FXR150 lights flickering off

**Rugmuffin** · 15th July 2018, 15:31

My fxr150 has a problem with the lights flickering off when I give it revs. When it idles its fine. Holding down push to pass highbeam works fine when riding but not with just normal light switch on highbeam. All lights flicker off inc dash, but brakes light comes on when using the brakes and indicator works fine.

Battery is 12.6 off and 14.4 when running. Can hear the relay clicking when the lights flicker off.

**F5 Dave** · 28th July 2018, 10:20

2 weeks on hope you've solved it.

I'd strip all the connectors to the dash and lights and clean them up. Getting into female connectors takes a probie tool of some sort. So a bit like teenage years.

The bulb connectors are prone to corrosion and will require a good clean up.

The ignition switch could require a good clean out with brake clean etc.

**Rugmuffin** · 7th August 2018, 17:58

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

2 weeks on hope you've solved it.

I'd strip all the connectors to the dash and lights and clean them up. Getting into female connectors takes a probie tool of some sort. So a bit like teenage years.

The bulb connectors are prone to corrosion and will require a good clean up.

The ignition switch could require a good clean out with brake clean etc.

I redid some of the connections and for the most part it seems to have fixed it. Still get the odd times where the lights will die but a press on the push to pass and they come back on. Best ill be getting without stripping all connections.

**GazzaH** · 7th August 2018, 19:01

That might be enough to scrape through a WOF if you're lucky ... but might not be enough to scrape through a nighttime trip. The odd flicker you'll survive ... but if it packs up completely, at the worst possible time, who knows?

Keep at it. You're making progress.

**FJRider** · 7th August 2018, 20:24

Originally Posted by Rugmuffin

My fxr150 has a problem with the lights flickering off when I give it revs. When it idles its fine. Holding down push to pass highbeam works fine when riding but not with just normal light switch on highbeam. All lights flicker off inc dash, but brakes light comes on when using the brakes and indicator works fine.

Battery is 12.6 off and 14.4 when running. Can hear the relay clicking when the lights flicker off.

Check all the Earth's (from the battery earth on) you can find. But sounds more like an issue that appears with vibration (steady random wiring loom parts with your hand). Check fuses and fuse mountings for any electrical part associated with your problems ...

**Rugmuffin** · 8th August 2018, 16:46

Originally Posted by GazzaH

That might be enough to scrape through a WOF if you're lucky ... but might not be enough to scrape through a nighttime trip. The odd flicker you'll survive ... but if it packs up completely, at the worst possible time, who knows?

Keep at it. You're making progress.

Got a WOF till next year so no worries ahahah. Ive been commuting with it day and night. Not a hassle to just press a button but I seem to find it cuts out when I stay low in the RPMs. Motorway trips its 100% always on. Could be alternator or something along those lines. Ill probably come around to looking into it again later but for now im looking to get a gn250 carby ahaha.

**FJRider** · 8th August 2018, 16:50

Originally Posted by Rugmuffin

... Ill probably come around to looking into it again later but for now im looking to get a gn250 carby ahaha.

Buying a GN in installments ... that's original ..

**Rugmuffin** · 8th August 2018, 16:51

Originally Posted by FJRider

Check all the Earth's (from the battery earth on) you can find. But sounds more like an issue that appears with vibration (steady random wiring loom parts with your hand). Check fuses and fuse mountings for any electrical part associated with your problems ...

Yeah it was an absolute nightmare when I first got the bike. Lights cut out all the time. I went through most of the wiring one night and redid some connections , cleaned the earths that I could find and recovered most of the electrical tapes. Unplugged all the main electrical bits and checked if they were dirty and then ziptied the wiring tight. Shes doing alright now. Odd flicker and sometimes cuts out if im dawdling at low rpms.