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Scooters - Big Bore => Xciting 500 => Topic started by: JustWantToRide on August 24, 2011, 07:52:16 AM
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My brake lights seem to be stuck on. After a late night ride I was turning the bike around in my driveway and when I hit the brakes I realized that the glow behind me didn't change. It appears that the brake lights are stuck on. The left lever makes a noticeable click which the right does not - so I'm suspecting it is the right lever's sensor that is to blame.
Anyone have this before? So far I'm not impressed with this bike...
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Can you start the engine without pulling a brake?
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Good idea - and yes it does.
I checked both of the switches with a multimeter and they aren't shorting. They both read open between the contacts, and close the connection as the lever is pulled.
Does the parking brake have a switch to activate the brake lights? I tried setting and releasing the parking brake - and it made no difference. Hmm...
And yes - I put it on the centerstand before starting it without the brake on... ;)
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*** Checked - no brake switch on the parking brake.
Got it. As suspected it was the switch on the front brake. I removed the switch (goodness it feels cheap). When I operate it manually it works - so it was just not mounted correctly. Oddly - the normal state is with the switch depressed, and released is when the brake light comes on. Seems like a poor design because the spring will wear and fail faster. Now I just need to put it back together to where it works...