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What a mess!! I need a picture
04/13/10 at 17:56:00

I bought the brake light switch kit and am baffled on how to proceed with the installation. It's an '87, much different than the switches in 95 and above bikes. I have absolutely no freaking idea on how this goes back together. When I pulled the cover off the old switch, everything came crumbling out and fell to the ground. Inspection is up at the end of the month, and I'll never pass without a working brake lever switch regardless if the pedal activates the light.

Anyone have a photo of what it's supposed to look like? The little spring is really throwing me off. I hate electrics Angry

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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #1 - 04/13/10 at 18:10:59 I have 87 ssm in my hands - looking to see if it shows an expanded view - do you have a picture of the issue?
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #2 - 04/13/10 at 19:37:25 Joe, I don't remember a spring. Here is the link I found: http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm/Module/Main/TypeID/26/Type/Motorcycle/Mak... If that does not help I will go look in my books, just let me know and we will do whatever, just don't let it whip you!
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Reply #3 - 04/14/10 at 07:06:39

Thanks gents!

Yeah Mike, the fiche doesn't show the spring, but I think it goes inside of #9 somewhere as does #8, but it shows 8 as being outside of the cover (#9).

I'll dig around again later on knowing that "Perseverance is the key to success!"

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Reply #5 - 04/14/10 at 07:39:52

OK, Joe, just to show you what kind of guy I am, I went and took mine apart.

Part 9, the cover comes off with you take out the screws, part 10, there are two of them. It looks like 9 is shown backward, by the way, the wire on part between 8 & 9 goes into the groove on part 9 which is toward the back of the bike.

The part between 8 & 9 has contacts on it, part 8 slides across as you pull the brake lever. 8 fits into the underside of the lever, on the far right side, in a little slot.

I do not have a spring. The trick is to get 8 up in the brake lever and then put the in between part, with the contacts in then put 9 on and get a screw started.

When I got my bike I did not have part 8 at all.

Hope that helps!

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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #6 - 04/14/10 at 10:05:59 Wow, thanks Mike!! Printing your description out, along with the fiche and heading outside to try and put it together so your efforts will not be in vain!
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #7 - 04/14/10 at 10:18:42 When the inspector says try the hand brake, lightly touch the foot brake at the same instant. Phelonius
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miker Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 53 Texas, USA Gender:	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #8 - 04/14/10 at 13:22:42 Phelonius wrote on 04/14/10 at 10:18:42: When the inspector says try the hand brake, lightly touch the foot brake at the same instant. Phelonius
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: What a mess!! I need a picture Reply #9 - 05/09/10 at 13:33:12 Got her working and passed inspection. I'm good for another 2 years, and, I kept my streak of 2+ years owning this bike and not once paying a mechanic to do any of the work. No knocks on anything where a bike is concerned, just grateful for this forum and it's generous members
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