I'm stuck

**Kittyhawk** · 30th July 2012, 20:31

Bought a new handbrake for my bike but it doesn't reach to activate the brake light switch, it's like it needs an extra bit weilded on so it can reach....I've been sold the right part according to the guys who looked it up on the parts manual, and when I google it seems to show the same handbrake, so Im wondering if the switch isn't the original.

Went to Jaycar, to find a switch but there were soo many components farked if I know which one, oh and then there's the reverse thingee too so its like when the handbrake is released the switch turns off.....

Help.....

**ducatilover** · 30th July 2012, 21:38

Can you not slot the holes on the brake light switch and move it? When you pull the lever one would expect the little knob (quiet in the cheap seats) on the switch to pop outwards.

Alternatively, you could drill/tap a small hole in the lever and put a tiny screw in there (with loctite) to make it activate
What flavour bike is it?

**tigertim20** · 30th July 2012, 21:44

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

**jellywrestler** · 30th July 2012, 21:50

Originally Posted by tigertim20

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

or piccies

**Marmoot** · 30th July 2012, 22:08

My lever has a little peg that is supposed to press the brake light switch, but it was 1mm out of reach.
So I wrapped a cable tie around the peg to add thickness, and use that to touch the switch instead.

**jellywrestler** · 30th July 2012, 22:18

Originally Posted by Marmoot

My lever has a little peg that is supposed to press the brake light switch, but it was 1mm out of reach.
So I wrapped a cable tie around the peg to add thickness, and use that to touch the switch instead.

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

**R6_kid:Me** · 31st July 2012, 01:56

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

One does simply rear end a Marmoot.

He's far too fast to get rear ended.

**unstuck** · 31st July 2012, 07:42

I'm Stuck.............Im not. Maybe you could fashion something out of minute mend, or kneed it steel.

**sinfull** · 31st July 2012, 07:55

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

oh and then there's the reverse thingee too so its like when the handbrake is released the switch turns off.....

Help.....

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**willytheekid** · 31st July 2012, 08:03

Originally Posted by ducatilover

.........When you pull the lever one would expect the little knob (quiet in the cheap seats) on the....to pop outwards.

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...Im shutting up now

**Marmoot** · 31st July 2012, 09:28

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

top work , that'll come adrift one day and you'll get rear ended cause you braked and no-one could see...

No. Superglue or epoxy for securing it.

**imdying** · 31st July 2012, 15:25

Originally Posted by sinfull

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She means it's not a push to work, it's a push to not work. Normally closed instead of normally open. Have you never seen a brake light switch on a motorcycle before????

**FJRider** · 31st July 2012, 15:29

Originally Posted by tigertim20

its a bit difficult to give good help when you dont bother to tell us make, model, year etc of the bike in question.

82 Katana 550 ...

**sinfull** · 31st July 2012, 16:09

Originally Posted by imdying

She means it's not a push to work, it's a push to not work. Normally closed instead of normally open. Have you never seen a brake light switch on a motorcycle before????

Shoves his boot up a wrinkly old pooper ! Now rotate dickhead lol !