Please help Neutral light does not work

[Zhenya13]

I was coming home from school today and stoped at a light like usual and put my bike into neutral. Next light just a few hundred feet away the neutral light did not turn on. I could feel that I'm in neutral when downshifting and when slowly realising the clutch.

No I figure it is most likely the bulb. When I came home and lowered the side stand (while in neutral) the bike was idling as always. I put it into the first gear and it shut off. I tried starting it and it did not just like its suposed to when the sidestand is lowered and the bike is in the gear. Then I placed the gear back into neutral again and started the bike. The light still does not work. All other lights and switches work fine. This is why i figure it is the bulb.

If any one else had a simular problem or knows how to fix it please help me. Also what else other than the bulb could it be? Based on the fact that the bike does not start when in gear with sidestand down i figure its not any wiring or the neutral switch. So the bulb is the obvious choice, but could it be something else? Also I have the reair manual and replacing the bulb seems very complicated, any one has a simple procedure for it.

Please help, i feel very uncomfortable riding without the neutral light.
Thank you!

[starwalt]

... The light still does not work. All other lights and switches work fine. This is why i figure it is the bulb....Please help, i feel very uncomfortable riding without the neutral light...

It certainly sounds like your neutral lamp is bad (open filament). You are correct in that if the bike operates the same, but the lamp does not come on, the bulb is probably bad.

Behind the speedometer housing you should have two sets of wires entering two rubber plug looking items. The rubber items are the bulb holders. Here a picture of the back of the housing.


The green bezel on the front panel lines up with the rubber holder on the back of the speedometer that has a light blue and orange wire. Simply pull the rubber holder out, wiggle it if needed, to remove the holder and bulb together. Then go to your favorite parts house/supplier and buy the same lamp.

Put a new bulb in the holder, reinsert the holder in the hole and you should be good to go!

[Zhenya13]

Wow thank you! I thought I had to take the whole housing apart, that was easy and yes it the bulb.

Problem solved, thanks alot!

[Blueknyt]

might also be the switch on the shift drum, mine acts up now and then.

[davipu]

of course we all know that, all the netural light means is that the bulb is working. not that the bike is in netural, there is a high probability that it is, but don't rely on it. use your clutch to feel if your in netural and the easiest way is to be in second and tap it down with your toe with the clutch out, and blip the throttle to see if your still in gear.