Dodgy 750 front/rear brake light

[TeddyG]

The tail light bulb remains on full power w/ all the grey wires removed, and is powered by the sole red wire. So the thicker red wire must be the source of the problem. Looking at the wiring schematic, it appears that it runs to the ignition switch which I'll investigate next-

 

[Tippie]

It is the tail light on all the time? If the brighter brake light filament is on, the wires to the globe are swapped where they connect at the tail lamp assembly. Tail light is on park/gauge lamp circuit.

 

[TeddyG]

Tippie- you are right! I disconnected the wires to the tail light and labeled the green and red connects, but must've done it wrong- I switched the wires and now it's working!

Sorry all for wasting your time w/ this- now onto fitting new fork seals since one is starting to weep slightly. I've got the Green Book for reference and hopefully it will go smoothly.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Good work Tippie! Good work Piffler. Nice to sort those pesky and persistent probs.

 

[Vince]

reminds me of the issue with my Atlas taillight, another head-scratching simple fix.