Brake lights stay on

Nbot · Post by **Nbot** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:15 pm

My brake lights no longer respond to brake action--there's only one brightness and I'm pretty sure that it is the brightness of the brake lights, not just the taillight brightness. I pulled out the two bulbs and they both had the filament broken across one of the sections. So I replaced them both (1157's I think....) but still the same problem. All the fuses are not blown. Where should I begin to check?? (I'm not sure but I think this happened one night when I let the bike warm up after work ~11:00pm with the clutch fully open for too long...the bike was almost to 100'C when I got out there and one of the headlights was blown out too.....). Nbot '94 Fizzer Litre

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:47 pm

Nate Look at the brale lite switcj that's opperated by the foot peddle. You can adjust it to turn on when you want to You'll understand when you see it Jim

F5 · Post by F5 » Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:42 pm

Sorry, just suspicious, you say a headlight bulb blew as well? Maybe you rec/reg is duff which will let the voltage soar, doesn't blow fuses but will kill bulbs, boil batteries & if you are unlucky kill the CDI etc. Just put a voltmeter across the battery terminals & see if it gets above 15V when you rev it. Multimeters are real cheap if you look around.

Nbot · Post by **Nbot** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:17 am

Well it doesn't respond to front or rear brake, I'll get a voltmeter and check it out...thanks. Nbot '94 Fizzer Litre

Marcelo · Post by **Marcelo** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:14 am

Brakelight problem could be a matter of pedal switch as dragracer said. Adjusting it is not a major issue if your fingers aren't carrot-like <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> Headlight bulb blown could have been due to high temperature. Bikes are meant to be ridden <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... iker_3.gif ALT=":riding"> not left standing still with engine running, since heat builds up quickly and that's the worst enemy of bulbs. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"> Ride safe... <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif ALT=":cheers"> '97 Blue/Black Ace '98 Gold/Black TDM

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:21 pm

Nbot, Check the rear brake pedal to see that it is correctly adjusted. Once the rear brake pedal is positioned properly, check the rear brake switch. It's an adjustable plunger style switch near the rear brake pedal. Hold the switch body and turn the nut to adjust the switch up/down. You should be able to adjust the switch so the brake light is on when the rear brake pedal is pressed, and off when the rear brake pedal is not pressed. If you can not adjust the switch to go on/off then roll back the rubber boot (body) of the switch and check the wires/connectors inside. There is very little space inside the switch and if the wires are touching the plunger you could have continuous contact. Don

orionburn · Post by **orionburn** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:23 pm

Bot, was this after your mishap at the track or before that? Nate 87 FZR1000 There once was a man from Seattle, who jumped into his FZR saddle. He went into a bend, came out on his head, and now is really quite dim. His name is Tim, we committed a sin, oh why did we make him admin?

Nbot · Post by **Nbot** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:03 pm

Sorry Y'all, it was two nights before, so not related to sliding out...the bike's at my friend's garage so I can't just go out and check the switch, but I'll check soon enough...... Nbot '94 Fizzer Litre

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