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I bought a new brake light switch for my 83 850L because the brake light would randomly stay lit, and/or flicker, and/or not light at all when using the front brake. First I tried to clean it per the writeup on basscliffs, but that didn't fix it. The contact fell apart, the plastic holder broke on one side. So I bought a new one, installed it, same issue. I fiddled with the adjustment for a while, finally got it to work normally. Then when I squeezed the brake lever hard (simulate hard stop) the light stuck on. I have to remove the brake switch to turn it off. It's still flickering, and staying lit randomly. I cleaned the slot in the MC and the slot in the brake handle thinking it was sticking, but still having the issue. I'm out of ideas. It's such a simple switch, I don't understand why I'm struggling with it so much.
The only thing I'm unsure of is I broke the original brake lever when I dropped the bike, so I swapped the brake lever off my 81 850 to this bike. I don't recall if I had the brake light issues before that or not. Is the brake lever switch slot different between an 83 850L and an 81 850G? I wouldn't think it is, but... If that's not the issue, I'm at a complete loss and feel somewhat like an idiot for needing help with such a simple device.
The only thing I'm unsure of is I broke the original brake lever when I dropped the bike, so I swapped the brake lever off my 81 850 to this bike. I don't recall if I had the brake light issues before that or not. Is the brake lever switch slot different between an 83 850L and an 81 850G? I wouldn't think it is, but... If that's not the issue, I'm at a complete loss and feel somewhat like an idiot for needing help with such a simple device.
but It needn't look so bad as this might to some eyes-I don't notice it in reality but I found a 90 degree rubber boot that goes over wires and hose for the "Better" bike.
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