• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Issued warning-no front brake light!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anonymous
  • Start date Start date
A

Anonymous

Guest
Went for a ride this a.m. Was stopped at a red light. using my front brake...city police blue light me...I pull off road and policeman says I have no brake light...foot brake turns it on, front brake won't...wrote me a warning...came home, got out the clymer manual....disassembled the front brake switch on my '81 GS650GLX...cleaned the copper looking thingy...put it back together...adjusted it(the whole 9 yards), still nothing...ANY SUGGESTIONS? Thanks for any help!!! :D
 
Take it back apart and short across the connections to see if the light works. If so, the problem could be 1-The spring is gone from the copper contact 2-wrong lever 3-Not adjusted correctly.
If it still doesn't work, start tracing back. The switch goes into the headlight bucket, check those connections first. Work back from there.
 
Are you sure you put all the parts back in? There's a tiny little copper thing with a spring, that goes up the break lever.
If in doubt, I would buy a new switch. Should not cost more than $ 20.

Jojo
 
Thanks guys for the quick reply...everything is there - spring, etc. I'll give your ideas a try...if all else fails, I guess I'll be buying a switch...where would I look to find one, any ideas? Thanks again...
 
I just bought a new front brake light switch for my 750 a couple months ago. I get a lot of stuff from the people KOLBYJ gave the link to. Real good people to deal with, real good service. I think my switch cost me 12 bucks. Youre probably better of just to buy a new switch as once those little parts in the switch start to wear thin theyre more trouble than its worth. BTW...a tip for installing it.
Loosen the clamp bolt on the handlebars that holds the brake lever. make sure the brake resovoir cap is on tight and then rotate the assembly upside down. Then you can drop the parts in standing over it and see exactly that everything is as it should be.
Screw it together and then rotate the whole thing back to rightside up. :-)

Earl
 
Thanks, Earl...really is hard to do from under neath...lot of cussing went on this morning when I was trying to do the repair!! :oops:
 
I just went through reinstalling my switch after a master cylinder rebuild and I definately suggest using a dropcloth under the bike if working on a gravel driveway.
Steve
 
Boomer, Don't even bother trying to fix it, I 'fixed' mine, and it worked for about a week before doing the same thing again. took it aprt and 'fixed' it a number of times, to no avail. replacement time for mine...
 
earlfor said:
BTW...a tip for installing it.
Loosen the clamp bolt on the handlebars that holds the brake lever. make sure the brake resovoir cap is on tight and then rotate the assembly upside down. Then you can drop the parts in standing over it and see exactly that everything is as it should be.
Screw it together and then rotate the whole thing back to rightside up. :-)

Earl
Click to expand...

I just used a small pocket knife to hold the small parts up in the handle. I would then hold the piece that the wires attach to up in place and slide the knife out. Just make sure the key is off when you use a knife. You may get some nice sparks and a blown fuse if you don't.

Yes, turning the assembly upside down would probably be a little easier, but if you don't have a wrench to loosen the assembly, you have to find another way to put the bike back together.
 
The cop should have let you off with out the written warning. I think he was being an a$$hole since the light worked with the rear pedal.
 
Thanks to all for the help, especially jeckler...How dumb can I be??? the problem was in the headlight bucket....loose connection...
Thanks for your support words Jay B...I thought he should have not written anything either...Oh well, live and learn, something new everyday! :lol:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

A
Odd Issue With Turn Signal/Brake light Circut.
Replies
0
Views
207
Austinhow94
A
G
New bike - 1981 GS750, a few issues, plus cafe racer suggestions?
Replies
10
Views
1K
Guest
G
G
New crazy on the block
Replies
6
Views
484
Guest
G
B
Front Brake Light Switch - What returns it to the off position?
Replies
10
Views
2K
danbob
D
6
Front Brake Light Switch Issue's
2
Replies
33
Views
369
602busa
6
Back
Top