Even Drove My Scooter in The Rain By we350z (Read 613 times)

[we350z]

So I finally found out how my JCL250 fared in the rain. Not too bad actually. It sat outside in the rain all night at my girlfriends house and then I rode it home this morning as it really started to come down. It performed quite well in the wet though I was pretty miserable. The seat wiped right off and didn't become saturated so no wet arse. Of course the already crap sandwich brakes were even worse once the rotors and pads got wet but still OK.

The instrument cluster was pretty well protected and kept dry by the windshield. I was impressed actually with this.

What doesn't seem so good is the switches on the handle grips. Especially the turn signal. It seems to be hard to engage now in either direction and sticks worse then ever. It seems loose or something - is there a way to tighten it up? I am concerned that it might be damaged or become damaged more easily now in the future. Can I replace it with the Honda one?

Otherwise I dried the scoot off really well when I got home - it cleaned up really nice. I guess this was a good opportunity to get all the dust off of it and give it a nice cleaning. I am really glad I siliconed all those screws up real tight now and painted the nicks on the frame! Hopeful rust doesn't start forming anywhere!

[winchesterboy]

we350z, the turn signal switch has a small screw inside that will loosen up over time. When the screw becomes lose it causes the "button" to bind so you push harder etc....Unhook your battery then carefully take the switch housing apart. It has been a couple of years since I had mine off so I don't remember exactly all the details but...The switch housing, after removing the two screw, will need to be carefully pried apart. Be careful there is a ball bearing, maybe a couple of springs and contacts that may become dislodged. You can gently push the turn signal "button" while watching the action to really see what is happening. The screw needs to be removed while holding all part in position and a small drop off loctite put onto the threads (do not get loctite on any sliding parts, only the threads of the screw. Too little is better than too much!) and screwed back in. Do not tighten the screw down real tight because the "button" will not slide properly when pushed in. You must tighten only enough to snug down the screw while not hampering the sliding, in and out action, of the turn signal button.
Good luck! Hope this reply might help a little bit.
Also more than likely the Honda turn signal switch will fit yours.

[we350z]

Thanks man!

[we350z]

So I was able to fix the marker switch. There are just two Phillips head screws to take the plastic housing off. The screw was definitely loose. I tightened it up but found out I have another problem. Seems the switch would get stuck on left and I wouldn't be able to cancel the signal. Upon closer inspection it looks like the sharp metal edge of the turn assembly was getting stuck on the spring. So I rounded off the edge on some concrete and it seems to be working better now. Still not perfect like it was originally but at least usable now. It tends to stick on both ends now but at least I can move it back to the middle manually and cancel the signal. I put some locktite on the little screw and secured it tightly then re-greased the rocker so I should be good for a while.

Dec 8, 2010 15:18:39 GMT -6 winchesterboy said:

we350z, the turn signal switch has a small screw inside that will loosen up over time. When the screw becomes lose it causes the "button" to bind so you push harder etc....Unhook your battery then carefully take the switch housing apart. It has been a couple of years since I had mine off so I don't remember exactly all the details but...The switch housing, after removing the two screw, will need to be carefully pried apart. Be careful there is a ball bearing, maybe a couple of springs and contacts that may become dislodged. You can gently push the turn signal "button" while watching the action to really see what is happening. The screw needs to be removed while holding all part in position and a small drop off loctite put onto the threads (do not get loctite on any sliding parts, only the threads of the screw. Too little is better than too much!) and screwed back in. Do not tighten the screw down real tight because the "button" will not slide properly when pushed in. You must tighten only enough to snug down the screw while not hampering the sliding, in and out action, of the turn signal button.
Good luck! Hope this reply might help a little bit.
Also more than likely the Honda turn signal switch will fit yours.