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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: racinrich on October 22, 2014, 09:47:15 PM

Title: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: racinrich on October 22, 2014, 09:47:15 PM

red brake lite stays on all the time ,abs lite goes off after both brakes depressed when rolling ? is this a fluid level warning and does it need to be reset in the abs module if level was low,

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: TimTyler on October 22, 2014, 11:08:51 PM

I'd try disconnecting the brake switch quick-connects one at a time and determine if it's the front or rear that's malfunctioning.

I had to clean and WD40 my rear switch once when it was sticking.

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: rbm on October 23, 2014, 03:28:14 AM

Tim is assuming by "red brake lite" you mean the brake light at the rear of the bike.  Is that what you mean?  Or do you mean the red indicator on the dash, the one with the triangle?  If you have a blown bulb, this indicator will remain lit after pressing both brake levers.  Check your rear brake light bulb.

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: Zipster on October 23, 2014, 06:34:47 PM

Could be a faulty switch on either the front or rear brake. I had a rear brake switch mess up on me just before a 4 day trip away - not impressed! Both are pretty easy to replace if you have some basic skills. Easy to test too!

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: johnny on October 23, 2014, 07:23:01 PM

greetings...

sounds like you needs to do the backspin brake maintenance...

j o

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: Motorhobo on October 24, 2014, 06:14:02 AM

It could be that the brake lever isn't returning to home position all the way when released. I had a situation where the brake lever wasn't screwed in completely, resulting in some free play at the lever. Since the lever wasn't returning to home position completely, the circuit that turns off the light wasn't closing so the light was always on. All I had to do as tighten up the mounting screws on the lever and the problem went away.

Title: Re: red brake lite on all the time
Post by: racinrich on October 25, 2014, 09:03:47 PM

thanks all , I found the utube vodeo on brake backspin maintenance , this might work