[mclock]

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On my 85 the brake light works with the front brake but not when I use the foot brake.



Best things to check ? The bike has 6800 miles and has probably never been wet so I'm



thinking it isn't the switch but you never know. Thanks, John

 

[Scott2802]

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I would check the switch, it should be pretty easy to do. I remember having problems on mine, but don't have the bike anymore to look at and remember what I did.

 

[newday777]

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Try pulling on the brake spring while the pedal is depressed, if the light works adjust the nut on the switch.

 

[notodd]

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take wire of swich or connector. touch a wire to both connections on the wires or connector and see if brake light comes on.. If it does, its your switch. 9 times outta ten its the switch.

 

[mclock]

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newday777 wrote:

Try pulling on the brake spring while the pedal is depressed, if the light works adjust the nut on the switch.

Sheesh you guys are quick ! Yes I did that on my own and figured it out but thanks just the same. This is one awsome place, thank you all ! John

 

[joe's 2nd chance]

good day have been reworking a 1984 gl1200 almost ready to ride thanks to a lot of post here however I now have a dash light that says tail light checked and have no brake light with foot pedal but have it with hand brake. Do have a bad switch or would adjusting foot brake cable fix my problem thanks in advance

 

[Bike...and Dennis]

good day have been reworking a 1984 gl1200 almost ready to ride thanks to a lot of post here however I now have a dash light that says tail light checked and have no brake light with foot pedal but have it with hand brake. Do have a bad switch or would adjusting foot brake cable fix my problem thanks in advance

Hi Chance, welcome to the forum.
You really should put up a new thread on this, but since we are here already...
This sounds like two different issues. The dash light indicates a problem with the tail lights themselves. Could be a burned out bulb or some corrosion somewhere in the circuit. Or maybe someone just put a non-spec bulb in the system.
For the brake light, it's probably just the switch down on the right side of the bike. Those often get dirty or just go out of adjustment.