Load Shed Relay Replaced1987 K75s - Headlight stays on with ignition off?

[gone_ape]

RCg....you stated you purchased an ignition switch for your bike from ECS Tuning....would you please share the "ECS Tuning" part number for that switch?  I'm in need of a switch....and does it look like the one pictured below?

[Rcgreaves]

Gone ape= ECS was not able to deliver what they offered on Amazon stating that it was backordered at BMW America or something of the like lucky for me the source of my problem was successfully traced back to a relay know that there is a good PDFon this site for cleaning the contacts on your ignition switch


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[Rcgreaves]

Correction no longer availableThe 51251455412    IGNITION/LIGHT SWITC  that you have ordered is no longer available. The product is either no longer in production or is unable to be sourced by ECS Tuning. We were unable to locate any substitute product for the item ordered.
This pending order has been canceled.


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[gone_ape]

Ok, thanks for the reply...I'll keep looking

[Inge K.]

Gone ape............if you only need the electrical part and not the lock cylinder and housing,
it seems to be still available....part # 61 31 1 459 594.

[Rcgreaves]

Well that's certainly good to know


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[kennybobby]

Cleaning the switch

k-bike ignition switch cleaning

[gone_ape]

Thank You Inge !!  I had no idea you could buy the parts separately....I would still need the "Housing" 61 32 1 459 304, because those locking tabs on the sides called it a career...The bottom part innards are ok (but filthy) but the tab where the set screw seats and holds it together broke clean....so I need both those parts....

KB, Thats where I ran into my dilemma. I had the "Parking Light Stays On after Key Switched Off"  and went in to try and fix it.....the plastic tabs and tangs were ridiculously brittle after all these years and believe me, I was VERY careful and it still went poof.

[Rcgreaves]

So over a month later my brick went back on the road yesterday:

Like one of you stated- if disassembly...repeatedly... were unacceptable I might do well with a later model machine. Smitten as I am with this elegant lady and of modest income I believe the K bike and I are a match.   I can't adequately express the pleasure I get in wrenching this machine. 

So tapping "nearby" as Inge postulated really did release the welded relay contact...I swapped the horn and load shed relays prior to receipt of a new 588 load shed relay in the post yesterday along with some much needed instrument bulbs.  for whatever reason the relay works fine in the rarely used horn role so I'll add it to my repair kit as a spare...

This AM I will install the new relay, bulbs and perhaps do another color ride with my bride of 27 years. I've attached an image of the bikes staged to leave yesterday. Her's a 1982 Hondamatic 450.  Also a pic of my son Josh assisting in the shop and thirdly a brief video of me winding through the gears on my first ride late night friday...the audio turned up loud is very satisfying.  Thanks all!

[Rcgreaves]

Thanks again gentlemen for the thoughtful replies. Laitch made the observation that I ought to be comfortable with disassembly if I want to ride a K bike... how true!  The more I wrench this bike to more I love the design.

 :musicboohoo: :musicboohoo:  So I assembled the bike for a final ride before the new bits arrived.. now two weeks later... the headlight stayed on after a loooong ride..worth it mind you, but now to the shop to install the new relay and other bits... :dunno

[Rcgreaves]

 :musicboohoo: :musicboohoo:  So I assembled the bike for a final ride before the new bits arrived.. now two weeks later... the headlight stayed on after a loooong ride..worth it mind you, but now to the shop to install the new relay and other bits... :dunno

So a couple weeks back I left off this odyssey by  reassembled the bike for a fleeting color ride with my wife with identical horn relays swapped in as the  load shed relay ( identical items) .   A great outing, only upon return I turned off the ignition and the headlight again stayed on, so  I disconnected battery power, vexed, and it has sat in the garage.   Today with 65 degrees I took the opportunity to disASSemble and install the new Tyco (see supercede code and image in an earlier post".  The new load shed relay did in deed function correctly. The bike now together  looks to be "mission accomplished"  I have to ask myself why the second relay, the horn relay of identical spec failed so readily.  Yes, it may be an original 1987 manufacture date bit but I ask myself whether there is something else over loading this relay?  Time will tell.  In the meantime my bike grinds when in pitch into a corner an low speed.. seems like i might be hearing the spline gear acting up.  It has 4k since the PO had it lubed.  Illl look forward to servicing this over the snowy winter season.