Bandit Alley

GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MECHANICAL & TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Marshall on February 09, 2006, 01:17:07 PM

Title: Lights
Post by: Marshall on February 09, 2006, 01:17:07 PM

Hi all, im new here and have just got my first bike a 97 bandit 600

one quick question, are the speedo and rev counter supposed to illuminate when the lights are turned on?? as mine dont

Cheers

Marshall

Title: Lights
Post by: ratbike05 on February 09, 2006, 02:18:42 PM

Yes, they are supposed to light.  Mine had the same problem and it turned out to be a wire in the harness behind the fairing.  There is a thread on the board that explains exactly how to fix it.

Title: Lights
Post by: land_shark on February 09, 2006, 02:27:26 PM

Is the gas gague not working as well?  

Rat is probably right.  start with the grey wire in the harness...

Sweet .gif, ratbike05  :lol:

Title: Lights
Post by: Marshall on February 09, 2006, 02:52:25 PM

mines a B6 so it has no fuel gauge.

sombodys done a twin light conversion on it, and prob havent sorted the wiring properly

ill start with the grey wire though

cheers lads

Title: Lights
Post by: land_shark on February 09, 2006, 02:58:20 PM

Quote from: "Marshall"

mines a B6 so it has no fuel gauge.

 :duh:  slipped by me, there :)  Good luck with it!  :beers:

Title: Lights
Post by: Marshall on February 09, 2006, 03:01:20 PM

cheers, ive just read the other post on the same problem and it sounds like a problem with the grey wire as everybody says.

well i better get it sorted this weekend, as i do my test on wednesday and NEED my bike for then

Marshall

Title: Lights
Post by: rider123 on February 13, 2006, 01:10:51 PM

Yes it's the grey "devil's wire!"