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Anonymous Posted on May 02, 2013

Headlight and tail light is not working

I just bought a 2001 Suzuki marauder and after a few rides, headlight and taillight stopped working (they worked perfectly when purchasing). I don't have any other electrical problems and the fuses are correct.

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Sounds like a fuse or loose plug in connector issue

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: My signal lights, hazard lights, and tail light aren't working.

Check the rear bulbs.If they are working (brakes+lights) check the wires.For the turn signals, override the flasher relay.If they are coming on then you need to replace the relay.If not then check the left hand side clip on switch.

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a: Main 30A fuse blown - probably the wiring round the fairing bracket under Suzukis cable-tie

b: Main 30A fuse ok - the multi plug on top of the starter solenoid is corroded.

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  • Posted on Apr 15, 2010

SOURCE: Rear tail lights and running lights not working.

Make sure that the rear light fuse is not blown
If not trace the brown wire from the rear lights & check for continuity between lamp holder & fuse
As its both rear lights & front sidelights it will not be an earth fault

Hope this helps (if so please mark as very helpful)

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  • Posted on May 07, 2010

SOURCE: 2007 gsxr headlight went out...all other lights work,

Low beam switch may be bad. use a meter to check for power to lowbeam side of lamp. cleaning with electrical contact spray may help.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 12, 2010

SOURCE: electrical wiring short troubleshooting

You almost certainly have a bad coonnection somewhere, have a look behind the headlight to start with. Really, you need to do some electrical fault finding with a multi tester. Try to pin point exactly when the fuse is blowing - ie when u switch something on, or when you start up..... Some times the tank of these can rub o hole in the wiring loom underneath - check there. There are many electrical `potential` probs with gs`s but they can be rectified. Try the GSRESOURCE site for more assistance.

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