Simple Electrical Problem-Need Help With Rear Turn Signal Wiring

[Jackstand Johnny]

I took my homemeade flushmount turn signals off the back of my bike to work on the subframe and when I hooked one side up and tried tested the blinker, the taillight would blink like a turn signal or nothing would happen at all. Then when I hooked both up nothing happened. Help?

[BeerGarage]

Draw us a diagram and maybe we can be of more help.

These will give you some ideas of where to start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJeAuQ7pkpc&feature=related
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/dc_circuits.htm

[Jackstand Johnny]

What you have on your bike is what I have on mine. I didnt rewire anything at all. I plugged the ground into the ground and power into power, or so I thought. I was just wondering why this is happening all of a sudden. I probably lost where the right wires are to hook the turn signals into or something.

[BeerGarage]

Here is an idea I have:
If the tail light blinks when you turn on the turn signal, that is because
a - the tail light is wired to the turn signal switch.
b - the turn signal circuit is shorting out the entire electrical system and using all available battery power. - in this case the headlight would be blinking too.

[Jackstand Johnny]

If anything I would go with option B. I didnt modify the wiring at all. Could it be shorting out because one of the turn signals wasnt hooked up?

[Bluesmudge]

Check all the connections, make sure you didn't bump one of the turn signal connections loose. Even if they look connected give them a push together to be sure.

One night while I was riding I noticed that putting on my right blinker caused the headlight to flash instead of the blinkers. I pulled off the road and with a flash light found the rear right blinker connection was not fully connected, storing my cover under the seat had forced the ends apart. Put it back together and boom everything is back to normal 

[Jackstand Johnny]

I'm willing to bet that's what did it. The wires for my homemade turn signals don't have bullet conectors, theyre just bare wire shoved ito place. Once I get my flush mounts I'll see if that's in fact what did it. Thanks!

[natedawg120]

I may be mistaken but aren't the electrical circuits on the GSs so archaic that the one blinker is grounded through the other when it is activated, thus not having both on the bike while testing would cause weirdness to happen? 

[Jackstand Johnny]

That would explain alot...ALOT alot. We'll see when the new turn signals arrive. Thankyou my autobotic friend.