Montrose Sun
Registered user
Hi folks
Your help is appreciated - has anybody had one of these? Its an 86 D plate Civvy K100RT with 51k - 9k of that done in the last 8 weeks.
Problem started when this time last week, the indicators started not to go on first time when pushed. Just ignored it at the time and pushed harder. Problem gets worse over a couple of days and then indicators work when pushed but not when i let go of switch. Then the same but sometimes both tell tale dash lights come on at same time. Then couple days later, stop working again and whenever you try to make them work, the odd time they will but the sidelight, headlight and taillight go out.
Dont know how i found this out but at the time, sounding the horn seemed to cure / reset the problem and indicators were fine for a few hours.
Then idicators not working more often, and this also now includes the lights (at all), the horn and also the starter button. Again, may be a a fluke but when bike didnt start, i could only think about putting it in gear and rocking it and then it started but i may have started 2nd time without doing that.
Now i cany use it as (obviously i need indicators) but more so cause im an instructor so cant have an unroadworthy bike.
To me, it sounds like a bad connection somewhere, cause just to see, i rode with my left thumb on the horn switch for about a 1/4 mile and then it (the horn) 'stutters' into life.
Im completely useless with this kinda thing so i REALLY need your help please.
MODS - PLEASE MOVE IF I HAVE PUT THIS IN WRONG SECTION, but PM me so i can find it again.
Thanks everybody, hope you can help.
Your help is appreciated - has anybody had one of these? Its an 86 D plate Civvy K100RT with 51k - 9k of that done in the last 8 weeks.
Problem started when this time last week, the indicators started not to go on first time when pushed. Just ignored it at the time and pushed harder. Problem gets worse over a couple of days and then indicators work when pushed but not when i let go of switch. Then the same but sometimes both tell tale dash lights come on at same time. Then couple days later, stop working again and whenever you try to make them work, the odd time they will but the sidelight, headlight and taillight go out.
Dont know how i found this out but at the time, sounding the horn seemed to cure / reset the problem and indicators were fine for a few hours.
Then idicators not working more often, and this also now includes the lights (at all), the horn and also the starter button. Again, may be a a fluke but when bike didnt start, i could only think about putting it in gear and rocking it and then it started but i may have started 2nd time without doing that.
Now i cany use it as (obviously i need indicators) but more so cause im an instructor so cant have an unroadworthy bike.
To me, it sounds like a bad connection somewhere, cause just to see, i rode with my left thumb on the horn switch for about a 1/4 mile and then it (the horn) 'stutters' into life.
Im completely useless with this kinda thing so i REALLY need your help please.
MODS - PLEASE MOVE IF I HAVE PUT THIS IN WRONG SECTION, but PM me so i can find it again.
Thanks everybody, hope you can help.