Relocated Fuses - KLR 650

[Yak_KLR650]

I changed over to blade fuses a while ago, but I never got around to moving them from under the seat. There wasn't a lot of room under the seat after I installed the weatherproof fuse holders. So, it was a nice day today...

I removed the guts of the sidestand safety switch, soldered the ends of the switch circuit together and tucked them up out of the way.

Ran wires from the area under the seat to the sidestand switch cover area and soldered, dielectric greased and heat shrunk all the connections - had to learn how to solder first, but it went OK. You have to remember to put the shrink tube on BEFORE yousolder the connections. :?



The red wire is the main circuit and the blue wire is the headlight circuit.





The whole bunch gets covered up by the sidestand switch cover, easy to access, out of the weather. Makes changing a blown fuse a lot simpler.

 

[joker650]

imported post

imported post

Yeah those are the good fuse holders. But put some of that fancy grease in the fuse holder also, it will prevent corrosion:ted:



I was gunna stop by today but I figured that you would start giving me beer again ,and then my short ride would come to an end.



:ss::ss:What a nice day eh!:ss::ss:

 

[Norm]

imported post

imported post

You may wish to locate the fuse holders behind the frame tube rather than in front as they are now. This will reduce the amount of mud and other splash which lands on the holders. Don't forget the cooling fan fuse which can be located downward so it is easy to reach without pulling the shroud. It's hard to imagine why they chose to locate fuses where they are so inconvenient to access. It's not like the old days when the seat simply unclipped and hinged to one side.

Just some thoughts,

Norm

 

[Yak_KLR650]

imported post

imported post

Thanks Norm. I didn't show it in the photos but the fuses are nicely covered by the sidestand safety switch cover and well protected from mud and water spray. I was planning on doing the cooling fan fuse later - my first priority was the headlight circuit - I had a mystery short that kept blowing the fuse, so I had to get that fixed!

 

[eric-klr]

imported post

imported post

I hadmy headlight fuse go several times when the bike was new in '01. I think the switch pauses between low and hi beam if I'm slow changing itand both filaments come on .I put in a 15 amp instead of the 10 and haven't had a problem since , but I like your modification much better than stock.