lauragilmour Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Despite being a trainee electrician this has got me in a pickle soo everything was fine and then I went on a nice long ride this after noon and now when I press/ pull the break it lights up as it should then it's delayed turning the light off, also when I have my lights on the back light just doesn't light up at all, it only started today, the other day i gave bike connections a check over and everything was solid soo what's your opinions on what it could be? Loose wires or something else?:/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted February 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2014 the rear light has the bulb blown? or Possibly a loose wire or faulty earth somewhere , bulb gone would be my bet , as for the brake light it could be one of the switches sticking or water got into it , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted February 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2014 As per Mervins answer. Filament gone in the stop & tail bulb and one of the switches is sticking on. i would guess the rear brake one. From the side of the bike, press the rear brake with your hand and you should see the switch being pulled a spring connected to the pedal. When you release the brake the switch should go back to immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragilmour Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions I'll have a look and get a new bulb and hope it's something simple Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2014 could be the brake shoe cam getting stiff (rear wheel), give the operating arm a wiggle back and forward, it should move back (rearwards) quickly without you having to push it, unless of course corrosion is binding it up...a common problem in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 As above, first port of call is your rear light bulb, vibration and usage causes one or both of the filaments to fail, my XJ had two dual-filament bulbs in the rear light for redundancy, so if one blew you had another to last until you could replace it, on small bikes this isnt usually possible due to their compact build. as for the second one, the others pretty much hit it on the head, could need a bit of copperslip on the rear brake cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 laura My boy rode a sr125 through 2 winters and we (I) regularly had to take the rear wheel off remove the brake cam, clean it up and regrease it. His did gunge up, so as stated above that may well be the reason for the delay in the light going off. Try the front brake first, if no delay, check the rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragilmour Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 adjusted the little thingy (like a spring this that attaches to the break pedal) and now the light works however when the lights are on the back light still doesnt work, ive checked all the connections soo im a little unsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 8, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2014 Laura have you tried another bulb, have you looked at the filament in the bulb (is it broken) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fil77 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Check the earth connection to the tail assy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted February 8, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2014 Got to agree that a bulb required for the second fix. The bulb has 2 filaments, one for tail and one for stop. You need a stop & tail one from Halfrauds 21/12w 12v. the bottom metal part will have 2 pins that are offset (one higher than the other) so you can only fit it one way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedshop Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 These switches are notoriously unreliable...... if WD40 and adjustment make it better but not 100%...change the switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragilmour Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 This bike has got me fed up I've sorted all the little faults like lights but this last few weeks the bike has broke down and everytime I think it's fine it's not, basically it loses all power you wiggle the wires on the battery and it starts, I've changed the plus and minus wires to the battery, I've bought a new battery, I've checked the connections replaced anything corroded and time and time again it runs fine and then it decides to die, it was fine until the slight accident the bike had but now I just don't know spoke to some people and they don't know either so any ideas Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted February 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2014 did you make sure the fuses are secure including under the fuse box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 it cant be that bad Laura dont get disheartened, you mentioned wiggling the wires helps which could indicate that it is earthing somewhere (wires chafing on the frame perhaps) causing the electrical feeds to various parts of the bike to be disrupted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm no mechanic, only got my own '94 SR experiences. I've got something similar happening to me at the moment and I've sourced it to the stop switch earlier today. Tomorrow I'll be taking it off and cleaning what I assume is going to be rust inside in the hope to solve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 When you say it loses all power, do the idiot lights come on when the ingnition switch is turned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragilmour Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Basically sometimes it comes on and works fine then it dies like nothing works at all, I've got a guy who knows a bit about bikes coming to have a little look at it tomorrow, thanks for the suggestions and hopefully it'll be someththing that's been suggested Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted February 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2014 the FZ did that and it turned out to be the fuse box connections, even though they felt secure. I also had a fuse melt but connection was made by arcing across the fuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauragilmour Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Went in the fuse box and it was all extremely lose done a multimeter test and there's power going to the fuse but there's no power coming from the fuse tightened it all up and there's power going to and from and the bike seems fine, gonna go for a long drive today and hopefully that's that sorted thank you for the suggestions it means a lot guys!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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