[Ducati] Cranky Neutral Light

Fri Jul 28 14:00:06 EDT 2006

Since Ronald mentioned replacing a headlight.....let's open that can of worms.  My electrical knowledge is pretty limited, but I gotta say that my low-beam is USELESS!!!  What replacement bulbs can I use to increase the effectiveness and conspicuousness of my headlight?  Are any of the white or blue replacements any more illuminating?  Is there a Xenon replacement that makes sense?  Who has experience with this issue?

Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

Regards,

Scott Cloninger
Chattanooga, TN....rider of the path less lighted

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Betts [mailto:ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:05 AM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Cranky Neutral Light

Funny timing Scott....I got on my 95 900 SP this morning and the neutral 
light wont come on even if it is in neutral. But my problem is a bad bulb. 
First bulb I've had to replace , with the exception of the head light, since 
I bought her in june of 95.

Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!

>From: "Scott Cloninger" <scloninger at astecinc.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] Cranky Neutral Light
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:29:02 -0400
>
>Mike,
>
>I don't know if this is a common problem, but I had a funky neutral light 
>for a while too, which was diagnosed as a failed neutral switch.  The 
>switch takes about 60 seconds to replace and is located on the right side 
>of the engine behind the vertical cylinder (near the crankcase breather).  
>I think it cost me about $15 from a dealer and it solved all of my neutral 
>light problems!!  For reference, this problem occured  on a '95 900 SS, but 
>I believe they still used the same switch in '03.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Scott Cloninger
>Chattanooga, TN.....keeper of Italian motorcycles (though only one older 
>than your CL350)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mike major [mailto:textike at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 9:19 PM
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] Cranky Neutral Light
>
>
>      I own an 03 ST4s, currently the love of my life, and on a couple of 
>occasions it has proved very difficult to get the neutral light to come on 
>even though the bike is in neutral.  This is of more than academic interest 
>as without the light on the computer doesn't receive a permissive and the 
>thing won't crank, so far resulting in a few curses but potentially much 
>worse if stuck in heavy traffic, East Podunk, things of that nature.  I 
>would like to disable this "safety feature" so that if stalled in traffic I 
>could just pull the clutch and stab the button rather than hunt for neutral 
>or at least short around it if I find myself a long way from home with no 
>neutral.  Any suggestions? Mike D. Bike
>   03 ST4s
>   83 R100RT
>   74 T500
>   71 T500
>   70 CL350
>
>
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