GS500E Turn Signal Help

Amateur biker seeks help for his '90 Suzuki GS500E.

Both my rear and front turn signals stopped working at the same time.

I have a repair manual that recommended checking the Turn Signal Switch
Connector, and the actual switch does work. I checked the fuse on the
bike as well, and its not blown.

Now I'm stuck. I know there's a turn signal relay, but i don't know how
to locate it and then proceed to test it?

If anyone has any recommendations, that would be great!

 

Do you hear a flasher unit ticking at all, when you signal a turn? Are
all four turn signal bulbs in good condition? It would be rare for all
four bulbs to burn out simultaneously. When one bulb on one side burns
out, what usually happens is that one turn signal will light and stay
on, the flasher won't flash because it needs the current draw of two
bulbs to heat up the contacts and make them open up. Then when the
contacts cool down, they close again, light the light, heat up again,
and so on as long as the switch is in the position to flash a signal...

Most electrical stuff is located underneath the left hand side cover on
Japanese motorbikes. The "turn signal relay" is probably actually a
flasher unit, but who would pay $41 for a turn signal flasher when you
can buy one for $10 at any auto parts store? (1)

The "turn signal relay" is shown on the TURN SIGNAL fiche on
www.partsfish.com and is a little plastic box with a square hook to
hang it on the typical sheet metal tab that would be part of an
alectrical panel under the left side cover. If you buy a little
cylindrical autombile flasher unit, you'll have to buy a plastic clamp
to secure it to the panel.

To check out a flasher unit, check to see if there is 12 volts going to
it
when you put the turn signal switch into the left or right position.

(1) My GS-1100 has a special timer that shuts the turn signal off after
the bike has travelled a certain distance or a certain amount of time
has passed. Check your owner's manual to see if your GS500E has that
timer feature...

 

Wow thanks for the response.

The GS-500EL doesn't have a timer feature, it's a manual cancel.

The flasher unit does not tick at all.
The bulbs are fine as well.

I will try to test the relay as recommended!

thanks