hi i just bought a 1988 honda cbr 600 f1 hurricane loving it so far except for one thing i have blinker problems when i move the switch sometimes they work other times they dont sometimes i press right and they go left but i thought it was the relay but the owner says he alwready replaced it any input ? i know alot of people have this problem at one point other than that i live in worcester massachusetts and figured i would come check out what the veterans do to these bikes

 

how does the wiring look? is it all factory harness, or has someone cut it open and taped it up? i would start at the switch, and trace the wires to the bulbs. make sure all the connections are clean and tight. search for the manual online, itll have wiring diagrams.

sometimes they work opposite, sometimes normal, sometimes not at all?

 

yea i will have to take it apart and i rode it all day today and i hit the switch and 10 minutes later the blinker goes on do you need blinkers to pass inspection?

 

Check near by fuse box where your blinker switch plugs in. Your switch may be going as well. Make sure the fuse is okay or the correct one.
To get an inspection you have to have lights or atleast in maine anyhow.

 

New Bedford Mass here, I have the some what similar problem from keeping it outside in the winter make sure to use electrical grease to protect your wires.

 

Flush the switch with wd40. Make sure the bulbs where they go into the sockets are corrosion free, but I would vote 99% for the switch though as it is the common point in the wiring that would cause the issues you are seeing.

KongBastard

 

uh, reply to wrong thread?

 

hey sorry i havent got back to anyone but i never had a chance to take the switch apart but the first sunny day i got i hopped on and the blinkers worked fine so im guessing that the problem was moisture on the contacts so there must be a crack somewhere thats letting in water thanks for the info!