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Title: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Bear_Rider on 05/22/08 at 20:09:10 I just went out to go home after a long day at work, and the battery is dead. What dimwit came up with the idea for a "parking" setting? Can anyone tell me how to permanently disable that "feature"? Thanks. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Duane on 05/22/08 at 20:12:44 Sometimes I wish the LS650 had a kicker as well. That is the only thing I miss about my 76 CB550F. It's always nice for those times. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Max_Morley on 05/22/08 at 20:14:11 Look on the wiring diagram for single wire going to the rear light, if I remember correctly it is brown and cut it into and tape up the ends. Max |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Bear_Rider on 05/22/08 at 22:16:04 I looked at the Clymer's wiring diagram. It looks as though it is the brown wire. I'll play with that this weekend when I change the oil. Thanks |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by T Mack 1 on 05/23/08 at 08:48:06 Other option is to pull the wire out of the ign switch connector (bike side) so that you can reinstall it to sell the bike..... when you trade it on on an 2009..... ;D On most connectos, the metal part inside the plastic holder, has a little tab that holds it in. A small pointy tool , straight pin or even a DartBoard dart can be used to get the wire & metal end out. Let me know if you need instructions..... |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by thumperclone on 05/23/08 at 11:20:44 if you cut the brown youll have no rear running light..quick study of the ssm diagram youd have to got into the switch to disable the parking contact...easier to train your brain left is off.... |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by KwakNut on 05/23/08 at 15:31:34 You could go to a lot of trouble to take the bike aparty and disable that feature, or you could just avoid setting it to park when you take the keys out - most bikes have the park feature, perhaps the key position on the Savage makes it more likely to get it wrong, but a little care should be all that's needed. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by dj-omaha on 05/23/08 at 15:45:45 If you get stranded at night and had to leave the bike( heaven forbid) at least with the light on it won't get smashed on side of road as easily, or if you have to get off at night to piss alonside the road, nobody can steal your machine while you're taking care of business...that's very common in Nebraska |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 05/23/08 at 16:22:25 6F61636E62666A650B0 wrote:
Peeing by the roadside, or sitting in the dark waiting for someone to stop to pee near enough to you that you can steal their bike? Sounds like Nebraska needs some skating rinks or other forms of entertainment. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Bear_Rider on 05/25/08 at 13:59:53 263A273F223720313E3D3C37520 wrote:
From studying Clymer's circuit diagram, it appears that all I will have to do is pull the brown wire out of the socket and splice it into the same circuit as the ignition. I will have to check the speedometer and the front brake light switch, since Clymer's manual is unclear as to the details. Quote:
Why would I want to reset this boobytrap and then foist it off on an innocent party? This "feature" may have made sense back in the days when bikes had a kick start. However, given the fact that the Savage has no kick starter and a relatively small battery, it is analogous to the human appendix -- nothing but a liability. In reality, has anyone ever USED the parking lights other than as a novelty? |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by verslagen1 on 05/25/08 at 14:03:29 7A5D594A676A515C5D4A380 wrote:
yes, when towing. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by bill67 on 05/25/08 at 14:10:56 Does anyone know about how long it will stay lit before the battery go down |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 05/25/08 at 14:17:25 I left mine on by mistake in the lean-to overnight. Shut it off about six, came back out at six in the morning and saw the light burning. Sinking feeling in tummy. I thought I might as well try the starter once anyway. It fired right up. I wouldn't want to repeat the experiment, but I got 12 hours out of it that time. |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by thumperclone on 05/25/08 at 17:53:32 03080D0D5756610 wrote:
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by thumperclone on 05/25/08 at 17:55:21 6F484C5F727F4449485F2D0 wrote:
my repeted mistake is using the kill switch then leaving the key on :-[ |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by thumperclone on 05/25/08 at 18:02:12 "From studying Clymer's circuit diagram, it appears that all I will have to do is pull the brown wire out of the socket and splice it into the same circuit as the ignition. I will have to check the speedometer and the front brake light switch, since Clymer's manual is unclear as to the details." the orange goes to the speedo bulb |
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Title: Re: Miserable Parking Light Setting!!!!! Post by T Mack 1 on 05/28/08 at 07:47:05 6F736E766B7E69787774757E1B0 wrote:
Orange is pretty much "switched" power for the whole front end. I'm running my tach & it's tiny little bulb off it. |
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