Topic: Inconsistent neutral light?

[gregripko]

Cb550K 76 - lately my neutral works about 95% of the time but I'm finding that sometimes the bike will be in neutral but there's no light.... Any recommendations?

[Mo]

try cleaning the switch under the left side engine case. Mine would do the same thing, and then once I cleaned the switch, ti worked like a dream.

[gregripko]

Figured that was the case.... Replacing a seal today so ill have a look... Don't know what it looks like

[70CB750]

Neutral switch and also where it fits on the engine.

[gregripko]

Awesome! Ty

[strynboen]

on a 550 it looks like this..up in the top behind the yellov flex vire
klik on photo to get it bigger

[gregripko]

Do I have to pull it out to clean it?

[70CB750]

Oops, I am sorry, always asume everybody has 750. 

That is one clean engine you got there!

[iron_worker]

Yes you'll have to pull it out. There is a little steel ball with a spring behind (like a check valve sorta) it that gets depressed when the bike is in or out of neutral. Probably some junk got in there and it's sticking.

IW

[bwaller]

The ball & spring is the neutral locator for the earlier CB500,  the 550's use a different mechanism. Just unplug the single neutral switch wire and cleanup the area. As mentioned that should solve your problem.

[750K]

If that doesn't work, check the bulb in the indicator itself. I just had to swap out the bulb for my high beam indicator, the filiment had broken and would touch 50% of the time.

[gregripko]

Cleaned up the area and it seems like it's working effectively...