Brake Lights stay on (2013 Spyder ST Limited)...
I bought a brand new Spyder ST Limited 2 days ago. I noticed that after each ride, all of the lights auto-shut off after a moment, but the break light stays on perpetually. I found out that if I tap the brake pedal a few times, it will shut off, but I don't feel comfortable having to do this on a brand new bike.
Besides the dealership forgetting a couple of screws here & there (saddle bag bolt missing, screw missing from rear tire fender), I have been problem-free so far, but the brake light is concerning. I assume that while i'm driving it is staying on too, so drivers behind me have no idea when i'm actually stopping.
I'm betting that someone else out there has encountered this problem and can lend some advice. i'd love to go into the dealership with a good knowledge base when I take her in for the repair.
Thanks in advance;
Tony
UPDATE: Brake Lights stay on (2013 Spyder ST Limited)...
Took the bike in for the 600 mile service and they adjusted the brake...took 2 service calls to get it right though. Now every time the brake lights disengage when the brake pedal is released. Just so happens that there was another Spyder in the shop for the very same thing. dealership said before mine (and the one that just came in with the same problem) they had not had any reported occurrences of the issue. That 600 mile service did wonders for my bike!!!
Thank you all for the sage words of advice. My Spyder knowledge base is growing exponentially with the help of each and every one of you :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
Couldn't have said it better myself...
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Originally Posted by
akspyderman
The posts above address the problem. At least, this is an easy and fixable problem that can be cured quickly. The BS from the dealer mentioned is another story. Rather than address a problem--which they should know about, if they read their service bulletins--they make up some cock and bull story.
Making up a story, rather than giving a good answer, just compounds the problem IMO.
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this brake light is driving me crazy! dealer made it worse
Mine was doing the same thing, it would stay on even while driving....I brought it to the dealer and they shaved off the rubber stopper but now it is worse.:( It happens more often than before. when I bring it in for the oil change, I will have them look again but I don't have much confidence in them now. For now if I lift up on the brake a bit with my toe, it will go out. (my husband rides behind me and we have headsets...so this is how I know when the light stays on and goes off) I see that some here have a switch on order....wondering if I should have my dealer do this too. I've got a little over 4000 miles on it and wondering why this didn't start until about 1000 miles ago???