Front Brake Switch sensor

[Elkon]

I am working on getting my gs 850 able to be inspected and was troubleshooting an issue where my front brake would not light up the brake light. I took the sensor out and basically I have the sensor mount, wiring with 2 copper contacts(on pc board, copper is separated by a gap)...and thats all. Does anyone know what the missing piece would be called / where I could order one / do you have one you want to sell?

Thanks,

Elk.

[mike_of_bbg]

This is a very common issue. Search will reveal lots of information. Here's a link from BassCliff's website showing all the parts and the repair.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/front_brake_switch_repair.pdf

CRC2onlinecatalog.com has the part for $9 + shipping. Partsnmore.com has it pretty cheap too as I understand. Probably still available from Suzuki.

[Elkon]

Thanks; I missed that link on the site. Need to pay more attention.

[Mike]

This is a very common issue. Search will reveal lots of information. Here's a link from BassCliff's website showing all the parts and the repair.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/front_brake_switch_repair.pdf

CRC2onlinecatalog.com has the part for $9 + shipping. Partsnmore.com has it pretty cheap too as I understand. Probably still available from Suzuki.

I was just doing that last night. The spring was in about 6 pieces. I tried a pen spring, but it was barely too big. So I used my pocket knife and performed some surgery on a mechanical pencil this morning to get the spring out and it's noticeably smaller than the pen spring. I'll find out tonight if it works.

[hikermikem]

If you don't care about having the safety on the clutch lever (which prevents starting the bike while in gear), you can steal some parts from that switch - it's the same as the brake switch.

Just follow the 2 wire lead into to headlight bucket, disconnect from the harness side & plug the 2 harness leads into each other. Now the bike will start without holding the clutch lever in - which can be both good and bad!

Mike

[Octain]

There was a dude on ebay selling thise switches for around 7 bux, shipped.

[DPage]

It may be that you're just missing the contact pin, part #257465-18601, about $2. Then you don't have to replace the whole switch.

[chuck hahn]

And they are still available at the dealership..not terribly expensive.

[Octain]

I was a buck thirty one off.
They're 8.31.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GS450-GS550-GS750-GS850-GS1000-Brake-Clutch-Switch-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2a0ef6bc22QQitemZ180639677474QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[DanTheMan]

I threw that troublesome piece of crap in the dumpster and installed a hydraulic actuated one for $32.00. No more brake light switch problems with the front brake handle.