Topic: 1975 CB550F Levers and Brake Light Switches

[ceebee]

Hey guys, quick question on brake light switches from the lever.

For some reason, and I guess it must be by design, there are two ways my bike does it. I have a hardware switch on the lever itself, AS WELL AS a pressure switch from on the banjo. Both work fine independently of each other.

Is this commonplace and necessary? From what I can tell in other threads, it is either one or the other, not both. Perhaps it's a redundancy thing!? Because to clean up the front end and perhaps swap out the levers I am thinking of just letting the pressure switch do its job and be done with it.

Thanks all!
CB

[Stev-o]

Wondering if your '75 model has a later model master cylinder?

[ceebee]

Thanks for the replies guys.

MC may well be aftermarket although it looks about right for the age and others I have seen. In any case, confirms suspicions so may leave out the wires for the hardware switch in future.

Cheers!