Help needed

[Yellowone]

Hi guys
Anybody have an idea why when I apply front break the the clocks and the little square light on fairing light up ?

[popkat]

you've got a short in the wiring somewhere, trace the brake light wire back to where it enters the loom and look for chaffing of the wires.

[lloydie]

Remove the tail light bulbs and try again and it that fixes it Change the rear light bulbs

[VTRDark]

Which light is lighting up on the dash. This may help determine where the short is.

Nice colourful wiring diagram in the following link
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 36#p309540

And you can download the Honda workshop Manuel from the following.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=18025

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[sirch345]

I've had that happen to me before on a car, it had me fooled for hours trying to find it. The tail light bulb filament had broken and droped down onto the brake light filament, this caused a direct feed to the sidelight circuit when the brake was applied.

As Lloydie says worth checking out the tail/stop light bulbs first, as it easy to do,

Chris.

[Yellowone]

Which light is lighting up on the dash. This may help determine where the short is.

Nice colourful wiring diagram in the following link
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 36#p309540

And you can download the Honda workshop Manuel from the following.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=18025

(:-})

It's the rev counter and the small light on the fairing

[VTRDark]

small light on the fairing

There's no light on the fairing unless you have an alarm LED or something. I would take a guess at that being the root of the cause. Has someone stupidly taken power for it from the brake light switch. No light mounted in the fairing as standard.

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[mattycoops43]

small light on the fairing

There's no light on the fairing unless you have an alarm LED or something. I would take a guess at that being the root of the cause. Has someone stupidly taken power for it from the brake light switch. No light mounted in the fairing as standard.

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Yes there is, the sidelight above the main headlight.

[VTRDark]

Oh yeh I suppose he could be referring to that. I'm visualising the OP seeing a light coming up on the fairing while riding down the road every time the brake is applied. There's small and there's small

OK after looking at the wiring diagram the only thing that shares the front brake light with the sidelight, if that is what your referring to, is the horn switch. So there is a clue. Switchgear.

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[Yellowone]

Oh yeh I suppose he could be referring to that. I'm visualising the OP seeing a light coming up on the fairing while riding down the road every time the brake is applied. There's small and there's small

OK after looking at the wiring diagram the only thing that shares the front brake light with the sidelight, if that is what your referring to, is the horn switch. So there is a clue. Switchgear.

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Yes the side light is what I mean and thanks guys