lights flickering

[ashleybrooke1...]

peugeot speedfight 2 when i have the lights on they flicker so does my dashboard but when lights are off my dashboard is perfect. could it be a loose wire ? any suggestions ??

thanks

[Kawikyle]

Its either a bad earth connection, poor wiring/connection or just low power output from the battery - does the flicker go away when you rev up? if not try looking at the seating of the headlight bulb? might be dodgy?
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[MyCarVsYourHe...]

How are you able to turn the lights off on a speedy?

[at106]

[MyCarVsYourHe...]

Must be really old, I have a 10 year old speedy with permanent lights. I thought speedfight 2 was released around 2004?

[SteveSV650]

definatly sounds like an earth problem, there should be a black wire bolted to a metal part of the bike somwhere probably the frame, unbolt it, rub it down with some emery cloth and a bit of oil, clean it up and put it back, and do the same to terminals on battery, light switches, and bulb holders
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[ashleybrooke1...]

ok cheers will check it out. I can only turn them on/off because I disconnected the normal beam lights because i didn't want them flickering and people thinking im flashing them at a junction and they pull out on me and yh when i rev high they still flicker. but when the normal lights were connected still flickered