Yeah the bulb works. 

The only problem with soldering my own wires is tracking them back to where they came from. 

Do you know where the light is connected to on the bike? Couldn't find it on the diagram, my bike is a slightly different model to the wiring diagrams in the book. 

I wish I could test another socket on the neutral wires to see wether the problem is the socket or the wiring. 

Thanks

so did you check the switch is working?

 

did you disconnect the wire from the switch and touch the engine casing or chassis bolt with the wire?...that would test the bulb/socket and may even point to a faulty switch

Tested everything, the bulb socket and switch all work correctly. I traced the fault to the wire being broken. If I use a floating wire on the bulb and switch it all works well!

One last question, the oil indicator lamp comes in when in neutral. Should this happen? If not then there is a short between both neutral bulb and oil bulb negative wires. 

Yes its to show you bulb is working.

That seems odd, surely the oil light shouldn't be affected by what gear I'm in.

What if you are in neutral and the oil light is supposed to be warning you, you wouldn't be able to tell...

If the oil light stays on in gear, then it's a problem .  As above it comes on in neutral to show the bulb is working . They don't call 'em  "idiot lights" for nothing , lol, best giraffe I had all day !!

Haha cheeky ****!

Thanks, read up about it and it just seems odd to me!

Cheers guys

ONE FINAL PROBLEM - HOPEFULLY

My headlight won't come on when ticking over, it only comes on when I give it loads of revs, after that it stays on when ticking over. 

It changes brightness a lot too. Would this make the bike fail it's MOT?

The battery is charged as it gives out 6.23V or somewhere very close. 

Could the magneto be screwed? If so, is there a viable fix for these, I should imagine buying them is expensive. 

it should come on when the engine is idling albeit a bit dim...but nevertheless it should come on.

is the battery new or how old is it?

Not sure how old it is, only got the bike recently. Looks fairly new, not sure if it's original.

It's a Dynavolt if that helps?

 

The oil light will come on while your riding. Its not an instant problem like the oil on a 4 stroke.

 

check someone hasn't put a 12v bulb in the headlight

6V 35W bulbs. As should be according to Haynes Manual. Hmmm.

 

Check your connections , sounds like a loose connection or broken wire . Check the fuse(s) too .

Should the headlight come on without the engine needing to be on? Just with the ignition on.

Only aware of one fuse from the battery live. Not sure there is any others.

Will have a look for loose connections in the morning. 

No man , I've never seen a 6v bike run a headlight from the battery . As far as I remember the DT has to be fired up to run the headlight , and the headlight is shite , that's normal .

Haha sounds about right! The headlight is about as good as a candle behind frosted glass!

Will check for a dry joint etc. Tomorrow 

 

Cheers lads

Haha , I was going to say that !  Sounds about right , lol .

 

In normal use the oil light can be on for 100miles or more.

Its not an oil warning like a car its just telling you your oil tank is around 1/4 full.

Yeah, thanks Cynic. I think I got the oil light thing into my head! Haaha.