Managed to fail the wee's MOT on .. front tyre (fair cop) and rear indicators interfering with the operation of the tail-light. They were going flash on/dim tail, flash off tail brightens.
So now you're think 'earth fault', but wait ..
I got some Shad panniers a few years ago. They came with outboard indicators, and the bulbs within are 12V 23W 'stubbies', not the 'full size' you get in normal Suzuki indicators. Therefore the lights, all on the same earth circuit, are out of balance.
Now it has sailed through previous MOTs before, so it was just this one fussy lot in York who took exception. I looked high and low for either
a) 12V 21W stubby bulbs -or- 12V 23/5W tail lights ...... and guess what, they do not seem to exist on the planet.
So I had some old 21W indicators I'd had for years, ripped off the Shad-supplied ones and fitted them. There is still a very mild dimming with the hazards on - but it passed.
(However, they didn't catch my VERY notchy head bearings which I haven't got round to replacing yet...)
The Shads have been great panniers & would recommend them - annoying about the housing not being able to take a full size indicator bulb though.
There's a couple of morals in this story, but I'll let you work them out for yourselves.
