Hey folks, I'm back and still not fixed. It was a few days before I put that bulb in, but no luck. I wasn't sure I twisted it right, but my boyfriend tried too, and no luck it didn't work right.
I didn't have time til now, so I put on my detective hat, bought new bulbs altogether to rule out possibility I was putting in bad bulbs again (the others had been in my car a year or
five), and thought about it and here's where I am after putting in new bulb in right front and rear signals. Remember, left signals are all OK...
When key turned on, both front amber lights are on, equal brightness. When I put on Right signal, they all still blink double fast, but Right bulb compared to Left bulb is less bright now. So, I took off the Left front blinker amber cover and compared the filaments when blinking.
The left (good) front light - one filament is on, when blinking both are on. But, the right (bad) front light, the second filament never goes on, only the original filament starts to blink.
I happened to remove the seat to take off the saddlebags, but since there is light, the fuse (we agreed above) is OK, right? And, when the rear blinkers are used, brightness is equal, so that bulb should be OK.
My neighbor is a car buff of sorts, said something about a blinker switch. A little disc or something? He said cars have it, maybe bikes too?
So, what do I do now, other than go to the dealer and spend $50 on what I am guessing is probably only a $5 fix.... ???
Thank you all so much,
Gerry