Rear Brake light not working

kenscottphoto

kenscottphoto

My rear brake light isn't working. I see the lights but when I hit the front brake lever or the rear brake lever I don't see the tail light get brighter.

Thoughts?

Cheers,

Ken
boney95

boney95

Check your tail light connections, could have vibrated loose. Also check your brake switch, could have gone bad.
kenscottphoto

kenscottphoto

UPDATE: I installed ASV levers and I thought that everything was fine. All this seems to have happened in the last few rides. The connections under the seat seem tight.

When I apply the front brake the small switch doesn't always turn the rear light on. I poked it with my finger and it seems to work. So maybe the front brake switch is starting to go bad and it was sticking.....

When I get the front brake switch to work...If I apply the rear brake nothing happens. So I think that I have a bad rear brake switch and a going front brake switch. It seems strange as I check the operation of the blinkers and tail lights almost every ride.

Odd.
boney95

boney95

Make sure you have your ASV lever mounted correctly. I tightened something down too much, forgot what it was and it was depressing the switch, thus the tail light would be on/brake all the time. At first I thought the tail light wasn't lighting up when I hit the brake, but it was on the entire time. Maybe this is why your rear brake isn't working, or seem to be working???