I was sitting at a light in traffic on the way to work, with only my rear brake engaged, when I took a quick glance in my mirror and noticed I could see the reflection of my rear end in the chrome grill of the truck behind me. Specifically, I noticed my brake light seemed really dim. I released and reapplied the rear brake and saw no difference. I applied the front brake, and saw it light up. I released both brakes and then applied only the front brake, and the brake light lit up.
I am not ashamed to admit that electrical things make my brain hurt. I look at bike wiring, and it's all just technicolor spaghetti to me, and anyone explaining wiring tends to sound like Charlie Brown's teacher. I'm a "learn by seeing/doing" kind of gal, so I hit up the interwebz to find out if there's some kind of quickie adjustment I need to make that will fix this issue. Seems like there is. I've seen a couple of YouTube videos that indicate the issue is with the brake light sensor. It seems very simple to adjust, but I'm not exactly sure where the sensor is on my 2017 Versys 650. I did, however, find a video for this adjustment for a 2013-17 Ninja 636.
I have following questions: Are these two bikes similar enough that the brake light sensor is in the same place on my Versys? If not, where is it? Are these two bikes similar enough that the brake light sensor looks/operates the same on the Versys as the Ninja 636?
Thanks for the help. Hopefully, I can make this adjustment in the parking garage before I leave work this afternoon.
I am not ashamed to admit that electrical things make my brain hurt. I look at bike wiring, and it's all just technicolor spaghetti to me, and anyone explaining wiring tends to sound like Charlie Brown's teacher. I'm a "learn by seeing/doing" kind of gal, so I hit up the interwebz to find out if there's some kind of quickie adjustment I need to make that will fix this issue. Seems like there is. I've seen a couple of YouTube videos that indicate the issue is with the brake light sensor. It seems very simple to adjust, but I'm not exactly sure where the sensor is on my 2017 Versys 650. I did, however, find a video for this adjustment for a 2013-17 Ninja 636.
Thanks for the help. Hopefully, I can make this adjustment in the parking garage before I leave work this afternoon.