Brake light always on,

[Guest]

I was riding with a friend the other night and he noticed that my brake light was always on. I got off the bike to test it out and he was right. I also noticed that when i pulled hard on the rear or front brake the light would sometimes flicker; as in sporadic off and on.

Also, maybe unrelated...My left signal works perfectly, but my right signal flashes at a faster tempo AND triggers the left signal to faintly flash in unison.

Any thoughts?

[hikermikem]

my thought would be to fix it...



Check your front brake switch - it's located under the MC hsg on the handle bars. Loosen the 2 screws & slide it a bit until the brake light goes out. Make sure it goes on when the lever is applied only.

Good idea to completely remove it & clean it up but be carefull, there's a very small spring & copper contact in there that are easily lost...

Clean your turn signal bulbs & sockets & see if it works then...

[Agemax]

faulty brake light switch or mal adjusted, disconnect one at a time and see when the light goes off. replace or adjust as required.
turn signals sounds like an earthing problem, check all the wires and connections are good

[LoopGaroo]

thanks ya'll

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Yes, my first suspect would be the front brake switch. I had exactly the same symptoms on my bike and found the contact in the switch had slid out of place. There's a clean-up guide on my website. Take it apart, clean it up, reassemble properly and you should be OK. Note: turn it upside down before you take it apart. Small parts will fall out and get lost if you're not careful.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[LoopGaroo]

I'm really thankful for that guide Mr. Cliff. Probably couldn't have done it without it! Now all i need is some free time...gonna have to wait till next week

[Mercaholic]

I was riding with a friend the other night and he noticed that my brake light was always on. I got off the bike to test it out and he was right. I also noticed that when i pulled hard on the rear or front brake the light would sometimes flicker; as in sporadic off and on.

Also, maybe unrelated...My left signal works perfectly, but my right signal flashes at a faster tempo AND triggers the left signal to faintly flash in unison.

Any thoughts?

If it's a Canadian model, the running light is on at all times along with the headlight.