Two wheels frustrated UPDATED: I am a friggin' idiot!

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 06/04/2018 at 14:30 • Filed to: Two Wheels Bad

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I posted a few weeks ago about the weird problem with my big scooter. When I hook the battery up, the headlights go on even with he key off. All the other electrics are dead, key on or off. Several people thought the ignition switch had gone bad. Well, I just paid the $80 price for throwing parts at a problem, because yesterday I installed a new one ... and the same problems persist.

FUUUUUUUUUUUDGE!

The lighting control module is the one other part failure it could be. Unless it’s some random dead short.

Damnit! I just wanna ride!

Update:

I put the battery in backwards. Time to ride and try to forget how stupid I am.

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 10:35

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lighting control module

It annoys me that this is even a thing. Just give me a simple circuit with a switch!

Tristan > Urambo Tauro 06/04/2018 at 10:41

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For the love of God, why does everything need a friggin’ control module?! It’s 12 volts, a ground and a light bulb!

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro 06/04/2018 at 10:52

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What makes it even better, is that it’s only mentioned in the wiring diagram. There’s nothing in the actual service manual about it. I have no idea where the thing is physically located, and I only have a schematic drawing from the parts ordering website that makes it look more or less light a relay to go off of.

benjrblant > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 14:42

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Re: Update

D’oh. It happens to the best of us. Don’t worry, I once made a big, long forum post about tracking down a missfire after cleaning the throttle body. Turns out I just swapped three plug wires around.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 14:44

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Woo-hoo! Glad you figured out how stupid you are . . . um, I mean, glad that you determined the problem and are able to ride.

Seeing so many nice, or interesting, or nice and interesting motorcycles this weekend (along with many cars) made me want to ride again. Except for the intense heat and humidity, which made me glad to be driving in my air conditioned cage.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 14:52

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I put the battery in backwards. Time to ride and try to forget how stupid I am.

lol..... couple days ago i had my rear wheel straightened went for a ride when i got it back and noticed a horrible noise coming from the wheel...

obviously took it straight back to the shop being all like... i had my wheel fixed yesterday...but i think its dead now!

dude gave the wheel a spin...loosened the wheel made i tiny adjustment to how it was sitting fastened it again and handed it back to me...

it was just the brake disc rubbing against the pads (something i absolutely would have checked had i not just got it back from the shop and jumped to conclusions)

ashamed of meself

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 15:17

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Update:I put the battery in backwards. Time to ride and try to forget how stupid I am.

You have a complex problem. The solution is right in front of you, but you never notice it until you try that simple thing, because “it could never be that!”
Turns out it is, and you’ve wasted time/money/sanity on everything else.

Such is working on mechanical objects designed for physical propulsion.

vondon302 > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 15:29

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Lol. Sometimes it’s the loose nut behind the wheel.

Kudos for admitting that. Have a fun ride .

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 16:17

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It’s okay buddy. It happens to the best of us.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher 06/04/2018 at 17:02

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Easy fixes are best fixes!

shop-teacher > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/04/2018 at 19:30

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Indeed they are!

shop-teacher > benjrblant 06/04/2018 at 19:31

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D’oh indeed! And thanks :)

shop-teacher > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 06/04/2018 at 19:37

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I actually had to have a friend come over to tell me how big of an idiot I am :)

Its a gorgeous day here, but when it’s too hot or cold, I’ll take the cage as well.

shop-teacher > vondon302 06/04/2018 at 19:47

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Yep! Thanks :)

shop-teacher > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/04/2018 at 22:43

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D’oh! We can be ashamed together :)

shop-teacher > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 06/04/2018 at 22:47

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I have to admit, I didn’t even think of the simple solution. I needed a friend to come over and hit me upside the head!

shop-teacher > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 06/04/2018 at 22:48

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Thanks dude!

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > shop-teacher 06/05/2018 at 00:36

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I made a similar post a while back where I tried to figure out what the problem with my car not starting was.
Shifting it to neutral and then back to park let me start, because I didn’t manage to fully put it into park according to my car, even though the pawl was engaged.

shop-teacher > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 06/05/2018 at 09:23

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Whoops!

The RallyMetro was intermittently not starting. It took me a while to figure out you had to push the clutch down really hard to activate that switch, then it would always start.