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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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2011 Streetglide, 2 months old, I keep blowing my right rear taillight. The other night someone told me that it was out, when I looked at it, it wasn't. What is the story here... how it is not working again, the running light is on, but the turn light/brakelight functions dont work, the left works perfect!

There was an odd moment last night, I was turning onto my road last night and engaged the left turn signal and it was flashing real fast, i turned the corner it went off... then i turned it back on and it didnt flash fast.. this is weird and pissing me off. Any suggestions.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Dealership.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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exactly.. Now my question is, is this DEALER going to try to say that it's a ECM issue and that my PCV is the culprit.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MrCarver
2011 Streetglide, 2 months old, I keep blowing my right rear taillight. The other night someone told me that it was out, when I looked at it, it wasn't. What is the story here... how it is not working again, the running light is on, but the turn light/brakelight functions dont work, the left works perfect!

There was an odd moment last night, I was turning onto my road last night and engaged the left turn signal and it was flashing real fast, i turned the corner it went off... then i turned it back on and it didnt flash fast.. this is weird and pissing me off. Any suggestions.
Do you have a Run/Stop/Turn module installed? Remove the module and see if your lights behave correctly. Is your bike lowered? Check the wires between your tire and your fender. Sometimes they get tire-rubbed and short out. Dielectric grease in the bulb sockets? Sometimes the sockets get crudded up with road grime/moisture and cause lighting issues.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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no run/stop/turn module, not lowered, Im fat, but that shouldn't be an issue.. lol.. and yes there is grease in there.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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from what I can gather from looking at it this morning, and the dealer looking at it. The socket in the right turnsignal light is loose, so the bulb doesnt sit properly... Interesting.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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So is that something that can easily be fixed? Like say, just tighten the socket? I'm having a similar problem on my '11 Street Glide... brake and turn works but the running light doesn't..
 
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