[gsxrufs]

so the lights on my 99 gsxr 600 srad have stopped working today, all the other electrics seem fine, indicators and dash lights are fine.
when i hit the "flash" button, both bulbs work so its not them, they were working fine earlier in the day, then stopped working, then came back on again!!!
now they're off altogether only a little bulb in the centre comes on.
sorry for the lack of a detailed explanation as im not the most knowledgable on bike mechanics / electrics.

any suggestions?

[Kelpie]

Have you checked your fuses?

[sp1v]

Kelpie, on 06 February 2012 - 07:36 PM, said:

Have you checked your fuses?

& connectors .. could be corroded with the damp etc .

[Larry]

Try a good healthy dose of WD40 into the switch gear on the right hand side. It might solve it, it might not, but its worth a shot.

[gsxrufs]

no, havent checked the fuses as i thought when the lights flashed ok that they might be fine?, ya ill give the wd40 a try and see how she goes


cheers for the replies

[proinnsias]

Check the bulbs.

If they're H4 (dual filament) you may have blown the low-beam but the high (flash) works fine.

Does high beam work normally?

P

[gsxrufs]

proinnsias, on 06 February 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

Check the bulbs.

If they're H4 (dual filament) you may have blown the low-beam but the high (flash) works fine.

Does high beam work normally?

P

no neither of them are working at all, just a little bulb in the centre comes on

[FJReally]

so what, its the switch gear
or male/female connector that
runs from the switch gear or
the fuse

try firing in some WD40 or
remove the 2 No. screws and release the
switch gerar housing and clean, dry it off
checking the multi-coloured cables and all
seated in correctly

generally the connectors don't give hassle
so, it could be a fuse, there is a 10A for
the high beam on that model, it can't be the 30A
cos if that was gone, you'd have nothing at all

[proinnsias]

This any use?

http://www.gixxer.co...ad.php?t=297508

P

[phew]

I had the same problem last year. It turned out to be a soldered joint in the starter switch had come apart.
I know that sounds strange but the lighting circuit runs through the starter switch so that the lights go off to take the strain off the battery when you press the starter. I simply opened the switch gear and re-soldered the joint.
Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by phew: 06 February 2012 - 10:37 PM

[The Mex]

phew, on 06 February 2012 - 10:35 PM, said:

I had the same problem last year. It turned out to be a soldered joint in the starter switch had come apart.
I know that sounds strange but the lighting circuit runs through the starter switch so that the lights go off to take the strain off the battery when you press the starter. I simply opened the switch gear and re-soldered the joint.
Hope this helps.

This gets my vote....

[vstrom]

Get a multi meter and check that you have power + and neg - at the head light connecter block first
Its quicker than pulling switch's apart.

[FJReally]

what other makes of bike turn the lights turn off when
you hit the starter button to take the strain off the battery ?

Yamaha don't do it, or KTM . . . .

[petecourtney]

FJReally, on 07 February 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

what other makes of bike turn the lights turn off when
you hit the starter button to take the strain off the battery ?

Yamaha don't do it, or KTM . . . .

Honda.
I had a PITA problem with Marian's SuperFour a while back, turned out that the start button was not returning fully to it's rest position, resulting in the headlight circuit being open-circuited.