Buddy 170i electrical question

[ctbedford]

I was driving my Buddy 170i, slowed down and hit the horn in traffic. The corn made only a wimper and then the whole system shut down. Now I can't get any lights to start and, of course, can't start the engine. I feel like something might have come loose but I have no technical expertise. Any ideas?

[JohnKiniston]

I was driving my Buddy 170i, slowed down and hit the horn in traffic. The corn made only a wimper and then the whole system shut down. Now I can't get any lights to start and, of course, can't start the engine. I feel like something might have come loose but I have no technical expertise. Any ideas?

Check your fuses, you could have blown one. It's also possible your battery had a cell fail and isn't outputting enough power to start the bike.

[ctbedford]

Awesome. Thanks for your help!

For any other amateurs (like myself) searching for this out there, the battery is beneath the seat grip and, if you NEED a temp fix, you can remove the blown fuse and connect the two metal bits that connected to either side.

[Smittydc]

I had a broken brake lever that led to this problem. Even though I had replaced the broken lever, a piece of metal got lodged in near the horn button and it caused a short that blew the fuse.