blinking STOP light

[smiles79]

So just recently the STOP light on the gauge cluster on my '75 started blinking. Does this mean anything other than a bad connection somewhere?

Thanks!

 

[rbjenterprises]

That indicates that your rear drum shoes are worn or just another wiring gremlin in an old wiring harness. Unplug wire at drum and see if goes out. Pull wheel and physically check shoes. It was Yamaha's solution in search of a problem.

 

[smiles79]

If I pull the connection at the drum and it continues to blink it's just a wiring issue, correct?

 

[rbjenterprises]

That is correct. Pull the bulb, pull the wheel, check the shoes, cut off the bracket on the backer plate and polish. You will never miss it.

 

[doctavee]

pull the rear wheel at the last resort, check the coneetions first i.e. clean contacts, then pull the change bulb and if nothing else check your shoes or pads if you have a rear disk

 

[smiles79]

Thank you!

 

[angus67]

I thought they didnt have the shoe warning until 1981.
My 79 drum dosnt have it.

 

[nj1639]

It was an early warning system on the earlier bikes......vestigial remains can be seen on the newer models.

 

[Xmarksthespot]

I never knew that kind of warning existed, and I have been riding for years. Actually I so rarely use my rear brake that other than my XL250, I have never replaced rear shoes, I have replaced front disc pads though.

 

[XSLeo]

The switch on the rear brake plate gets activated when the shoes wear far enough down. The switch grounds a circuit in the light checker. This signals the light checker the brakes are worn and lights the dash light.
This is if the light checker is working ok. If not the light checker turns the light on when ever it wants. Me, I'd remove the light checker.
Leo

 

[smiles79]

It was actually just blinking because the taillight filament was burnt. I replaced it a couple weeks ago, and it just burnt out again last night...

 

[payaso13]

Check the ground make sure it's clean and has good contact....I had a similar issue.

 

[smiles79]

I will, thanks!

 

[I am Carbon]

It was actually just blinking because the taillight filament was burnt. I replaced it a couple weeks ago, and it just burnt out again last night...

I got away from the broken filaments by switching to a LED 1157 tail light.