Rotary Switch.

[Paule230]

Does anyone know what this rotary switch would have done? I cannot feel any wires attached but I think I can feel 2 terminals behind it when I removed the light.
The bike us a K1100LT 1994, and has never had a radio installed.

[Inge K.]

Ask PO, that is a non OEM part.

[Scott_]

Ask PO, that is a non OEM part.

+1 what Inge said.....

Does it by chance have heated grips? Variable heat controller? Just a guess.
Otherwise you are going to have to trace the wires.

[pdg]

Is it a stepped rotary switch (two or more definite 'click' positions) or a variable (smooth turning) control?

Either way, as said it's not OEM so it's an addition for something...

[mystic red]

As I said in another thread, I have one like it that says in block letters above it.....FADER.

[Paule230]

Its a smooth switch with no clicks or notches.
I'll have to do some investigating as the previous owner didn't have a clue either.

[pdg]

As it's smooth, then as red says it may well be intended for a fader. I don't know what stereo would have been fitted to these bikes, but 'back in the day' (before stereos became quads as a matter of course) an external fader was so you could run 4 speakers.

That said, if it only has 2 terminals then a fader control is unlikely. A self-contained fader would need a few more terminals and I would expect a centre position 'notch'.

If yours has never had a stereo fitted, then it could have been repurposed for something else (heated grips/map light dimmer/the list could go on and on), and/or the trim panel is replacement for a broken one at some point in the bike's history and the control was left because it looks neater than a hole.

[Scott_]

When I bought my radio kit for my '97, the fader knob was mounted next to the lighter socket under the radio lid. That way all of the radio wiring was contained in the radio bucket.
Not saying that they couldn't be put elsewhere..........

[Paule230]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I will take the trim off and have a look to see what exactly is behind it.

[pdg]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I will take the trim off and have a look to see what exactly is behind it.

Not being nasty, but that's what I would have done the day I got the bike home :2thumbup:

[Motorhobo]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I will take the trim off and have a look to see what exactly is behind it.

Not being nasty, but that's what I would have done the day I got the bike home :2thumbup:

I would've asked the question first. I don't think one can intuit all the possible stock options for a motorcycle...it makes sense to inquire first before ripping things apart.

[pdg]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I will take the trim off and have a look to see what exactly is behind it.

Not being nasty, but that's what I would have done the day I got the bike home :2thumbup:

I would've asked the question first. I don't think one can intuit all the possible stock options for a motorcycle...it makes sense to inquire first before ripping things apart.

What can I say, I'm a tinkerer... Personally I would always take something apart first and only ask questions if something doesn't look right.

[Paule230]

I did ask the question first. Being foster carers, taking the bike apart on the first day I got it doesn't rank so highly on my list of priorities.