Tail Light

[karl61]

I have come out of a building to find it lit up.  If I lock the steering it comes on but if I just get off the bike and switch it to the off section it stays off. Is this just a little message that it needs replacing ASAP.

[Harvy]

Nope, some models were wired that way....... something to do with clearance lighting for when parked out in the street at night maybe?
But I do recall this from some article I read somewhere.

Harvy

[RichBaker]

There is a position in the keyswitch on US bikes that locks the steering AND powers the frt markers and taillight, sounds like you turned the key a click too far when you locked the steering....

[DailyDriver]

...sounds like you turned the key a click too far when you locked the steering....

+1

Once click locks the steering. Two clicks locks the steering and turns the parking lights on.

I was in a hurry one morning and I accidently switched the parking lights on when locking the bike. When I got off of work that day, ready to start my vacation, my battery was stone dead.  Now I always make sure to lock the steering only.

[Pat Conlon]

+1
Once click locks the steering. Two clicks locks the steering and turns the parking lights on.

+2 Second click turns on the back light. Instead of burning the parking light I disconnected the power feed to the light and now use that 12v power for my wireless pager alarm. Works great.

Pura Vida

[JohnH]

...sounds like you turned the key a click too far when you locked the steering....

I was in a hurry one morning and I accidently switched the parking lights on when locking the bike. When I got off of work that day, ready to start my vacation, my battery was stone dead.  Now I always make sure to lock the steering only.

That is funny.  I did the same thing while I was at a conference about 300 miles from home.