This morning I started the bike for the precommute warm up and the headlights failed to turn on. [:@]Thought it might be a loose wire or some ****so I stuck my hand under the front to try to wiggle the wires but nothing not even a flash. After I got half of my gear on blammy the lightsfired up. Do you blokes reckon It could be the relay? I'm at work right now so I don't have too much time to tear things apart. I also run high beam constantly. I'm not too flash on electricals.

Thoughts?

 

Try hitting the high beam switch?

 

Hit the HB switch a few times and both beams are completely dead. Today when I left work I cranked her over and the lights were on. I didn't even have time to get my jacket on and poof! they went out. Pulled up behind a car at the lights about 3 minutes into my ride home and yeh they were on and stayed on. Bastard things. Don't have time to fiddle until the weekend thats why I was hoping for a few suggestions.

Thanks!

 

The Aussie headlights don't have a on/off switch, part of some duh! legislation from way back. Anyway, if you guys have the actual on/off items, then the contacts in your switch are probably covered in some crud. Simply a matter of undoing the screws & carefully pulling the blocks apart & hitting it with a good electrical switch/contact cleaner.
Oh, if not then have a look at your fuses, make sure the one for the headlight is in good/non-corroded condition, see if the contact inside the fuse does not look bent (as if its been copping a hammering) good indicator of a near short, next would checking the headlight block (one that connects to the back of the headlight, 3 pins) see if its sitting correctly. Stop rooting around, pulling the wires,its not going to fix anything, but may stuff things up even worse. If you can't find the fault then your going to have to have the wiring loom tested for a broken wire/fault some wheres.