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[flhse]

I've been getting the bike ready for the last nice trip of the season (for MI anyway) and have noticed something you might want to check.

I had the front fairing off looking for an issue with the speaker, found a large ground wire broke off where it attaches to the neck.  With the forks turned to the left, look behind the wires to the right of the center line at the neck.  There was a screw holding a terminal.  My terminal had no wire in it, made me wonder and looked around and found a large wire that had broke off at the connector.  I don't know what it does, nothing seemed to not work on the bike, figured it was grounding through another path, but repaired the wiring anyway.

Just thought some folks might like to know to check.

Brad   

[d o g o l s]

I've been getting the bike ready for the last nice trip of the season (for MI anyway) and have noticed something you might want to check.

I had the front fairing off looking for an issue with the speaker, found a large ground wire broke off where it attaches to the neck.  With the forks turned to the left, look behind the wires to the right of the center line at the neck.  There was a screw holding a terminal.  My terminal had no wire in it, made me wonder and looked around and found a large wire that had broke off at the connector.  I don't know what it does, nothing seemed to not work on the bike, figured it was grounding through another path, but repaired the wiring anyway.

Just thought some folks might like to know to check.

Brad   

thanks for posting

[jfscheck]

Did you notice any static or other odd audio anomolies?

Gonna check my bike tongiht!

[flhse]

I didn't notice anything different either before or after I repaired the wire.  I really don't know what it should do.

 

Brad

[djkak]

I didn't notice anything different either before or after I repaired the wire.  I really don't know what it should do.

 

Brad

This wire provides a clean chassis ground for the front and of the machine. Without this the ground path becomes unpredictable and may be through the steering head bearings or other circuitry if the head bearings don’t provide a clean path.

I have seen machines with this condition exhibit some static through the speakers. To check for this, get the front wheel off the ground, turn the radio on and move the handlebars from lock to lock. If this ground wire is broken you may hear some static when the front end is turned.

I believe that this wire connection to the steering head is visible with the outer fairing in place, looking from the rear on the left side of the machine.

djkak