Turn signal indicator & hi-lo beam indicator are dead...

[TurkeyChicken]

Is there an easy way to determine whether this is a bad circuit or if the bulb is just dead?

Also, i had seen a few posts about the little pieces of plastic that go over the lights... well, one of mine is missing (it was like that when i bought the bike).  Has anyone figured out an easy way to replace/macguyver these?

The fuel and neutral indicators both work, it's just the turn signal and hi-low beam indicators on the right side that are out.

//edit:  forgot to mention this is an '01 GS500

[dohabee]

I made some from radio shack parts, there is a link with more info in this thread

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=44489.0

[905mike]

Is there an easy way to determine whether this is a bad circuit or if the bulb is just dead?

Also, i had seen a few posts about the little pieces of plastic that go over the lights... well, one of mine is missing (it was like that when i bought the bike).  Has anyone figured out an easy way to replace/macguyver these?

The fuel and neutral indicators both work, it's just the turn signal and hi-low beam indicators on the right side that are out.

//edit:  forgot to mention this is an '01 GS500

you have a FUEL light on your '01 GS500?

my '99 only has OIL, NEUTRAL, TURN, and HIGH-BEAM indicators.  just these four. ... funny after i bought my bike within two weeks, my tachometer light bulb, speedometer light bulb and headlamp bulb all burned out ... did a wholesale change on them .. no problemos since, so i'm sayin' it was just fluke.

[TurkeyChicken]

I made some from radio shack parts, there is a link with more info in this thread

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=44489.0

that's a pretty awesome little hack.  thanks for the link.

[TurkeyChicken]

you have a FUEL light on your '01 GS500?

my '99 only has OIL, NEUTRAL, TURN, and HIGH-BEAM indicators.  just these four. ... funny after i bought my bike within two weeks, my tachometer light bulb, speedometer light bulb and headlamp bulb all burned out ... did a wholesale change on them .. no problemos since, so i'm sayin' it was just fluke.

ah, i mixed it up and said fuel instead of oil.

What do you mean by "wholesale change"?  Does that mean you just went through and replaced all the bulbs?

[bobthebiker]

Usually, the problem is just a bulb or two is bad.    as for the lenses, damned if I know where to find em. 

[TurkeyChicken]

is there a tutorial out there on how to replace the bulbs and what bulbs i need to get, etc?

[bobthebiker]

I'm not sure exactly how to replace the bulbs, since my GS had a TOTALLY different front end, and no speedometer, but you'll want a bulb model 194 for the indicator lights.

[905mike]

yup just changed out the headlamp and tach and speedlights ... took about 30 minutes.