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Posted by greenbarn
 - June 07, 2013, 17:20:44 PM

Like they said, OE bulb is a single bulb, 2 filaments.  What you really need to troubleshoot this is a test light, or a volt meter.  You'll need to check for voltage at the headlight plug.  If it is the OE 2 filament bulb, you should have 3 wires in plug.  One should be ground (-) and the other two should be 12v when either the high or low beam is on.

If you have proper voltage at the plug for High, it has to be a bulb problem (I have had bulbs be bad out of the package.  I have also had bulbs look 100% fine and be bad).

If there is NO voltage on the plug for High, then you need to start tracing the wiring backwards to see where your open condition is.   If you see any splices in the wire, for sure check them.

Hope this helps

Posted by Drift1
 - June 07, 2013, 17:10:38 PM

Ricardo.....I just checked my bulb as well and like RATMAN I have a single bulb with double filament as well.I'm going to have to agree with you RATMAN I think the highbeam filament is burned out.If your not sure what to look for on the bulb let us know.This should be an easy fix being you have all other lights working.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 07, 2013, 17:03:18 PM

low beam and the two extra lights work just fine....ok so the spotlights are working ok and the low beam, so is your headlight one bulb? My 800 has a single Halegon bulb and it has both the High beam and low beam is right now I would check the filiment in the bulb.  If your bike has two bulbs I am not sure were to go from here. There is only one fuse for the low and high beam.

Posted by Ricardo
 - June 07, 2013, 14:16:37 PM

Man...I haven't had my bike for a week and I already need help from you guys...

For some reason, the high beam has suddenly stopped working. Low beam and the two extra front lights work just fine.

I tried replacing the high beam bulb, but that didn't change anything. So I thought I'd check the fuses and went back in to have a look at the service manual I downloaded (actually for the regular VN800).

Apparently, there's not one fuse for the high and one for the low beam, but rather one single fuse for the entire headlight. So if the low beam is working OK, it simply can't be the fuse. I've checked the cables in the head light shell, and they all seem to be seated OK.

What do I check next? :\

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