Seems that my bike dropped into 1st after I started it at the gas station. It fired up and as I was doing my last minute things, shot forward and over we went. It wasn't a hard landing though. Anyway, I noticed that the turn signals stopped working. The light on the nacelle wasn't flashing, but the charge indicator light lit up. When I turned off the signal switch, it went out. Back on when I turned on the switch. Nothing from the actual signals or the nacelle light. Not sure where to start on this one.
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'72 R75/5 turn signals stopped working after drop
- Thread starter ARMYMUTT
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On the bike lurching, I wonder if possibly your starter engage...Snowbum mentions the /5 starter lockout relay here:
https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/slash5cricket.htm
Or maybe your clutch needs some adjustment?
Failed electronics are frustrating for me. Don't see how the minor tip over would have created these problems. Probably will have to start with a circuit diagram and begin checking out each circuit.
https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/slash5cricket.htm
Or maybe your clutch needs some adjustment?
Failed electronics are frustrating for me. Don't see how the minor tip over would have created these problems. Probably will have to start with a circuit diagram and begin checking out each circuit.
The clutch might need adjusting too. I've noticed that the bike likes to move out of 3rd gear quite frequently. There is plenty of play at the lever, so it's not a matter of tightness. It seems to be shifting into a false neutral between 3rd and 4th. There's also a bit of chatter when I shift it from 2nd to 3rd. I typically pull in the lever, lift up on the shifter, hold it, release the lever, then drop my toe. This tends to give me more ride time until the false neutral vs releasing the lever and dropping my toe at the same time.
I don't know that the tip over had anything to do with the electrical issue, but it definitely happened at the same time. I'll have to pull up the circuit diagram. The Snowbum article mentions a potential link between the starter relay, gen lamp, and turn signals, but on the surface, my situation isn't matching what I would expect from a blown fuse. Going to have to pull out the voltmeter and go to work.
I don't know that the tip over had anything to do with the electrical issue, but it definitely happened at the same time. I'll have to pull up the circuit diagram. The Snowbum article mentions a potential link between the starter relay, gen lamp, and turn signals, but on the surface, my situation isn't matching what I would expect from a blown fuse. Going to have to pull out the voltmeter and go to work.
Here's the clutch adjustment procedure per Tom Cutter:
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?39773-No-adjustment-left-in-Clutch-rod&p=499945#post499945
As for shifting, I think you have a good approach...I essentially do the same on all my bikes. I continue to hold toe up while I let the hand lever out. Once it is out, I can relieve the up pressure on the foot shifter.
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?39773-No-adjustment-left-in-Clutch-rod&p=499945#post499945
As for shifting, I think you have a good approach...I essentially do the same on all my bikes. I continue to hold toe up while I let the hand lever out. Once it is out, I can relieve the up pressure on the foot shifter.
dennisdarrow
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Dont know how hard you banged the bike when it fell/dropped but something tells me that a circuit or bulb was knocked loose and that is what is causeing the problem for you. A ground on oone of the turn signals??? Even a fuse knocked a bit out of alignment can easily cause a circuit not to work....Just thoughts...Good luck
Apparently I hit it hard enough to kill the fuse. It looks intact, but the ohm meter doesn't lie. I started tracing wires, looking for loose ones, swapped bulbs around to known good sockets, etc. Decided to test the fuse before disassembling things too much and it was dead. The neutral switch is also integrated in the same circuit. Now I have all the lights on the motometer working! Next up is tracking down the leak at the driveshaft boot. It's not bad - class I in military parlance. Probably can wait until I move back home and can dedicate several consecutive nights to it. Trying to remember where I am on something with several weeks in between is getting harder as I get older.
