Got a bandit 12?

Motorcycling
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Does the rear brake light switch spring attach to the pedal recall spring?

thanks

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you still building that bandit…on my 600 it hooks onto a small lug just before the return spring, its the same piece of metal that the return spring connects to…its not actually on the spring…

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Yeah its taking ages, I keep running out of money - and I can only get to the workshop on saturdays so its a part-time thing. Mine must have come off I guess. Thanks

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yes it looks like its a simple item, flat piece of metal do you want me to try and take a photo…its in the haynes manual as well…

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You can download a manual free of charge from this site. Alll you have to do is register:)

http://www.repairmanualclub.com

I’ve checked, there is a 1200 Bandit on there:cool:

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cheers for that. I’ve already got the repair manual - and nothing in it, but thanks for the link, I paid £5 to download it. Dont worry about the pic I thought the lug may have broken off. I’ll weld on a new one.

Thanks

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Have a trawl through there as there maybe a parts microfiche on there too which I find is always a help with good assembly diagrams:)

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from my haynes manual…

The switch is mounted to the back of the right-hand footrest bracket. (chapter 8 vs 14)

Does that help?

Wait, no, thats obvious…yeah, that doesn’t help you…
Tomorrow I’ll go and look on the bike.

Ah whatever…I’ll go and get dressed and see if I can see it now…be back soon…

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Ok, yup, the brake lever has a little hook that goes behind the footrest plate. It moves when the lever is pushed down. The spring from the brake light switch attaches to that. I hope this helps :slight_smile:

I’m suffering with cold, so I feel like I’m not making sense…so this is more for me than you, I guess, Diablo…

The spring you’re talking about I think is on the outside of the pedal, ie, you can see it without crawling under the bike. This isn’t where the brake switch attaches to.
There should be a tiny spring on your switch, and that attached to the pedal behind the footrest plate to a sticky-up-bit from the lever itself.

I hope this is clearer - I’m sorry for my cold induced babbling, lol.:blush:

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Thanks mole, I thought there must have been a lug on the pedal itself - must have come off. Thanks for looking. I too have a stonking cold and will be in bed all day dreaming up my next project with an endless budget - yes I’m delirious! :sick:

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sticky-up-bit from the lever itself.

I hope this is clearer - I’m sorry for my cold induced babbling, lol.

Thats quailty Mole :slight_smile: well done that girl :cool:

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lol, I couldn’t remember what ‘lug’ was! (thanks Diablo, lol):hehe: