O/D dash light

[Rolltide]

The o/d gear dash light doesn`t always come on when in fifth gear. I have pulled off front half of faring and found no loose connections or broken wires. Bulb can`t be burnt out cause it lights sometimes. Any ideas?

[awsmsrv]

The o/d gear dash light doesn`t always come on when in fifth gear. I have pulled off front half of faring and found no loose connections or broken wires. Bulb can`t be burnt out cause it lights sometimes. Any ideas?

Could still be burned out, but, with the vibrations inherent in riding a bike, maybe the 2 pieces of the filament make contact, so, it works until the vibrations separate them again?

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

I am sure someone that knows better will pipe in .... but... there must be a switch to activate the light some place.

[Rolltide]

Kevin that's what I was thinking but don't know of any external switch.

[djh3]

Ok looked thru the parts fish. I didnt see any OD switch. So I got to thinking about the sequetial race transmissions I worked on. The gear indicator works simply off the shift drum rotating. Every so many degrees it "thinks" its in a higher gear. Its all done by OHMs I suspect. Anyways what I figured is it must work off the "neutral" switch. Go to the wiring diagrham and sure enough to me it looks as though the OD light is wired thru the neutral switch indicator. Page 485 is where I found it when I brought it up. In the service manual.

[djh3]

Wow I would have thought someone would have been able to confirm or discredit my thought by now.

[calperin]

The switch is not external, but on the transmission case. Same as the neutral...

[StarFan]

The switch is not external, but on the transmission case. Same as the neutral...

 

Right on.

 

Have had the same issue - in my case it was a bad bulb. Me and bad bulbs often run into each other so to speak.

 

In your case could be either of the two.

 

Good luck with this,

 

Jonas / StarFan

[mm482]

It should still be under warranty, if you have a good dealer.

Earl