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General Discussions => Bike Talk => Topic started by: Carbon_ZX6R on June 10, 2014, 10:17:20 AM

Title: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: Carbon_ZX6R on June 10, 2014, 10:17:20 AM
right last night while riding to work I noticed the brake light didn't come on when I applied the front brake (rear works fine) as I am now working nights I kind of need this working so what am I looking at and what do I need to do? zx6r F-3
Title: Re: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: 0luke0 on June 10, 2014, 10:50:52 AM
Have a look at the switch on the lever, it might be sticking
Title: Re: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: ash on June 10, 2014, 11:13:51 AM
Sticking switch, loose wires off it, dry joints on the spade terminals on it. REplacement levers may not be actuating the switch also.
Title: Re: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: Carbon_ZX6R on June 10, 2014, 12:03:32 PM
It has genuine Kawasaki levers on it Christ ash I only ordered them the other day you have given me some things to look for which is a massive help
Title: Re: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: Carbon_ZX6R on June 11, 2014, 02:25:54 AM
went to have a little play with it to see if I could work the problem out and its now magically working again....
Title: Re: brake light playing silly buggers need help asap!!
Post by: ash on June 11, 2014, 07:35:37 AM
Invest in a can of electrical contact cleaner, spray it on and leave for a day and then follow that with a small squirt of WD40