moved the controls where they belong near the grips.
On the left, I had about a 3" gap between the light switch and grip and found the control loose when tightened down after I moved it (on the Pro Taper bars in which they had the light switch mounted on the curved area). I then used electrical tape to wrap around the bar before sliding the control over it and tightening it down snug and it worked great. A friend came over and I showed him my new tail light and went to turn it on and got nothing, no light no brake light, just headlight. I know it worked after my throttle conversion because I tested it every time I rode it. Now it's like it has no power at all. I unplugged and tested the connection and get nothing on either pole. I checked the 15amp fuse and it's fine. I know the 25amp (main)starter fuse is fine because the engine turns over after I recently replaced it. The light switch has to be fine because the LED headlight comes on on high and low settings and therefore has to be sending power straight back to the tail light.
And that's another thing I don't like. They wired the new LED 12" headlight bar with the GREEN(low beam) and BLUE(high beam) wires together and crimped the red wire from the LED light to them. Is this ok, green and blue together? Won't it 'back-feed' some how? I guess they wanted to make sure the light would stay on no matter what position the switch was switched onto, low or high when their kid turned on the lights. I want to change that back to original and am looking for an original headlight so I can use high and low beam or the 2003 headlight and mod kit I've seen. But what about the way they wired both together now?
I just don't understand my tail light losing power like that. I'm sure the switch don't have to be grounded as it worked before and after the tape wrap fitting. Any ideas?? The wiring diagram shows little fault can go wrong if your switch turns on your headlight. I know my electrical connection skill are A+.
And I bought this clean quad under the ad stating 2001 DS650 but the sticker says 7/2000. Is this
really a 2000 DS650?? I've been ordering parts all this time for a 2001 DS650 and so far so good. And I know there's hardly a difference between the two but they should have installed reverse on these monsters LOL.
Thanks for your time, Scott
