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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	Taillight problem 02/22/07 at 14:52:25 I have finished all the wiring, headlight works, brake light works but no tail light. I checked the wiring every thing is wired correctly. I also checked the bulb its good The tailight is a cheapo trailer light from lowe's. can someone help. maybe. Thanks
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #1 - 02/22/07 at 14:55:33 does the brake light work? It's a semi-separate circuit. the brake and tail light share a ground. are teh leads getting voltage? draw a diagram for us of how you rewired the bike...
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Bri_Fri YaBB Newbies Offline Young Gun Posts: 34 Homer, Alaska Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #2 - 02/22/07 at 15:17:58 I have a similar problem; my taillight works along with the front brake light, but my rear brake doesn't turn the brake light on. ??? Im away from my bike for a couple of weeks but will look into it when I get back. Thanks for any suggestions. -Brian
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Re: Taillight problem
Reply #3 - 02/22/07 at 15:31:17

cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I have finished all the wiring, headlight works, brake light works but no tail light. I checked the wiring every thing is wired correctly. I also checked the bulb its good The tailight is a cheapo trailer light from lowe's. can someone help. maybe. Thanks

That's what we all think, before we find where we goofed up

It is a dual element bulb and socket with 3 wires, right?

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cFLOW Full Member Offline life is great Posts: 191 Bootheel MO Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #4 - 02/22/07 at 15:38:34 no, i only have two wires running to it, rear brake switch and power.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28768 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #5 - 02/22/07 at 19:09:25 The wiring diagram has three wires from the connector to the light: 1. B/W ground 2. Br Running light 3. W/B Brake light
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #6 - 02/22/07 at 21:20:22 cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: no, i only have two wires running to it, rear brake switch and power. The Savage uses 3 wires for the rear tail/brake light and you have to have a ground. Also, it's not just the rear brake switch. The light works off the front brake too
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Re: Taillight problem
Reply #7 - 02/23/07 at 06:24:46

Bri_Fri wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I have a similar problem; my taillight works along with the front brake light, but my rear brake doesn't turn the brake light on. Undecided

???

Im away from my bike for a couple of weeks but will look into it when I get back. Thanks for any suggestions.

-Brian

Find the rearbrake switch, it'just above the RH side of the rearfork hinge.
See if it moves when you apply the frontbrake lever.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 5820 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #8 - 02/23/07 at 07:29:55 cFLOW wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: The tailight is a cheapo trailer light from lowe's. 2 wires one for brake,one for marker , may need to run ground from frame of light housing to bikes frame..with ohm meter you can check ground path from outside of socket to bike frame...trailer lights sometimes use the frame as ground..
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Taillight problem Reply #9 - 02/23/07 at 10:25:39 Why are you using a trailer light from Lowes? Moving the light over to the swingarm? I'd think that you'd want it rubber mounted with a separate ground wire because of vibration on the swingarm.
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