07' XB9R - Both headlights gone?

[ksva]

Last night it started getting dark so I flipped my brights on, a second later BAM- both low beam and high beam went out.

Checked the fuse, it seemed fine but I replaced it anyways- still no lights.

I noticed that there is an electronic ticking noise somewhere under the dash when I flip the brights switch off, and when the brights are off the bright indicator light has very dim light pulse that is in sync with the ticking.... wtf?

I will note that the previous owner did the HID mod- not sure if that adds any complexity to troubleshooting this.

Where should I start?

 

[ksva]

Resolved. Turned out to be the digi ballast going haywire.

 

[GAXB9R]

Also just to keep in mind. With HID lights on these bikes there is a relay mod you can install to help extend the life of the HID ballast. Due to the large compression stroke and electrical load the ballast take a beating . I never did the mod. I would just let it warm up and come on before I started the bike. Never had a problem, but if I did try and just start it up it would sometimes kick the ballast off. DDM tuning is a good place if looking for new ones. They come from china so shipping is a little longer, but its much cheaper and I don't mean in quality.