Brake light malfunctioning

paithorn · Post by **paithorn** » Sun May 20, 2007 12:30 am

Hi, I am riding an 02 R1150R. Recently, the barke light seemed to be coming on when the engine is hot. It stays on throughout till I sitch off the ignoition and restart the bike again. Anyone have the ssame problem? Or dies anyone knows what's wrong?

I have sent the bike back to the agent but while we were there, we cannot duplicate the fault! Sigh...

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:17 am

I also have an 02 model.

I had a drama a couple of months ago with my tail light....It turned out to be a fault with my ignition switch....It sits under where the key goes.

It may not be the same problem....I just thought I would let you know.

DJ

paithorn · Post by **paithorn** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:26 am

Thanks for sharing DJ...the big problem is I cannot duplicate the fault to the agent and therefore could not fix it...let's see if anyone else experienced it before...

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Sun May 20, 2007 5:41 pm

One more thing worth checking.

Our bikes have a known problem with too tight cable ties where the loom comes out from under the tank..usually on the right side.

A small cut in the wires can cause all sorts of problems (depending on which wire gets cut) and the problem can come and go as you turn the bars.

DJ

Post by **NoRRmad** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:14 am

Yup. My left-turn signal started to not work. After a lot of fiddling -- and replacing the flasher unit under the seat -- I discovered that if I held down the button, and turned the bars, the signal would start flashing just as the bars came through dead-center. So I cut the cable ties right at the headstock. Now the signal doesn't work at all.

Looks like I need a new wiring harne$$.

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:48 am

Looks like I need a new wiring harne$$.

Just cut into it (very carefully)..find the wire with the break..and join it.

Problem fix..and will cost next to nothing.

DJ

riceburner · Post by **riceburner** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:13 am

Just another idea.....

My brake light was sticking "on" permanently last week (and presumable for a few weeks before hand).

I eventually traced it to a sticking microswitch for the front brake lever. Although the micro switch is hidden away under a cover (the lower cover on the RHS switchgear) they can still get a bit dusty and when that happens the "plunger" on the microswitch can stick.

the (short-term) solution is to loosen off the retaining screw slightly so that the body of the microswitch is not being compressed - this allows the plunger to move freely.

I had to do that fix in the forecourt of my dealer on the morning of the MOT!!