Hi all. Last fall bought my wife a 2014 rs-s. It has about 600 miles on it now. We actually got some Feb. riding weather yesterday and when almost home I noticed she didn't have turn signals on the back. Looked into it today and found that it's blowing the fuse for driving lights/license plate lights. I replaced it all lights worked for a bit then out. Fuse blown again. Shoved the 20amp just to check and it got warm so pulled it out. Finally the question. Is this a common thing with the spyder? Anywhere to check before I let some kid go digging around on the bike? Thanks.
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Blowing fuse.
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oldguyinTX
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I would hazard a guess that it is a bad ground - battery or elsewhere - or a dead short in that circuit. Electrical problems can be a real pain, hard to trace and diagnose. I'm hoping that another forum member will have better information for you as to how you can figure this out. Best of luck.
BLUEKNIGHT911
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....Have you had a Hitch put on ???...and if so by whom ???... If the fuse isn't blowing immediately, it's going to harder to trace because it may be a slightly skinned wire that due to vibration or bouncing suspension causes the short......If the spyder is sitting still it's OK.......I hope it's still under warranty.......Mike :thumbup:
....Have you had a Hitch put on ???...and if so by whom ???... If the fuse isn't blowing immediately, it's going to harder to trace because it may be a slightly skinned wire that due to vibration or bouncing suspension causes the short......If the spyder is sitting still it's OK.......I hope it's still under warranty.......Mike :thumbup:
GearHd
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Could be something different but last year our one week old 14 ST-L was blowing that exact fuse. We brought it back to the dealer and they found a connector had popped out of the back of the fuse block. It was shorting against something. It's been fine ever since.
Also, ours had only about 200 miles in it before it started to blow the fuse. Its got 4500 on it now and hasn't blown another fuse since. The ST and RS are very similar in chassis and wiring.
Also, ours had only about 200 miles in it before it started to blow the fuse. Its got 4500 on it now and hasn't blown another fuse since. The ST and RS are very similar in chassis and wiring.
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wyliec
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Since your spyder is still in warranty, taking it to the dealer is a good idea, as is removing the backrest.
Good info there. Thanks for that. I really hate letting a dealer touch my bikes. I ride a Concours14 and i'm not afraid to tear into the maintenance. I've adjusted the valves and done all the other maintenance on it. It would seem with all the extra room in the spyder it would be much easier to work on.
Chupaca
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Bummer...
Seeing as you are not afraid to dig in.. elimination could help. disconnect the possible culprits and re connect one by one to see if it is one of those circuits. If not then go to the harness. I have old breaker fuses (don't know if you can even get them anymore) that pop and then reset which make life a little easier when chasing electrical problems..:gaah:
Seeing as you are not afraid to dig in.. elimination could help. disconnect the possible culprits and re connect one by one to see if it is one of those circuits. If not then go to the harness. I have old breaker fuses (don't know if you can even get them anymore) that pop and then reset which make life a little easier when chasing electrical problems..:gaah:
billybovine
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Some good suggestions. I would start by unplugging the licence plate light. Connector on the right side of the swing arm. Also the the front fender tip lights. The connector is on the A-arm. Don't' remember if it is the upper or lower. If that's not it. Then I would start disconnecting the the more main connectors. To help with that get the service manual available online. The wiring diagram will give you the connector code names. A table on the diagram will give you the zone. There is a diagram of the zone locations. If you need any help decoding the wiring diagram you can PM me.
Wife said her bike can't go to the dealer. Anyone with a manual want to chase down the diagram for me. Plan is to unplug rear turns front running lights, license plate and rear running lights anything I'm forgetting. I'll plug one in at a time till the fuse blows. I bought five fuses and don't want to blow them all too quick. Also gonna check out the back of the fuse block.
Because she knows I can fix it. I don't have the service manual yet. I guess I taught her right. Nobody loves your bike like you do. I'm betting it's either a scuffed wire or behind the fuse block but you gotta troubleshoot to find out. It's not rocket science. I'm an electronics tech so this isn't a big deal just don't have the manual or wiring diagrams to help.
Really don't mean to sound anything but appreciative for help on the site. There are good dealers and mechanics and not so great. I haven't delt with the Canam dealers in the area so I don't have the trust with them yet. When I took delivery of the bike the front tires had 7psi. Seems like a bad deal to me. No trust there. Hopefully one of the other dealers in my area will earn my trust. Just hasn't happened yet.
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