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When I bought my TGB scooter, I had ridden the bike the week before, and it started right up and rode fine. Once I brought it home a week later after a 300 mile trip, I got it started, and as most of you scooter people probably know, the only way to check the electrical stuff like turn signals and headlight, taillight and brake light is with the engine running; I noticed the brake light wasn't working. I had some bulbs from my TMEC (lots of broken bulbs from all the road vibration from that bike, so I had a stockpile of bulbs), so slapped one in. Couldn't get the brake light. Twisted it around, and kind of got it working. When I went back to start the bike up, nothing. Tried kickstarting it, and it started second kick. Checked all the lights and such--no brake light. Then I thought about the fuse, which I knew is in the floorboard where the battery goes. Burned out. I had to buy a package of fuses. Put one in--nothing (and a blown fuse). Figured it had something to do with the light bulb. Drove myself crazy playing with the bulb, trying to start it up again...nothing. Kick started it, played with the bulb with the bike running, got it kind of working, turned off the bike, started it off...northing (another blown fuse). Took the taillight assembly off, and realized something was wrong. It turned out after taking the scooter to the local Honda/Yamaha dealer (after kickstarting it since I was out of fuses) that one of the prongs was touching another piece of metal (from twisting the bulb around, I guess), the service guy bent it the way it should be bent, handed it back to me and charged me $600. OK, just kidding, he charged me nothing!! The bike had no more blown fuses after that, although it does have bulb issues from time to time due to its shifter-kart style suspension (almost like it doesn't have any suspension it is that hard and bouncy), but I am careful with putting new bulbs in from now on!

After all that--see if you have any trouble with your taillight/brake light. Couldn't hurt to see if it is something as simple as that causing a short, but I think I am the only one ever reporting a shorting issue due to the taillight. Otherwise, check any and all connections as Adjuster mentioned.