Instrument warning lights

[Soichiro]

Apologies if it's been mentioned over and over already but...

Just bought a K75S, and I'm still getting the hang of it.   What's the light to the left of the low fuel light?  Some sources say it's an ABS warning light but my bike hasn't got ABS, so it it just a spare,  pretend - light that doesn't do anything as I suspect?

Mike

[Laitch]

Just bought a K75S, and I'm still getting the hang of it.   What's the light to the left of the low fuel light?  Some sources say it's an ABS warning light but my bike hasn't got ABS, so it it just a spare,  pretend - light that doesn't do anything as I suspect?

Yeah, pretending works. Here's a link to a K75 manual. It and other valuable information is available in the site's Technical Library.

[Soichiro]

Thanks for that, got that manual already though.  The manual says its an ABS warning light, so I'm guessing it is a pretend light.

[Laitch]

Thanks for that, got that manual already though.  The manual says its an ABS warning light, so I'm guessing it is a pretend light.

Saves the cost of printing to have one manual for all versions. They're relying on the reasoning of the client to make the distinctions. Not a reliable strategy from what I've seen, but an economical one nonetheless.

[halfwit]

The left lower warning light is redundant on early models but can be wired up for another function.
I wired it to the radiator fan via a relay - works well.
As per photo a wire can be run through the baseplate of instrument panel to a relay and then earthed to the frame.
Best of luck

[Andy FitzGibbon]

Originally the lower left light was another "low fuel" warning. One was supposed to come on when you had 7 liters remaining, and the second when you had 4 liters remaining. That was done away with for the '86 models, if I remember right. After that, the light was not used for anything until ABS was introduced.