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**jonathan180iq** · 09-20-2012, 04:42 PM

You have a short.

Poor-man's check:
1. Remove one of the battery leads.
2. Without a key in the ignition, reconnect it.

If there is a spark or arching, you have an issue somewhere.

These kinds of things can be covered up and are never noticeable sometimes are cars. But bikes are much more picky.

Removing the tank to check that part of the harness takes all of 2 minutes.
The other common places where these fray are in the headlight housing and down the sides. Pull the side covers to check there and the headlight is pretty simple too.

09-20-2012, 04:42 PM	#18
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,995	Re: GZ250 barley running You have a short. Poor-man's check: 1. Remove one of the battery leads. 2. Without a key in the ignition, reconnect it. If there is a spark or arching, you have an issue somewhere. These kinds of things can be covered up and are never noticeable sometimes are cars. But bikes are much more picky. Removing the tank to check that part of the harness takes all of 2 minutes. The other common places where these fray are in the headlight housing and down the sides. Pull the side covers to check there and the headlight is pretty simple too.
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