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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 08:14 PM
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I just put new bars on my 48 and rode a few hours till my blinkers and speedo quit working! I replaced the fuse and the blinkers work and so does the speedo but my hand and foot brake do not activate the brake light! Any suggestions
 
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 08:23 PM
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Not so much the foot brake (rear), but did you accidentally damage the front brake switch while removing/installing Right-side controls? Also, if you lost lighting, there might be a pinched wire, or short somewhere along the control wire routing...might have to tear things apart to assess (unfortunately). Good luck!
 
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 06:33 AM
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no pinched wires but the actuator that the lever pushes in is the problem, when i tighten down the lever and housing the brake lights stay on. i guess I'm having trouble getting the lever to match up correctly
 
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