brake lite on dash

[blair]

my brake lite on the dash flickers on and off .new rear pads new fluid,front pads look good ,brakes work good also ,is it a pressure sensor? thanks blair.

[SPARKSS]

What year, make 'n model of bike are you talking about Blair? Do you have a wiring diagram for it (that you could link us to)? I only ask because the 2 Suzuki's I've owned didn't have a brake (warning) light.

[bwringer]

Brake light on the dash?

Please explicate...

[mriddle]

Mine has one too. (and a pretty side stand warning light too ) .. does it indicate a non-functional bulb ?

[rphillips]

Yep, that light says the brake light isn't working, if it's flickering, the brakelight is probably flickering also.

[blair]

break lite

that is a picture of my 1982 gs 1100 e someone posted ,brakes work great light just comes of and on when it wants, blair ps thanks guys and gals

[Redman]

Brake light light is more related to the brake light bulb. Same as tail light light is about the tail light bulb. Is trying to tell you the light bulb is burnt out or some other such problem with the circuit.

[blair]

break lite

ill check circut and bulb thanks

[Steve]

The first place to look should be the socket that the bulb sits in. Make sure it is clean and has a bit of tension on the bulb for good electrical contact.

Next, make sure the whole socket assembly is grounded. Some times there is a separate gound wire, other times, the manufacturers relied on bolting things together tightly to assure electrical connection. Either way, something might be corroded a bit over the last 25 or so years, so check.

Third thing to check is to make sure you have an appropriate bulb in the brake light. It is my impression that the check light circuit will monitor the current going to the brake light when it is applied. If the current is too low, it assumes a bad filament or other connection and lights the warning lamp. It is possible, with the proliferation of similar bulbs available nowadays, that your check circuit will trip at 23 watts, but you have a 21 watt bulb. It will still put out a bright brake light, but it does not draw quite enough current to keep the monitor off. Not sure what Suzuki recommends, but I prefer a 2357 bulb. If I can't get one of them real quick, I will settle for an 1157. (The 2357 has a 32-watt brake filament, the 1157 is 27 watts.)


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