Front Brake, Light doesnt come on.. Pics

[iMark]

Ok so my brake light wont work with teh front brake, but works with the rear brake.

I've taken the tank off, but it's a clusterfuck of wires.. Could someone help me identify where my brake switch is likely to be?
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[Casper]

Those pictures tell us nothing. It looks an old bike, are you sure it has a front switch?

[iMark]

Why else would the brake light not work with the front lever only? O.o

the bike is from 2001 if that helps.


it used to work with the front lever, but it's stopped working.
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[at106]

As said those pictures really dont help. On the front brake lever there will be the front brake switch, with 2 wires coming off of it, follow these two wires until you find the connection into the loom, then you can test the switch using a multi meter, or make up a simple circuit with a bulb.

[CarlosCBR]

Isnt there a switch under the brake lever bracket? As said it should have two wires coming from it. Most likely just been pulled out somehow.
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[iMark]

I do have 2 wires.. (both connected together via a shrink wrap of some sort) coming from the brake lever mounting..


The problem is I can't seem to pull them out even with some force... The little pin on the other side of that, moves in and out freely, Even sprayed it with Electrical Contact cleaner, still to no avail... Must find a multimeter


The wires lead into the headlight, behind the headlight is a clusterfuck of wires and connections for the dash, and headlight.

All of them are just plastic connectors which lead into that main big black shrink wrap pictured along the frame of the bike.
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[HD]

Cut the two wires that are connected to the front brake switch, buy two new connectors, buy a new brake switch and it will probably be fine.

If you do want to check it, then cut the heatshrink off and follow the wires/colours...
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

HD, it's inside the aluminium mounting.. I can't get the wires out of the back with some force, and I can't get the pin thing out of the front lol

Tried digging that out with a screw driver.. o.O Just would not come out. seems to be fused inside or something.. didn't want to put excessive force incase I broke it

No idea what I'm looking for, cus of the type of bike it is
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[GrumpyGuts]

My bike doesn't have a front brake light connection. It just has it for the rear brake, not sure if that is the case for you?
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[iMark]

Oh it defiently does.. there is a little pin at the lever.. plus it used to make the light come on
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[HD]

Take a picture of the area you are on about.
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

Yes Sir!


The black cable... I can't seem to pull out.


The pin at the front which is let out as you pull the brake lever, I can't seem to get out either... it's mounted in some sort of hard plastic, which is pressed into the aluminium brake lever mounting
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[HD]

Have you tried unscrewing it fella?
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

the cable?

Kind of... and not really... Grip with just my fingers doesn't seem to want it to turn... and I don't have any needle nose pliers... I'll give that a shot tomorrow I guess when I find something else that will grip it
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[HD]

No not the wire, the black thing. My brake switch on my Derbi screwed into the brake assembly like yours appears to. It was a bitch to unscrew as well. Grab it with some pliers and try to turn it.

If it wont turn then just crush it cos it aint working anyway
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

Oh the pin... Yeah.. I dont want to break it any further


There is a little lip on the plastic thing thats surrounding the little pin... which goes into a grove on the aluminium mounting, which is for the alignment of it, it seems... I was trying to dig it out earlier to try get the pin thing out.



As for breaking the thing...my MOT is due sometime next month
Won't I fail it, for the front brake not causing the brake light to come on? O.o
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K8 GSXR 1000
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[HD]

You make no sense

Yes, but your gonna fail with no front brake switch anyway, just try it!
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

Try what? Braking the pin? or Twisting it out? lol


Either way, Do you know what I need to look for to purchase? O.o Can you get me a link to something if you know?

For that Pin thing that is
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[N cee thirty]

gah like i said in chat

stop talking bollocks and get on with it

pull the black cable out (which is connected to the pin) and follow it back to the loom and check connections

dunno if you know about continuity so cba going on about it for now
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[HD]

[bodger]

Try linking the two wires going into the switch with a piece of wire. If the brake light comes on ,the switch is at fault.
If it dosent, power is not getting to the switch and you are going to have to trace the wiring fault

[bikenut]

hi dude,

you still having fun??

anywho, trace wires from f/brake light switch to loom in headlamp shell?

note colours of the wires, and where they connect to.

the wires in the loom the wires from the switch connect to, bridge them or tempoarily connect them together, with ign on the brake light should come on.

if so then fault with f/brake light switch and/or its switch wiring.

when youve check this, come back.

note f/brake lever pivot bolt weoll rusted with self locking nut. look under the f/b/ light switch, is there a small grub screw? which holds switch in place? which looks as it will be a right bitch to remove ( even without breaking it ).

a superdream f/b/ l;ight switch may fit youir bike but need dimensions etc. length, diameter, protrusion.

can measure superdream switch if any use.

[iMark]

[HD]

Get it out and take it to a local bike shop or motor factors or something.

Have you tried twisting it out. And you aren't going to lose anything by going down the 'hamfisted' route, you can then get a pattern part.
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[iMark]

I've not gone to any mechanics yet, The point is I don't have alot of money to throw at a mechanic who will do 10 minutes work and charge for a full hours worth of work.

I need a new front tyre before MOT and to fix this Brake light issue... if I can find out what the problem is myself without spending any money, and in the process try find out what I need to order to fix it, brilliant.

If I can't find what part I'll need, I'll go to the mechanics and say "ok I need this to fix that, do you have it? or can you get it?"
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K8 GSXR 1000
"G" : you got him to have a look at a forum which seems to have established a picture of an erect penis in a cat's mouth as it's mascot and thought he might consider it ok?