Left rear turn signal is always on...

I replaced the turn signals on my wife's 87 VFR 700 F2 after giving up hope all winter on finding an oem replacement.

I put in small LED signals which seem to work great...except for the fact that the left rear is constantly on.

Both signals blink when the switch is thrown, but the left on always stays on. I swapped the signals from side to side so I know that it's not the signal but somewhere in the wiring.

It's only a 2 wire signal...but something must be bleeding current into the line. Might it be a faulty turn signal relay starting to go bad?

And where might that be located on this bike?

Any ideas on what it might be (before I'm forced to trace the entire wiring back to the source)?

Anyone have a wiring diagram in electronic format as well?

Thanks in advance...

--Robert

You have a special NASCAR Edition VFR. It's like a season pass to turn left whenever you feel like it. :laughing6-hehe:

I can go look how mine are wired I have newer aftermarket signals up front and an integrated led rear brake light. I know my rear led signals only work right when the bike is running, if I turn them on with the bike off they just come on solid and don't flash

I've heard of the low resistance of LED signals causing turn signals to blink fast, but never to make them stay on all the time...

86VFRMGB, on 19 March 2011 - 05:50 PM, said:

I can go look how mine are wired I have newer aftermarket signals up front and an integrated led rear brake light. I know my rear led signals only work right when the bike is running, if I turn them on with the bike off they just come on solid and don't flash


These are on with out the switch being on (the turn signal switch is in the middle). They work perfectly when the switch is in place (right or left) but the left one is always on.

It's getting 12V...so I don't think that it is related to the actual LED turn signal.

--Robert