Topic: Main fuse blows when I turn the headlights on

[yanks8]

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and currently restoring a '75 CB750k and I'm having a problem with the main fuse blowing when I turn on the headlights. I didnt have that problem until I went to a differant type handle bar and pulled the wires out of the original bars. I feel that I have all wires hooked up correctly and have continuity on on all wires except a black wire coming from the right side. Any thoughts or advice would be really helpful and appreciated.  Thanks Tom

[riverfever]

Sounds like you have a short somewhere. When I switched to clip on bars I had the same thing happen. Bike would die (because of a blown main fuse) when turning the bar to the right. Finally found a tiny spot in a wire that had been pinched and every time I turned far enough to the right a bit of bare wire would hit the frame and pop that fuse. Look very carefully.

[yanks8]

Thanks Riverfever I'll check that out

[LesterPiglet]

Also check your bar switches. I nipped a wire installing mine.