Front brake light switch nightmare.

[Steve]

That "kick in the butt" might be more of a "brush of the thigh".

I am not always astride the bike when I start it, sometimes I am standing beside it.

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[Steve]

The pressure switches are much more reliable.

They might be "more reliable", but I have seen them fail, too.

Plus, I don't like the fact that you have to press hard enough on the lever (or pedal) to actually be slowing down before the light comes on.
There are times I would like to flash the brake light to wake up someone behind me without applying the brakes and slowing down.

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[tkent02]

They might be "more reliable", but I have seen them fail, too.

Plus, I don't like the fact that you have to press hard enough on the lever (or pedal) to actually be slowing down before the light comes on.
There are times I would like to flash the brake light to wake up someone behind me without applying the brakes and slowing down.

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True enough, on the bikes I have that use the pressure switches, it is such a light pressure to turn on the switch that you are not slowing down, don't know how all of the switches are. The KTM and BMW use them, they come on at a very light lever movement.. No pressure really at all.

Not sure about the aftermarket ones sold for the old Suzukis. But even if you have to push hard, you could still use the rear brake to light the light, right? It doesn't do anything to slow you down much anyway.

[tkent02]

That "kick in the butt" might be more of a "brush of the thigh".

I am not always astride the bike when I start it, sometimes I am standing beside it.

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So if the bike brushes your thigh, let go of the button. Not a big deal either way. Again it's not going to start and run away like an airplane can.

[Mario]

all these great replies and no one said the pitch of the banjo.. lol
what is the pitch?

[eil]

10mm x 1.0mm

http://www.z1enterprises.com/ItemDetails.aspx?itemDescription=Brake+Light+Switch+Single+Banjo+Bolt+10mmx1.00mm&item=KS12-0011

I have the one above installed on my front MC because the stock lever switch setup is absolutely retarded, as you have recently observed yourself.

[BluePlateSpecial]

Have you looked at the one I gave you yet? I'm guessing you can salvage the little copper piece but I didn't look it over closely since I had the good one from the parts bike that I'm using.

Oh yea, btw.....just in case you ever need other parts for the front master cylinder, I am pretty sure the one that's on your bike is from a 1000GL or other bike that runs the same part. I looked it up when I got home and the 1100e's I saw had a rectangular one. Just FYI.