Neutral Light Staying Lit

[Martin6]

Hi all. The last couple of rides my neutral light was slow to go off. Yesterday it didn't fully go off, was dim throughout the outward ride and fully lit all the way home.

Is this common? Do I just need to remove and clean it?

Thanks. Martin

[Spitfire]

Mine stayed on all the time, I changed the unit but it still stayed on, checked the cable still stayed on so I gave up and put some black tape on the light.
The tape stayed on the light for years until I took the engine out of the frame when refurbishing the bike this revealed a frayed wire right up against the engine, it looked perfect from the outside.
I replaced the wire and have had no problem since, could be you have a similar problem.

Cheers

Dennis

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

On my 500 it was a trapped wire between engine and outer casing. It started with a low glimmer to eventually on all the time.

[Martin6]

Thanks guys. Hopefully time to check it out at the weekend.

[martin_uk]

The neutral light is powered from switched live and switch grounds other wire (same as oil pressure)

First check is disconnect neutral wire and if light stays on you know it is a short to ground

[Pauarc]

Hi Martin
I have a neutral switch spare it not new but working if you need one I am only in Great Totham if you need one it’s free if you want to collect
Paul

[Martin6]

Paul,

That's very kind.

Because of a similar problem, I only replaced mine last year, when I had the engine out. I have a weakness for keeping bits I take off, unless clearly destroyed. So, I thought I'd look at the old one to see if I could clean it up. There, in its unopened packet, is the new one I'd bought, doh! So, I'll swap it over!

Let me know if you ever fancy meeting up for a coffee. 👍
Martin

[Pauarc]

I will do I got a bad shoulder, so I’m not riding the bike at the moment. Get back to you when it’s okay.

[Martin6]

I will do I got a bad shoulder, so I’m not riding the bike at the moment. Get back to you when it’s okay.

👍 Speedy recovery. Be interesting to compare notes  (not sick notes!)

[Martin6]

Replacement neutral switch has fixed it.

Unexpectedly, it's now much more positive from neutral to 1st gear and easier to select neutral when stationary.