Hi I'm wondering does the cdi control your brake lights? Is there anyway of testing your cdi to make sure it's working? And does anyone know where I can get a new rev counter? The large capacitor inside has sheared off, or anyone know where I could get a new capacitor so I could solder a new one in. Thanks
On my 07 SM the Capacitive Discharge Ignition unit does not "control" anything but the ignition. The fuse for the brake light (on my 07) is behind the headlight. Make sure that's good (and that you have power when activating either switch), then look for continuity through to the tail section. My bike has three harness sections: Forward, mid (engine breakout harness), and tail, with connectors at each end. The brake light wire changes color (again, on my bike) at every harness connector. My brake light wire rubbed itself through and shorted in the forward section, where the harness goes between the left radiator and the frame. So look for that if you have power at the fuse but keep blowing it. If memory serves me correctly, the horn and brake light are on the same fuse. Also: I'm jealous of your CBR125. I want one.
the brake lights seemed to come alright by itself, but only after i checked all the switches and all the wires and found everything ok, closer inspection revealed the bulb contacts slightly worn and corroded, so new bulb and all good. the wee cbr looks great but sadly lacks power and is geared badly so in top gear you just dont have the torque to hold your speed or even get to top speed, unless downhill with wind behind you, lol great learner bike though.
Glad you got it sorted. I want a CBR125 mainly to race on all the kart tracks around here (and because nobody else has one that I know of). It just seems like it'd be a riot.
It's really agile in tight twists you can throw it about a fair bit. But traveling any distance on it is slow. Lol
