all gauges not working

[jeffdlumia@gmail.com]

I bought this 03 gl1800 trike a week ago. i was ridding today and all at once all the gauges stopped working. Bike runs great but no gauges at all. found fuse blown and replaced it.all ok for awhile then again it blew replace again its fine a few miles it blows again. with a meter i can not find and shorts while bike is stationary in driveway

[jeffdlumia@gmail.com]

after chasing wiring found that the aftermarket tag light the bulb came lose on one side and shorted out to the frame lol.look for the simple stuff first

[joeincalif]

Usually when something like that happens it is linked to an after market accessory that was installed

[jeffdlumia@gmail.com]

Exactly and aftermarket license plate frame where the brake light in it well tail light