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got bike through mot yesterday no probs, everything was working great so i went long run, on way back it was getting a bit dull so i flicked the lights on and the main fuse blew, managed to get home usin fuse from the lights instead.

i thought the problem would be to do with the big hole in the wire next to the fuse so iv replaced the wire and modified it so i can use modern fuses instead but as soon as i fired the bike up and hit the lights it died again, i cant see any other damaged wires so im just wondering what are the most likely causes?

all this was ok this morning cause it was raining but now the b*****d suns out!!

Sounds like righthand switchgear, bare wires shorting out to handlebars.

thanks ill go check

This might be useful to check individual circuits.

Your headlight circuit should draw no more than 5 amps ! If it does then that is where your problem lies.

By the way 5 amps = 2.4 ohms. If you are lucky you will find a zero resistance reading

http://repair2000.com/resistance.htm

thank you! checked switchgear at bars an it was fine so looked where it connects to loom and found a loose connection, all fine now.

thanks for putting me on right track, i was a bit lost.

unfortunatly my girlfriend has pulled her bike apart to look at her cam chain so still cant go out to play!