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    Neutral light is out. Why?

    Hey guys,

    I love my neutral light. It tells me that I can let go of the clutch without my bike flying out from under me. But not it's not working. Could it just be the light bulb? The switch? All the other gear indicators are working, but the neutral light is separate on the console. What the heck.

    Thanks,

    #2
    Yes
    Yes

    Or the wires - did you disconnect them when you were working on the top end?
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      #3
      Didn't touch the wires. I don't think it was working before the rebuild. I think it is a separate incidence.

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        #4
        It's probably just the bulb, I'd check that first - they don't last forever ya know and the bike is how old.....

        Secondly, the neutral light is nice and all but definitely not to be blindly trusted - especially on older bikes.

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          #5
          Maybe that single blue wire is unplugged under your tank.

          You can trust it, regardless of the age of the bike! Less so if the condition of your wiring is bad.
          Last edited by Guest; 03-16-2010, 03:29 PM.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Matchless View Post
            Maybe that single blue wire is unplugged under your tank.

            You can trust it, regardless of the age of the bike! Less so if the condition of your wiring is bad.
            HOLY HELL how did you know! I wondered what that blue wire was? It is disconnected! YOU SOLVED THE PUZZLE!

            Thanks!

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              #7
              Originally posted by Skyboy8950 View Post
              HOLY HELL how did you know! I wondered what that blue wire was? It is disconnected! YOU SOLVED THE PUZZLE!

              Thanks!
              That wire just about always pulls out because of the stupid way it was run as if it was an afterthought and not part of the harness.

              And dont ask me how I know!

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                #8
                that wire comes unplugged about every time I take the tank off or the airbox out. then I kick and scream and remember it usually comes apart.

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                  #9
                  If the gear indicator shows no numbers, you are in neutral. Just an observation, don't hate me,
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Skyboy8950 View Post
                    HOLY HELL how did you know! I wondered what that blue wire was? It is disconnected! YOU SOLVED THE PUZZLE!

                    Thanks!
                    I just posted this in another thread:

                    Actually, some of old geezers have been guessing for so long, some of them are turning out to be right.



                    Originally posted by Matchless View Post
                    That wire just about always pulls out because of the stupid way it was run as if it was an afterthought and not part of the harness.
                    Originally posted by rideOn View Post
                    that wire comes unplugged about every time I take the tank off or the airbox out. then I kick and scream and remember it usually comes apart.
                    Really?

                    I can't remember ever having it come apart unless I wanted it apart.
                    And that has only been twice, over the last five years, on about six different bikes.

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