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In the end I brought the panel to an auto electrician and required a replacement panel which i sourced second hand from Spain (surprisingly very few out there). Thanks everyone for help cheers

So I suppose the first thing to say is that I am not an auto electrician otherwise I would not have asked the question and therefore there is a high chance i mispoke when using the term short in the panel as clearly i have noidea, I do appreciate all the help and feed back I have been given. The switch stopped working subsequently to the panel not working so I wasnt able to ride the bike, To that end I pulled the switch apart and cleaned the contacts and put back together as there was an amount of suface rust which seems to have sorted that issue. After runing through the checks suggested by Grum I can report that I have ground from the connector back to the terminal and also have power coming into the panel, which means I was able to check the board in various locations and have deternined that the circuit completes (drawbridge closes) and allows the F1 ignition , indicators etc to work and thus allowing the bike to start. It seems that there is no power getting to the LCD screens. This appears to be a different circuit as all lights, horn indicators etc are working. If i trace back from the LCD screens it would appear I only get power once I am on the other side of the processor , which leads me to think the problem is there. am not sure if this can fixed. thanks again

ok so update time. I have the panel off and found corrosion in the ignition switch which seems to have caused a short in the panel as the connections looked ok for the rest of the electirc s( indicator switched etc . so i guess i will be looking for a replacement panel for a 2008 , any suggestions cheers

Grum thanks for getting back to me: I have checked the fuses on the right side of the cowling neat the handle bars and all seemed to be working order, I have not checked the connector of the instrument panel as I am unsure how to access this, would thia involve removing the screen etc so ? and yes I have a multimeter that I could use to check the connection once I have gained access . so i will take a look at this at the weekend thanks

HI all I have a 2008 vfr800 non abs . i recently went to start teh bike and the speedo , the tacho,fuel gauge and temperature gauge stopped working . however i was able to start the bike . Any help troule shooting this would be appreciated regards