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silverfox Full Member
Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 102 Location: perth scotland
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Posted: July 21, 2008, 6:26 pm Post subject: neutral light |
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just the other day as i was driveing around my neutral light came on and it some times flickers when im driveing it seems to be on most of the time now where should i start looking to get it working as it should
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kingwj 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 801 Location: Delaware
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Posted: July 21, 2008, 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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The wire runs down to the engine below the carbs. It is blue. You'll need a very short phillips screwdriver to disconnect it. If your neutral light goes off I'd say the neutral switch is bad. If it stays on you have a short somewhere in the circuit.
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Retiredgentleman 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 2258 Location: Calgary, Alberta 1978 XS650 SE
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 12:00 am Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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Up to the 1980 model, the neutral switch only went to the neutral light via a couple of connectors.................should be easy to checkout with an ohmmeter. From 1981 to 1983 the neutral switch also feeds interlock relays..............so gets more difficult. Only way is to follow a wiring diagram, wire by wire.
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xsjohn Full Member
Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 5857 Location: North Carolina USSA
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 12:18 am Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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THat's why I tell everyone the 80 was the best year.......electronic with no frills........and brass floats........xsjohn
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Retiredgentleman 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 2258 Location: Calgary, Alberta 1978 XS650 SE
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 1:04 am Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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For sure John; some of those Yamaha engineers should have been tarred and feathered for the useless crap they put on these bikes. The side stand/ clutch /neutral switch interlock...............if a rider is not competent enough to start his bike without these interlocks, then he shouldn't be riding a motorcycle. Same thing for the "Reserve Lighting" relay..............it has no value that I can see.
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xsjohn Full Member
Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 5857 Location: North Carolina USSA
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 1:42 am Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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I agree ......but the side stand has almost killed me more than numerous times....duh.....mom told me not to buy a motorcycle 45 years ago......and what's scary is... it isn't over yet..........xsjohn
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silverfox Full Member
Joined: Jun 08, 2007 Posts: 102 Location: perth scotland
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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just checked it out. disconected neutral switch, light stayes on check wireing and cleaned terminals still the same what do i check now. its a 78 US SE
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Retiredgentleman 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 2258 Location: Calgary, Alberta 1978 XS650 SE
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Posted: July 22, 2008, 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: neutral light |
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You are picking up a ground on the blue wire. Disconnect the 4 pin connector coming out of the tach,that has the blue wire. Leave the blue wire disconnected at the neutral switch. Use your ohmmeter with one lead on a ground and check both terminals ( for the blue wire) in the connector for a short to ground. It must be shorted to ground one way or the other. If you find the ground is towards the alternator connector, separate that 6 pin connector and check there for the ground. It should soon be obvious where the fault is.
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