Weird Lights Thing Happened - What is it?

Hello peeps!!

Was on the way back from the Wickham ride out today. Bike got a little wet and dirty but nothing major. Stopped at Rownhams for petrol and when I got back on the bike I switched her on and something weird happened.

Nearly all ?!?! the lights came on the display. The usual petrol, oil and neutral light but also the full beam indicator and both side indicator lights. The front light was NOT on at all but the indicators were both fully on, not flashing.

I switched it on and off, still the same and then started her up and everything went back to normal. I rode gently for a while up the motorway and then as normal all the way home. Didn't do it again when I got home nor after cleaning it. Has been OK since.

Does anyone know what this is??? Maybe just damp ??

Cheers in advance

Originally Posted by Amanda

Hello peeps!!

Was on the way back from the Wickham ride out today. Bike got a little wet and dirty but nothing major. Stopped at Rownhams for petrol and when I got back on the bike I switched her on and something weird happened.

Nearly all ?!?! the lights came on the display. The usual petrol, oil and neutral light but also the full beam indicator and both side indicator lights. The front light was NOT on at all but the indicators were both fully on, not flashing.

I switched it on and off, still the same and then started her up and everything went back to normal. I rode gently for a while up the motorway and then as normal all the way home. Didn't do it again when I got home nor after cleaning it. Has been OK since.

Does anyone know what this is??? Maybe just damp ??

Cheers in advance

Sounds like a bit of damp in either a relay or the switch.

Either that or it's yer age luv, strange things happen to your eyesight at your time of life

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Sounds like a bit of damp in either a relay or the switch.

Hmmm that's what I thought!!

Will ignore the other comment

Hey y'all

I had exactly the same thing happen last week! Liberal amounts of WD40 on everything remotely electrical seemed to solve it (well it hasn't happened since anyway!)

Just waiting for the next issue now

PJ

Ah! OK Interesting, at least I know I'm not old and my sight is failing!!!!

Earth blocks, i had exactly the same problem and traced it to an earth block behind the headlight cowl, wasnt dirty but looked like it didnt like being disturbed when i fitted my inforad, HTH you old codger x x

Cool - 3 with the same problem!! I knew it had to be something like that.

The bike is washed and tucked up tight under cover again so next time I get her out I will check the wiring.

Cheers x

Yea get them cleaned up, your lucky yours stopped, mine was like it for 2 days and i ended up with all the pannels off!

Originally Posted by Holdup

Yea get them cleaned up, your lucky yours stopped, mine was like it for 2 days and i ended up with all the pannels off!

Oh really?? Poo, hopefully it will be OK then. Probably all the carp and grit on the roads, bike was pretty dirty when I got home.

Yea wasnt happy, happened to me about August time