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Message started by Mekh on 04/29/17 at 10:44:22

Title: Brake light always on
Post by Mekh on 04/29/17 at 10:44:22

Hi, was on a longer tour today with a bunch of other motorcyclists, and on the way back they noticed my brake light suddenly stayed on all the time.
I'm going on a new tour tomorrow and need to get this fixed.

Any ideas what I should check and look at/for?

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by Ruttly on 04/29/17 at 10:56:24

Unplug the front brake light and see if it goes out , under the brake lever.
If that isn't it it has to be the rear brake switch it may just need adjustment. It has to be one or the other.

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by Mekh on 04/29/17 at 11:06:34

Thank you... I'll let you know later if it made a difference.

I just hate fiddling with the electric stuff on Motorcycles... :)

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by Ruttly on 04/29/17 at 12:33:50

Both switches only have 2 wires each very simple.

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by Mekh on 04/29/17 at 13:17:02

It was the rear switch that was stuck...

I cleaned it as best I could and gave it some lube. Everything seems to work fine now, but I think I'll order a new one just in case. Thank you :)

It may be a minor thing, but in my experience it's a good thing to ask what to look for, when you have no experience at all yourself. Especially with electrical stuff :)

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by Ruttly on 04/29/17 at 20:43:31

Glad you found it and fixed it ! Good Job !

Title: Re: Brake light always on
Post by jasbmo on 05/02/17 at 23:33:17

I have this issue on my K100...fortunately the Savage electrical diagram is much simpler! :)