hello all, and thanks for taking the time to read my first post. I recently bought myself a 1999 Honda VFR800 (fix), and thoroughly enjoyed my long delayed return to motorcycling.All went well throught the summer, and as winter rolled in i had to put the bike under wraps for a few months (for medical reasons!), so afetr some 3 months or so, i pulled the rain cover off, replaced the dead battery and she staretd up first time..So far so good,but upon close inspection i found that the LCD screen was completely blank.I have checked all fuses(in main box under the seat) and they are all fine.Now im no technical genius, and am only really able to do basic maintenance etc myself, but i was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what the problem could be? As the screen never showed any signs of failure prior to this. The only thing that may have some relevance is the fact that when i was riding during the summer, i noticed that if you where braking and using the horn (the 2 usually go hand in hand), that the horn would be severly compromised, and would hardly sound at all. I know that these two circuits share the same fuse, and i was wondering if both faults could be somehow related to the rectifier/regulator.I would appreciate any info that is out there. Thanks again for reading this..And happy riding
I checked the wiring diagram for the 99 VFR. Check the horn and brake harness connectors for melting, as they all share pretty much the same circuits, so having the LCD on, plus the current from the brakes and horn, the circuit can get overpowered and its possible that one of the connectors has melted from the extra heat, and a cable became undone, unconnected, melted through, etc. Run back from the horn, and disconnect each junction to make sure nothing is melted inside (you cant usually tell just from looking at it from the outside), then do the same for the brake and LCD circuit. Thats what I would do, anyway... Hope this helps! Also, fuse "C" (10A: turn signal, front/rear brake, horn) and "G" (meter, tail light, turn signals, Gauge Illumination Lights) seem to be in the same circuit in the fuse box as well.
Thanks everyone for the replys, so far i've had no luck sourcing a replacement part, and im not the most gifted of mechanics so off to the shop she goes (im bored of running out of fuel)
