Motorcycle Repair: dead electrics on GL1000, fuse box, gl1000

Question
Maybe someone can help me with this one.

I plugged in a small electric pump to the 12V connector on my GL1000 in order to inflate the tyres. The pump was very cheap. I tested it first before attaching the nozzle to the tyre valve. It pumped.

Next I attached the nozzle to the tyre valve, turn on the pump switch and DEAD. Nothing. All the lights are out. NO electrics work.

I found a blown 5amp fuse in the fuse box. I have replaced this, but still nothing. The oil light is not on, the neutral light is not on, no headlights work, nothing.

What is the next step? I tried drinking coffee, but no bulbs are lighting over my head.

Oh yeah, I have thrown away the pump.

Simon
GL1000 with EML sidecar.

Answer
Hi Simon,

I'm surprised, because coffee makes an excellent conductor. : )

Look about the frame and wiring harness for a fusable link (in-line fuse).

Sounds as if the main fuse is tankered. Keep searching, I suspect you'll find the circuit interuption. I doubt it's anything more than a fuse defect.

Respectfully,
Mark Shively
Dayton, Ohio