The cursed 'stuck on' brake light problem.

[PatriotRider]

so it is "normal" for the brake lights to work when the bike is shut down and sitting??? I find that strange compared to all other vehicles I have owned. I get it for the emergency flashers to work, but not the brake lights. stupid that my FJR, the emergency flashers only work with the key on. duh.

 

[fulltimer]

Does seem kind of goofy

so it is "normal" for the brake lights to work when the bike is shut down and sitting??? I find that strange compared to all other vehicles I have owned. I get it for the emergency flashers to work, but not the brake lights. stupid that my FJR, the emergency flashers only work with the key on. duh.

Yeah that brake light switch wired direct seems kind of strange to me also. If it is "law" then another example of do-gooder bureaucrats using their "logic" rather than their brains. It is pretty easy to diagnose. The cruise control is also disabled when the brake light is stuck on. Grumble.....grumble. If the brake was wired logically, I wouldn't have had to buy a new battery after only 2 years of ownership. You con only run down a lead acid battery so many times before it cries uncle.

 

[PatriotRider]

Yeah that brake light switch wired direct seems kind of strange to me also. If it is "law" then another example of do-gooder bureaucrats using their "logic" rather than their brains. It is pretty easy to diagnose. The cruise control is also disabled when the brake light is stuck on. Grumble.....grumble. If the brake was wired logically, I wouldn't have had to buy a new battery after only 2 years of ownership. You con only run down a lead acid battery so many times before it cries uncle.

I guess it's another good reason to hook up the bike to a tender while it's parked at home...yesterday, I backed the bike down the driveway running with engine on, but only a few feet. I guess it didn't self make it back to neutral and next thing I realize is the reverse lights are on while the bike is parked. I had to crank it up again, watch it go into neutral and shut it down for all to be off and well.

Admittedly, Spyders are weird, quirky, and in some ways, aggravating.