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Electrical short and blowing fuse for Neutral and Oil Pressure

 I was finishing up the wiring on the LED Turn signals on the rear of the cb750. The bike had been running pretty good so I didn't think anything to reach up and start the engine to check if the lights worked without any stray voltage flashing after I added resisters to the brake and turn signal circuits. I had forgotten that my son was sitting on the bike a few days prior and left the bike in gear so when I cranked the engine the bike lurched forward off the side stand and I was just barely able to break the fall as it dropped onto the left side. Somehow this resulted in a no start condition with the engine cranking and backfiring but ultimately not turning over. I checked the fuse panel and found the glass tube fuse for the Neutral and Oil pressure blown. No worries, I'll replace it with the spare and boom, blown as soon as the ignition turns on.  This is a head scratcher for me. The wiring looks good so I'm not sure why it's suddenly acting like this after a controll

3D printed brackets

When I last installed led blinkers, I fashioned a crude bracket to use the existing seat installation post but felt the lights stuck out a little further than I wanted.  The LED blinkers that I wanted to use were longer than the ones that were installed but have brake flashing as a feature and I wanted that for safety reasons. Old setup with metal bracket A little measuring and some time designing a bracket in Tinker CAD. Then a couple of test fits and redesigns. Translucent green is not a cool motorcycle color but nothing a little spray paint can't fix.