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hey, my blinkers are blinking at a random rate, why?

I once heard it was cause of some butterfly in some rain forrest somewhere.

Are they stock directionals? Check voltage and resistance. Sometimes resistance is futile. I am sorry I couldn't resist.....see!

i think you got either a intermitten ground or a bad flasher

ambergrismooon wrote:

I once heard it was cause of some butterfly in some rain forrest somewhere.

Are they stock directionals? Check voltage and resistance. Sometimes resistance is futile. I am sorry I couldn't resist.....see!

haha. you made me laugh, even if you didn't help. preciate the second comment - i'll check the intermittent ground idea.

when i had this problem on my 76 KZ900 i replace both flashers with the heavy duty replacement flashers from auto zone which solved my problem.

tom

thanks!

The turn signals on both the front and back on your KZ1000A1 have a strange ground system. There is a metal ring that fits under the mount bolt to provide ground and this ring has a wire (black/yellow) soldered onto it. The wire then plugs into the wiring harness ground which grounds to the engine case. Since the ring sits in a place that is often plauged by oxidation, ground can pretty easily be broken and MANY Kaw turn signal issues are just the result of a poor ground. Check the grounds on all four signals. The turn signal relay itself is prone to failure. A heavy duty relay doesn't last any longer but allows a wider range of voltages in the event you are not using OEM type bulbs (Stanley specification). Relays can be had at any autoparts store.

nice. i remember that now that you mention it, i lost a ground that way a couple years ago. appreciate it!!