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Just came back from a 350 mile round trip to Backfire in Seattle and noticed on the way home my stop indicator light was flickering even though the brake light was working fine. Anyone have any idea what causes this? I’ll give my critique on Backfire tomorrow.
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The only clue we might possibly have is that his username is "red1100".Originally posted by roeme View Post
I think that the 1100E came with a "monitor panel" that monitored some functitons, including the brake light. If the actual brake light was fine, check the condition of the solder connections on the circuit board in the monitor panel. I have heard that some of them had problems with "cold" solder joints. Simply re-heating the solder joints on the board, letting the solder re-flow in the joint might clear up your problem.
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Could also be the switch under the brake lever needs to be cleaned and adjusted.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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The stop light warning on the monitor panel.83GS1100E13AE5847-7EBC-4CDE-959B-BBF57BA9E9DA.jpgComment
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Just do like I did, any lights in the panel that came on randomly or I didn't really care about, I removed the bulbs. lol1982 GS1100E "Jolene"Comment
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Another thought to add here:
Had same 'brake light' warning flash on panel. Over about a month and maybe a thousand miles....the occasional flicker became not so occasional. Then (I think) headlight warning light flashed then steady. Checked and cleaned all related connections / connectors. Turned out that the "Lamp Outage Warning Relay" had failed. Purchased a good used one from a former GSR member....10 years later...all is still well.Comment
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Does one relay do all the indicators?Comment
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I believe so,, yes...…. red1100 what is going on?Comment
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Flickering indicator light
The indicator light seems to flicker even though the light itself is always on.Brake light and taillght only,involved.Comment
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