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Title: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CoyotesFan84 on August 10, 2007, 02:48:48 PM
Hi all. I just finished washing and waxing my bike and now my neutral light does not shut off. I recently changed to LED's, but I don't think that makes any difference. It's brighter in Neutral, but continues to stay on from 1st all the way to 6th. Any suggestions (besides not washing my bike again)?  :dunno_white:
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CndnMax on August 10, 2007, 02:51:14 PM
put the kickstand down and it should turn off  :laugh: , i had the same problem check out my thread here (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=37086.0)
It should go away once its dry
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CoyotesFan84 on August 10, 2007, 03:06:47 PM
Aren't you just my personal GS savior???  :bowdown:

Thanks again! That's exactly what's happening with it. Maybe I got some water on some wire somewhere I shouldn't have. Either way, my bike looks dead sexy now!  :thumb: (Even with scratched up fairings)

Thanks CndnMax!

:cheers:
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CndnMax on August 10, 2007, 05:18:13 PM
it had me wondering for a while too. my guess is maybe some water on the neutral switch or kickstand interlock is making it act weird, this would not show on a regular bulb because the bulb would of needed more power to light up.
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CoyotesFan84 on August 10, 2007, 09:10:04 PM
Sooo, how long did it take for your light to turn back to normal? It's been about 8 hours now and it's still happening. It's really distracting at night. Should I just wait it out?
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: CndnMax on August 10, 2007, 09:22:29 PM
im not sure how long it took for it to stop, according to the time stamps in my thread it looks like it took about 3 hours to come back to normal. maybe pull the socket and check if theirs any water in there  :dunno_white:
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: gs500f-gaz on August 11, 2007, 12:57:43 AM
i have the same with my bike. all you have to do is be carefull when washing it.
Title: Re: Washed bike, now neutral doesn't turn off
Post by: sledge on August 11, 2007, 03:46:41 AM
I would be tempted to remove the switch and ensure its not sticking. Leaving it somewhere warm for a few hours to dry out and a shot of WD40 into it wouldnt do any harm either.