Brake light and front brakes.

fatsamurai · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Karma :

Hi everyone,

My brake light isn't lighting up when I use the front brake, only the back one.

Someone told me that it'll be the front brake switch which is most likely at fault. What is it, where is it, and what should I do to it?

I there anything else that could be causing these symptoms?

PS: It's a 2004 Hyosung Comet.

Cheers!

fra-zzr · Spanner Monkey Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Karma :

on an '04 comet aswell but cant help you on the brake light issue, get over to korider.com theres a huge amount of support there. hope you find the problem Thumbs Up

fatsamurai · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Karma :

Thanks Frasier.

I've tried to register at korider but no luck so far. The registration activation emails don't seem to be arriving (tried two email addresses).

fra-zzr · Spanner Monkey Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Karma :

could be a spam filter moving them around, i had a similar problem.

If you dont sort the light out you can always buy a new one and give the old one to me, broke my lens then other day Evil or Very Mad

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

fatsamurai · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Karma :

Well, as I pull the front brake slightly I can hear the clicking of a switch. I'll have a dig around tomorow and see what I can see.

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Rowey · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Karma :

Got the same problem on my super dream, good news being, becuase it's old, it dosn't legally have to have one on the front brake.

Mines under the r/h switch gear, its a little barrel shaped thing that works through the hydrolics pressure. Bought one from david silvers for £7, but they sent me the wrong one (a newer micro switch type one) so still waiting to fix it.
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fatsamurai · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Karma :

I got the switch off, lathered everything in WD40 and cleaned the connectors down.

All is now working Thumbs Up

Cheers for that link Frasier. I joined up and they were really helpful. Got myself some nice service manuals now.

timjim · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Karma :

it sounds like the front brake light switch is either coroded or broken internally..follow the front brake lever towards the pivot edge and youll 9/10 times find it as a small micro switch held in with a tiny screw,pull the two wires off the switch and connect the two wires together with a split pin or a small length of electrical wire,if the light works,then that will point towards the switch.Try also spraying WD40 or a spray penetrating oil into the switch and allow to soak in,keep applying the switch as they suffer with water ingress and corode.I hope this is of use.
ps a replacement switch is about a fiver and 30 seconds to fit.