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Old September 18th, 2018, 06:42 AM   #8185
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Name: michael
Location: Central Georgia
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Motorcycle(s): 2019 Ninja 400, Sold 2012 Ninja 650, Sold 2009 Ninja 250r, Sold 2007 DRZ400s

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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ View Post
Uh no. Only way bulb can be ON, is when power is applied. This is failure of one of two brake-light switches. Or adjustment. Spring in rear brake-pedal can be adjusted.. Damn American mechanics! Always have to send bike back to Japanese factory to have it repaired properly.
well, i checked the switches, both of them. both work as designed. so i replaced the bulb with the old incandescent filament, worked fine. the led bulb was a Chinese no name off ebay.

seems to me the bulb was the failed part, a short to power from the running light circuit to the brake lamp circuit of said bulb
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