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irma YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6	neutral light out...how to fix? 09/17/07 at 15:24:53 the light is off could be the shut off switch on the bike stand? not familiar with bike yet Irma
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #1 - 09/17/07 at 15:47:25 The first thing I would do is check the bulb.
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #2 - 09/17/07 at 17:44:28 My nuetral light just went out today and i am pretty sure it is just the bulb. If it were the cut off switch on the side stand then the bike wouldnt start. to change the bulb i assume that you need to remove the speedo tho i am not sure.
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irma YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 6	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #3 - 09/17/07 at 17:49:55 my bike starts up in neutral when the stand is up/off...when the bike in on its stand & neutral does not start, could be the bulb still?
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #4 - 09/17/07 at 17:56:23 Splash-yes you have to remove tank to get to it though.irma are you engaging clutch even though it's on the stand?
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Reply #5 - 09/17/07 at 18:45:12

The wire going into the right side case is the neutral lamp wire isnt it? Isnt that a "denied ground" circuit, so that when the tranny is in neutral a ground is applied to the wire & that allows current thru the bulb. IF thats correct, AND there is 12 volts on that wire, then the neutral switch inside the tranny is ta fault.

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slavy Serious Thumper Offline smart cars for stupid people Posts: 710 Phoenix, Arizona Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #6 - 09/17/07 at 23:19:15 Almost sure that the "N" sensor is bad. The "N" sensor is located under the clutch cover. There is a Blue wire that is going out from the right side and goes under the battery box and under the gas tank. There are only 2 options 1. bad "N" sensor /switch/ 2. Disconnected blue wire under the gas tank
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Reply #7 - 09/18/07 at 00:42:11

How can anyone "KNow" its a sensor or a bulb? Until there is some troubleshooting done, it's just guessing. Seems a testlight would be the easiest thing to get on it. Clip on the ground & poke it carefully thru the insulation on the wire, with the key in "Run" & see if it lights up, if it does, its the switch, if not, either a wire isnt getting the 12 volts to the bulb or the bulb is busted. ( all that is IF the wire I am remembering IS the neutral lamp wire & IF the switch inside the cover provides a ground,)

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Reply #8 - 09/18/07 at 07:45:00

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

IF the switch inside the cover provides a ground,)

You'r right, the switch inside the cover provides a neutral.

Try this: bike in ( any) gear, sidestand down, start the engine.
When the engine starts, the neutral switch is f@@ckd or the wire is broken.
When the engine does NOT start, the neutral circuit is Oke and the bulb is F@@cked.

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Reply #9 - 09/18/07 at 08:13:40

Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

You'r right, the switch inside the cover provides a neutral.

Try this: bike in ( any) gear, sidestand down, start the engine.
When the engine starts, the neutral switch is f@@ckd or the wire is broken.
When the engine does NOT start, the neutral circuit is Oke and the bulb is F@@cked.

Don't forget that you still have to pull in the clutch lever. If you don't, your test will be F@@cked Tongue

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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #10 - 09/18/07 at 08:37:23 By "start the bike" I presume one knows how to start the engine: Contact on, pull clutchlever,check killswitch "ON", press startbutton. Did I forget something??????????????????
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #11 - 09/18/07 at 08:57:35 Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: By "start the bike" I presume one knows how to start the engine: Contact on, pull clutchlever,check killswitch "ON", press startbutton. Did I forget something?????????????????? Key in start/run position?
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Reply #12 - 09/18/07 at 14:11:40

Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

By "start the bike" I presume one knows how to start the engine:
Contact on, pull clutchlever,check killswitch "ON", press startbutton.
Did I forget something??????????????????

You said "in (any ) gear...start the engine".

You presumed that one would pull in the clutchlever Tongue

Why then do you suppose that Suzuki put that switch there? Some won't.

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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: neutral light out...how to fix? Reply #13 - 09/18/07 at 14:12:15 Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: Key in start/run position? Kropatchek presumed "contact on" too.
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