dodgy chinese bike fuse location

[andyscooter]

working on a huonian hn125-8 for my neighbour (lexmoto vixen I think)

started just after xmas but stopped as couldn't be arsed

anyway im suspecting the main fuse has blown but I cant find it as they used to be on the positive lead from the battery but it isn't

not worked on wiring etc for a couple of years on Chinese bikes last one was back in 2006

got bike started last time but noticed the rear brake light was stuck on
messed about with the switch and got it working but bike wont restart now

any ideas gratefully received
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[stinkwheel]

Sometimes get a main fuse mounted in a starter solenoid connector block.
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[NJD]

The loom pictured below is from an eBay advert for the LM Arrow loom (which was basically the more commuter version sold at the same time). What's where the box should be (two wires connected together instead?).

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9eUAAOSwI7tZ21Yx/s-l1600.jpg

If that isn't anywhere to be found then I'd say you entering the land of the unknown. These bike were always powered by one single fuse, and prone to electrical faults at least once in their life due to poor O.E.M connections... perhaps an owner tried to make their own solution along the way and you're attempting to unearth it?

Vixen wiring diagram (PDF download on first or second link).

What the fuse looks like:

https://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/partno_FUSE001

What remains of parts supply in the event you need something outside of eBay:

https://www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk/microfiche/30

On the Arrow the wiring connectors were mainly in the headlight lamp or under the left side cover (sitting on bike facing forward)... but removing the fuel tank, seat and side panels should have the majority of the wiring exposed.

Edit: if it becomes a headache, and looks like it has been butchered, I'd probably just replace the loom. I didn't know much about wiring when I had an Arrow but could see it had been put together by a blind monkey in the factory even back then.
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[WD Forte]

A lot of the main fuses I've come across on chinese bikes were pretty
cheap flimsy affairs and as NJD says, ,maybe your one fell apart and was bridged/bodged
I'd stick a waterproof blade type in not a glass tube
that way you can stow or carry easily sourced spares that wont turn to glass dust
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