Neutral Light Stuck On

gofast68 · Feb 17, 2010

Okay, here's the deal. My neutral light is on, no matter what gear I'm in. The bike will start and run in any gear and the only way I can make the light go off is to put it in gear and put the kickstand down.

I've checked the neutral safety switch and it's good. The kickstand switch seems to be working properly as it won't allow me to start the bike when it's down and in gear. This would also suggest the neutral safety switch is good too. As background to this, it just started happening. I don't recall doing anything specific that caused this.

If this was a Mustang, I'd have a better idea of where to go next. Any idea's?

P.S. The obvious solution of simply pulling the bulb will be my last resort solution. :biglaugh:

gunrunner · Feb 18, 2010

Last resort , checking the bulb would be that 1st thing .
Take faux tank off , take the bolts out holding the instument panel on .
Take the cover off and replace the bulb .

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gofast68 · Feb 18, 2010

Normally, replacing the bulb would be a good idea, but I'm 100% positive the bulb works. It's stuck on all the time.

I'm convinced it's a grounding issue somewhere. Since I've never really dug into the wiring harness in depth, I'd assume there's some obvious points that maybe a ground would be more likely?

one2dmax · Feb 18, 2010

Check the harness. Unplug the connector under the side panel and see if the light goes out. If not then it's in the main harness. If it does go out then it's in wire or sending unit.

Sean

gofast68 · Feb 18, 2010

one2dmax said:
Check the harness. Unplug the connector under the side panel and see if the light goes out. If not then it's in the main harness. If it does go out then it's in wire or sending unit.

Sean

I was afraid you were gonna say that. I've unhooked the neutral safety switch and it's still on. I unplugged it from the harness under the left side panel. Still on. So it's safe to assume at this point, it's in the harness somewhere? With the light being on all the time, I assume it's grounding somewhere.