stopped by police

coming home from work this afternoon got stopped by the police how warned me for my light not been on at the back, I am not sure if mine comes on permanent is a Honda lead scv100 can any confirm it does, the back light works when I brake so as far as i am aware it won't be the bulb and don't ever remember it been on all the time

 

so can you get them from Halfords do you know, as I will replace and see if it makes a difference lol

could of been out for a while then not good avoided points or a fine lol

 

there's no light when you switch it on only front headlight is on but when you press the brake it lights up as it should to show your stopping

 

power trip prob lol it was raining lol followed me for a while then pulled me lol can you get them from Halfords do you know.

so how come the brake light comes on then if bulb needs replacing

 

makes sense lol okay I will have a gander tomorrow prob didn't like all the rain we have had lol

 

theses one
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...egoryId=328752&productId=263375&storeId=10001

 

the wires in the bulb will take it apart tomorrow and check but will see what Halfords have is it a white or red bulb I need as the one I posted is a 12v 21/5w but I need it the other way lol 12v 5/21w

 

yes it is red

 

looked at the manual just 2 screws and bulb should just come out lol that's the plan anyway ha Ha

 

If your headlight comes on when the bike is running, then the rear should also be on.
Look at the bottom of the bulb, it should have 2 soldered blobs. One is stop light, the other is tail light. They can only be fitted one way round.

 

yep turn the bike on front head light is on but back light not but when you press the brake it lights up to show your stopping but no tail gate light will check tomorrow

 

bare in mind the bike is 19 years old and I got it with less then a 1000 on the clock and had never been used much since it was first registered in 2007 by the original owner as I am now the 2nd over and just done over 3100 on it, so it prob has never been changed lol that's why I changed the original tyres lol

 

see if I can get a led one are they common the 12v 5/21w

 

is there a standard one I can get from Halfords for now as going to replace them all with leds

 

Wouldn't bother with the led ones, they last as long as the ordinary ones but are twice the price. And in my opinion, they are not as bright as the ordinary bulbs. They're ok if you have clear lenses like on the indicators and you want them to look the part, but as a brake light.........na, not worth it.

 

took the bulb out and there standard 22/5 12v as it said on the bulb made by Philips not 5/22 as someone mentioned lol

anyway went to Halfords and got some long life Halfords ones and all working now must of failed just after the mot and I hadn't noticed but you live and learn lol

thanks for everyone's help and suggestions

stay safe

 

Interesting! I have a similar problem my break lights and headlights work but the dim lights are not working? So at nite time I only have the headlights on and the break lights every time I break?

I have a question does the winker lights suppose to have dim lights too or is it only the break lights?

Please help me

 

change the bulb, the brake light should act as the brake and the tail gate light.

mine was just the bulb but could be something else.

what's a winker light lol