may be a bad earth

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:50 pm

have noticed when the indicators are on. the headlight seems to flicker a bit with the indicators[only slightly] any ideas, have i got a bad earth

nate · Post by **nate** » Sun May 04, 2008 6:40 pm

or the battery isn't fully charged and the indicator relay is dragging the voltage down... hence the flickering main beam

Check your battery... you should have 14 volts across it

Bikemike · Post by **Bikemike** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:34 pm

nate wrote:
Check your battery... you should have 14 volts across it

.....when the engine is running.
It'll be some where in the 12v region with the engine off.

Mike

garye345 · Post by **garye345** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:42 am

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ScottaKR · Post by **ScottaKR** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:28 pm

I'm actually leaning towards the earth problem myself.
I know my battery is a bit sad and the indicator is just really slow to flash unless I bring up the revs a bit.

The dimming of the other lights (sometimes till they can't be seen) is a classic symptom of a bad earth. You'll usually notice that it dims as the indicator flashes if it is.