Look back at that photo I took showing you the bracket you asked about & I replied that it held the tail light's sensor...it is a sensor that shows when you are actually applying the rear brake! Which is why it's attached to the spring that goes down and connects to the rear brake pedal itself, when you step on it, it in turn pulls that spring/sensor lighting up the Braking Light function of the Tail light...tail lights have 2 functions to the bulbs, just like blinkers...hope that clarifies better.... Same thing on any and every auto...tail lights are on when the lights are on, then when you step on the brake the light gets brighter, to show folks behind you, you've applied your brakes, that's why I call it a 'brake light sensor', not the one on the instrument panel....
the handle bars on my 700s are evidently 2 piece bars, 2 per side that is, there's adjustments to tilt the bars forward or back at the main stem, then half-way or so up the bars out towards the ends/grips, there's another adjustment so you can turn them in towards the tank or out and away from the tank.....I'll get you some photos tomorrow. On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 4:41:20 PM UTC-4, Matt Awesome wrote: > > > I used to have an 80's Honda that had a dash light that lit up and said > "Tail light" if the tail light bulb did not function. That's probably what > the tail light sensor you're talking about do > > Hrm. I do have a tail light bulb on the dash. One would think one could > just periodically pull the brake and check. I wonder how the sensor works > and what it is. It must measure the current draw to the bulb somehow, and > toggle one of the two lights. If the tail light doesn't draw power, the > dash light turns on. > > I'm pretty sure I don't have the tail light sensor anywhere. I wonder if > it's a legal requirement or just a feature of this particular bike? I.E. Am > I going to fail a safety inspection if it's not there? > > > the bars you got with it, do not look anything like those on my > 700s...evidently PO that had yours changed them... > > Odd, when I look at replacement ones or ones for sale, they look the same > to me. > > > The tail light sensor, is there to let folks know when you apply the > brake & are braking > > I'm confused. That to me describes the tail light itself, which is of > course important. Not the sensor. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
