2007 Yamaha FJR1300: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 45,000 miles · CA

High beam indicator came on, turn signals failed to operate, bike would not restart after stopping. This was all caused by ground spider 6 burning and failing.

Filed Apr 11, 2012 · Electrical, Lights · 25,590 miles · TX

Bike has had the factory recall that connects a more direct path of battery ground to the s 4 buss. However, this only helped with load on the components of the s4 connector. My lights went out because the down stream from the s4 connector, the s6 (had burned contacts) which the feed the s7 connector for the lh head light and the s8 connector for the rh headlight. The combination of current from both lights thru one pin at the s6 connector cause the connector to build up heat damage and kill the ground path for both headlights at the same time.

Filed Jul 20, 2011 · Electrical, Lights · 32,328 miles · WA

I was riding home from work in the dark on my 2007 yamaha fjr1300 motorcycle on a unlit, curvy, rural road when both my headlights suddenly died. Although I was able to avoid crashing, this is a huge safety concern. I am a 30 year experienced auto/motorcycle mechanic and certified as an aircraft mechanic, so I troubleshot and found the headlight failure was caused by an overheated/burned grounding connector located in the wiring harness above the left headlight shell (burnt connector and/or photo available on request). Because the connector was no longer useable, I cut the connector off and soldered all the wires together to restore the ground path for the headlights. As of today, with 52,000 miles on the motorcycle, there have been no additional failures of the headlights. I hasten to add that this failure is unrelated to the federal safety agency campaign # 11v‑338, which addresses a failure of a grounding connector under the fuel tank on the motorcycle. As a very active member in the online yamaha fjr1300 owners community at www.fjrforum.com, I am very in tune with all matters related to this motorcycle and would be more than happy to assist in an investigation of this serious safety defect.

Filed Dec 29, 2010 · Electrical · 27,000 miles · MO

2007 yamaha fjr-1300. Engine would intermittently die and would not re-start. Along with this, all lighting I.e. Headlights and taillights would go out. Upon investigating the issue, I found faulty electrical grounding "spiders". I am in the process of installing an aftermarket grounding loom as a fix to this problem this is a potentially deadly issue as the bike dies and all the lights are out.

Filed Jan 4, 2010 · Electrical · 32,328 miles · WA

Starting in mid 2009, the headlights on my 2007 yamaha fjr1300a motorcycle would occasionally flicker off and on. On december 21st, 2009 the headlights failed completely while riding home from work in the dark! Problem was found to be a grounding connection above the left headlight that had corroded and overheated the connector and spider insert. The faulty connector was removed and the wires were soldered together to fix the problem.