Blow me, its blown again

[Danny]

The bikes been kind to me all year, now all it wants to do is blow the rear light bulb every time i go out.

Its starting to really wind me up, not to mention the dangers of not having a brake light.

Every time i have a ride out it blows at some point.....any ideas why?

[A Yerbury]

The bikes been kind to me all year, now all it wants to do is blow the rear light bulb every time i go out.

Its starting to really wind me up, not to mention the dangers of not having a brake light.

Every time i have a ride out it blows at some point.....any ideas why?

the shakes or the vibes man. Me to, get an led one.

[Danny]

So would this one on ebay do the trick Alex?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72233&item=7989592598&rd=1

[A Yerbury]

should do. can't say 100 % got mine in france.

[Zimbo]

I reckon the LED one is the answer. Make sure it's a "twin filament" stop + tail LED bulb, as long as it is it should do the trick!!!

I've lost a few this year as well, I take it out for trackdays now 'cos that guarantees to break the filaments!

[JMo]

You might find the nuts that hold the rear lamp on are a bit tight? - if you losen them a touch (use ni-loc nuts) the vibes from the bike don't seem to affect the bulb as much... rubber washers might help too, but again make sure you use threadlock or ni-locs, or else the whole lot might shake free!

xxx

[Duncan]

Thecontacts on the bulb back get bent and make / break contact blowing bulbs. Remove bulb, rebend and replace bulb. It works for about 1000 miles

[spacemonkey]

I did that and cleaned everything up then covered the offending area with insulation. Guess what? Haven't changed a bulb in over 10000 miles.