for a diognosis? wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i hate getting my bike worked on. especially easy stuff that i just dont know how to do.

so heres the problem. my headlights went out, and so i took off all the fairings. changed the fuse once and it instantly popped. so its a fault right? but how do i locate this fault and how then do i fix it?

if i dont figure it out then i have to wait till next week friday to get it diognosed, then another few days to get it actually fixed. total bs.

any help is appreciated

 

check your grounds

 

where are those?!?! i hate electircal. i know ground wires should be green or black, but which ones? there are like a thousand wires

 

do you have a service manual?

 

no unfortunately

 

^^ Then get a service manual. It'll actually tell you exactly what is inbetween the fuse and the headlamps (like relays and where the ground cables are.)

 

Ground is green, hot is red/black.

If your blowing fuses instantaneously, there must be a short somewheres..Not much help, I know, but its 2 cents worth....

 

Ya it is a short and from my experence 9 out of 10 times is it in the headlight.

 

in hte headlight? guys please help me, if you know where to look so i can fix this then please by god o mighty, tell me specifically what and where to look.

i am dead broke and cannot afford the work. plus i have night classes with no other ride. long story short yesterday i was almost hit by a cop comming home. becuase i have no headlights. stupid i know but i have to go to the class end of story, im trying to graduate.

so rider83, tell me more my brother.

 

ok ok, i did some exploring and found out my left bulb was busted and when i took the dust cover off there was a ton of white dust?? im guessing some powder that covers the bulb not sure tho

question: can a busted bulb actually pop fuses like that? or should i keep looking for a fault or short?