Does anyone know where I can find an inexpensive turn signal switch? I see them occasionally on e-bay but they are usually pretty pricey.
My bike is getting close to having 100,000 miles on it and this switch is giving up the ghost. I have cleaned it so well that you could eat (a really small meal...) off it, but the contacts are just too worn to work reliably any more. It works OK when the ambient temp is above 85, but anything below that is very hit and miss.
The outside still looks fine, so I don't really need the whole assembly, I just need a new (or newer) switch.
I'm not sure. (Actually I have no idea) All of the replacements I've looked at in diagrams are the whole assembly, not just the switch mechanism. Changing over to anything later than a 99 would mean that I would lose the fast idle lever. (Not good since I ride year round)
I have an assembly from a 2001 on the way to me. I'll update after I've had a look at it. (It's supposed to have a block out insert for the fast idle lever that can be removed. If that is the case, then the assembly for the '00 and'01 can be used for all fifth gen bikes.)
I bought a LHS switch set off a later model Superhawk VTR1000F1 (2001 I think) and that is a visual dead-ringer for the one on my '99 VFR (and included a blanking ring to take the place of the fast-idle lever).
My guess is that Honda being Honda, the same part will be found in CBR600's and other models as well.Watch out for the earlier VTR models as they don't have the same parts at all
Mine doesn't work below about 45 degrees. I have been thinking about buying a new one, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I think they are about $50-60 new. People on e-Bay seem to want close to that.
But, yes, the parts should be very swappable. I'm not going to guarantee every switchpod will work, but I've swapped a bunch of Honda switchgear around over the years.
Could the block-out from a 2000/2001 be removed and the lever from your current switch inserted? If so, I have an extra '01 switch.
That's what I'm hoping. I bought one from a guy that is parting one out. It should be here in a day or two. I'll update the thread when I know for sure.
Mine doesn't work below about 45 degrees. I have been thinking about buying a new one, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I think they are about $50-60 new. People on e-Bay seem to want close to that.
Yep, that's how mine started out. I've cleaned it so many times that I've gotten pretty proficient at it, but now it's just so worn that it's hopeless.
Thanks. My pleasure. Seriously, I genuinely had a blast while serving. (Of course, I got out way back in '89, so there wasn't anything crazy going on while I was in.)
OK. The replacement '01 switch assembly arrived today. For anyone else with a '98 or '99, I haven't torn the original apart and compared them side by side yet, but it looks like the blocking ring and the fast idle lever should be interchangeable. So that means any 5th gen switch assembly should work on any 5th gen bike.
The exterior of the replacement switch I received seems to have come off of a bike that spent most of its life outside. It's really sun damaged. So I'll be tearing out just the turn signal switch mechanism and swapping it into my original housing. Hopefully I'll have the repair/experiment done by the end off to weekend.
I bought a LHS switch set off a later model Superhawk VTR1000F1 (2001 I think) and that is a visual dead-ringer for the one on my '99 VFR (and included a blanking ring to take the place of the fast-idle lever).
My guess is that Honda being Honda, the same part will be found in CBR600's and other models as well.Watch out for the earlier VTR models as they don't have the same parts at all
Oh wow, that image didn't show up when I viewed your post in tapatalk. Yes, that does look just like the assembly for the '01 and '02. (Which should fit all 5th gen bikes.)
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