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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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Hey guys, plane and simple, my taillight is not working at all. There are three wires going to the bulb. Blue, red, and black. When the key is on, I have power on the blue wire just setting, and no power when I pull the front brake. I dont have power period on the red one.... And of course, the black should be ground. Any ideas as to whats going on?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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check the rear brake pedel to see if it will work the brake light if not i would say its the switch in the switch houseing if the rear dont work the light too check to see if you have a blown fuse or have riped out the wires under fender
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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I guess if the ground is messed up under the fender it could cause it. Would the switch in the bars cause both running and brake light to be off?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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not really i would check fuses and wires under the fender i had mine ripped out once and had to fix them
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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i had the similer prob with my old sporty and the wires under the finder came out of the holders and rubbed the tire and was grounding it out easy fix hopefully thats the prob
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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Check the wires to the turn signals running under the fender. I rubbed through mine on one side and lost my brake lights and that turn signal.
 
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