Burnt out light

[jacobone]

Well heres the scoop i got a bike that burns out a 8 $ bulb after about 7 minuts of use.. i was wonderin if its the light or what

 

[jmics19067]

if the light lasts longer while idling or putting around then at full throttle/riding hard try a voltage regulator.

or.... stop crashing on it :laugh:

 

[jacobone]

could it also be the coil ? and i never crashed on it.... i mean the light

 

[jacobone]

cause at the moment i just ride by moonlight..... so i gota know where i am going

 

[jmics19067]

well it could be just about anything , but usually if a light bulb has too short of a life <7 minutes is way too short> it is getting too much voltage. whether the source<lighting coil/alternator> is putting out too much or you have some type of wierd ignition problem back feeding thru the chassis. Unless it is a mechanical issue< breaking or lots of vibration/ shock>. Take regular house bulb , put into a drop light and drop it and you will know what I mean by that.

would you happen to have a volt meter?

 

[1999RM125]

i dont know if bikes have them, but voltage regulator would be my #1 guess.

Same thing happened with my sled, burnt out all of the lights including speedo/tach and tail light within 20 mins.