Indicator not working, any ideas?

Indicator not working, any ideas?

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Ki3r

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7,806 posts

158 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Noticed when I was last out on my Yamaha XJ6 that the left indicator wasn't working, to start with I thought it be have been the bulb, but it's both front and back, and strangely works when the hazard lights are on. Right hand one works fine.

When i put it on, it doesn't come up on the screen that it's on, but does when I select the right hand one.

I'm struggling to google the answer at the moment.

Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be?

OttoJ9221

34 posts

122 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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I would suggest the first and possibly easiest method would be to trace all the wiring from the front and rear, on the left hand side and to check for any potential damage.

Check the resistors too, Also if you feel confident enough to do so take the handle bar control apart and check the switch is activating the appropriate circuit. Given one side and the hazards are working this would seem to be the most likely cause of the problem.






dapearson

4,252 posts

223 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Had this on my fazer.

Open the casing around the switches - just a couple of screws

Get a couple of cotton buds and some contact cleaner or petrol or any other spirit will prob do.

Clean the contact points of the indicator switch.

Put it back together and it should now be sorted.

evo8

468 posts

214 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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As others have said, it sounds like the switch, see below:



The relay is common for left/right, so it can only be the switch or a wire, the wire from the switch normally goes in the loom and ends up behind the headlight where it is split with one wire going to the front and one to the rear.

Have you tried turning the steering in full lock either way or moving the wires where they go from the tank to the back of the headlight as they sometims break due to being bent left/right over the years, I had that happen on my 1981 650.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Ki3r said:
Noticed when I was last out on my Yamaha XJ6 that the left indicator wasn't working, to start with I thought it be have been the bulb, but it's both front and back, and strangely works when the hazard lights are on
Hazard switch. I damn near guarantee it.

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Hand signals

Ki3r

Original Poster:

7,806 posts

158 months

Thursday 28th August 2014
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Hooli said:
Hand signals
Quick question on the above, is it illegal to have indicators fitted but not working but to use hand signals?

black-k1

11,889 posts

228 months

Thursday 28th August 2014
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Ki3r said:
Hooli said:
Hand signals
Quick question on the above, is it illegal to have indicators fitted but not working but to use hand signals?
If indicators are fitted then they must work.

You can use hand signals whenever you want, with or without indicators.