dt with lights at fault.????

Lee boy! · L Plate Warrior Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Karma :

Hi can some one help me,i brought a 1995 'm' dt 125r and i have been told the lights are not working properly, the headlights dip and main work when the engine is running as do the side lights, but when you turn the bike off and just have the ignition on they dont,i can make the parking lights work by turning the key anti clockwise to P they work fine, but when you try to turn the lights on without the engine running they dont work.
Are they supposed to work without the engine running? If they are is it a problem that dt's suffer from, i have checked the wiring and there are no obvious signs of corrosion, the battery is fully charged and i am at the end of my tether,,,,, thanks lee
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simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

You may have to go wire butchering!

Check the wiring diagram very carefully and try again!

Lights working with engine running but not without is probably cos:

Wiring is connected to the generator, not the battery or something
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Lee boy! · L Plate Warrior Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Karma :

ok will go and do some tinkering,do you think it may be something to do with the regulator?
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simon1221 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

No idea.
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Lee boy! · L Plate Warrior Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Karma :

ok well thanks anyway.
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mirax · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Karma :

the main prob with the dt Thumbs Up

lights dont work unless the engine is running the bike only has a really small battery on it stupid i know but this is normal

Lee boy! · L Plate Warrior Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Karma :

It's normal you say, I understand,but i dont understand why i was told that they have to work without the engine running, because i cannot make them work unless the engine is running is this going to be an mot failure, i thought that maybe the regulator box or maybe the cdi box needed attention, would that be wrong? only this guy seems adamant that they should work on the ignition.I know they have a small battery,but the battery is as fully charged as it can be, any more help would be gratefully received thanks lee
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mirax · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Karma :

i noticed that when i bought my dt that the lights apart from the indicators and brake light didnt work unless the bike was running ive been to a garage that does mots as the earth on my bulb was buggered, and when he asked to have a look i had to turn the engine over to show him and he didnt comment about it !! ive just read the haynes manual and it doesnt say anything about it! have you got the user manual cause i didnt get one with mine ?

mirax · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Karma :

just checked with my mate who is an mot inspector and he said the lights are normal and wont affect the mot at all Wink

mirax · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Karma :

just checked with my mate who is an mot inspector and he said the lights are normal and wont affect the mot at all Wink

Lee boy! · L Plate Warrior Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Karma :

oh right so it sounds like you have the exact same problem as me,indicators,horn,foot and lever brake lights work as do the neutrol and turn lights on the little dash all work ok,just seems that the side lights and main/dip do not work without the engine running,are there any points i should look for? by the way thanks for your help.
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Smoto Bob · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Karma :

The headlight runs off a differnt coil and is AC Thumbs Up

Its perfectly fine and legal Thumbs Up

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