Headlights not working

[midiman1962]

Hello folks
Can someone assist with the location of the fuse block for the headlights as I just noticed they’ve stopped working.
Only got sidelights.
Thanks in advance.
It’s a 650 from 2010
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g660bv4aswYcYjQkSh2oteGa1RHZRiuM/view?usp=drivesdk

[Barbel Mick]

Can we presume you have tested the bulbs?
If so then it could be the contacts in the starter switch, they can burn out with the 8 amps of current flashing across them every time you start the bike. There should be a small drain hole under the switch gear that you can get a straw from a tin of contact cleaner (WD40 at a push) into to spray the contacts & see if that sorts it. It may only be a temporary fix if it does though.
If that doesn't work then have a look at these two links...........
https://www.v-strom.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=12233.msg412615#msg412615
reply #10219
and
https://www.v-strom.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=40326.msg413459#msg413459
reply #2
If you search the forum for 'headlights not working' or similar you might find other posts to help.

[Barbel Mick]

Sorry, to answer your question.... if you lift the lid on the box marked 'Fuse' it will be a blue 15amp one in there.

[midiman1962]

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Appreciate your help on this @barbel Mick - I’ll check it out

[Barbel Mick]

Let us know what you find, where the fault was, how you fixed it etc.
All good for future reference.   

[midiman1962]

Cleaned the headlight fuse sockets  with contact cleaner.
Started bike and headlights came on.
Stopped engine
Started engine again (no headlights).
Frustration!
For some unknown reason I then pressed the starter button whilst the engine was already running and headlights came back on….
Been working OK so far since

[Fat Rat]

See the suggestion above about Starter Switch contacts 

[Barbel Mick]

Certainly not guaranteed but on & off, off & on when you press the starter button? It would be the place I go to next. 

[Ianmc]

   Flatten the one end of a spray can pipe,stick it in the nozzle of a can of contact cleaner.Leave the ignition OFF.Give the small slot down the side of the
starter button and kill switch a generous squirt,then move the starter button and kill switch on and off for about a minuite .Then give it another one to wash out the junk you have cleaned off the contacts.Then leave it for an hour to dry out before you try it.Use a generous piece of cloth below it to keep the spill off the bodywork.

[Rixington43]

Stripping, cleaning and lightly greasing the contacts inside the starter is not a difficult job, just take note of the order parts come out and it's really quite simple.
If you've got a corroded contact on the starter button itself then your intermittent headlights may soon be accompanied by intermittent starting which is rather more annoying.

[Gert]

A start switch maintenance guide that I think is worth looking at, https://blacklabadventures.com/2012/02/19/start-switch-maintenance/

[Pete O Tube]

I suspect that this is actually the connector just behind the top of the radiator/under the airbox, on the l/h side.

[midiman1962]

I have sprayed through the tiny hole with switch cleaner ( I failed to spot it before due to ineptitude). Headlights working more reliably now - as ever thanks to all who suggested potential resolutions- much appreciated

[Barbel Mick]

It's great that you've got them sorted. However it may not be a permanent fix. The 8 amps across the contacts creates an arc that the contacts cannot cope with & may be burning out. Headlight relays like these https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Bike_Specific/VStrom/H4KITS/h4kits.html
will stop it happening as the only current going through the switch is to operate the relay. The headlights are then fed straight from the battery.

[Youngman]

Spot on Barbel Mick - common issue. I'd just add that a strategically placed catcher towel or something under the handlebar switch before you start stripping - just in case ...