Front brake needs to be squeezed HARD to activate brake light...advice?

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  • rphillips
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    • Jun 2005
    • 7622
    • Norene TN

    #16
    When you turn the ign. on, does the tail light, brake light, or both come on??? If the brake light comes on, when you activate the brake, there will be no difference in the light.
    1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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    • chuck hahn
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      • May 2009
      • 25925
      • Norman, Oklahoma

      #17
      Tape a plastic baggie around the bars and under the switch before disassembly. Stick the screw driver thru the baggie to remove the switch. This will catch the U shaped contact, spring, and the black plastic thing when they fall out of the handle. And as was stated above, a dab of grease will stick the spring into the black plastic thing when reaseembling.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #18
        Originally posted by chuck hahn
        Tape a plastic baggie around the bars and under the switch before disassembly. Stick the screw driver thru the baggie to remove the switch. This will catch the U shaped contact, spring, and the black plastic thing when they fall out of the handle. And as was stated above, a dab of grease will stick the spring into the black plastic thing when reaseembling.

        Brilliant!!!!...will do. ( Because I know i will drop the entire assembly and it will fall thru the cracks in my decking where I wrench )

        much appreciated.

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          • cowboyup3371
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            • Apr 2010
            • 13998
            • In Ohio Now

            #20
            Originally posted by AMK
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            I think someone was being overly optimistic with that blue portion
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