Hi all

Im new to motorcycles and am considering buying my first bike. I've been to
look and a KMX-125, all looks great but the seller tells me that the battery
is missing as he didnt bother to replace it when it failed as everything
works fine off the engine anyway. The bike runs fine but I notice that when
running and in neutral the oil light is on and flickering. When putting into
gear it goes out. Was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is normal, if
its because the battery is missing or if there may be a problem with the
bike or engine?

Many thanks,

Andy

Andy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> place it when it failed as everything
> works fine off the engine anyway. The bike runs fine but I notice that when
> running and in neutral the oil light is on and flickering.

RTFM

Unless someone has swapped over oil level and neutral light?

If it's got plenty of oil in it, don't worry.


--
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Suzuki TS250ER Coo, down to just five bikes!
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

Thanks for your reply, the neutral light works as it should, on in neutral,
off in gear but the oil light is flickering on while in neutral but is also
off as soon as its put into gear. Someone said that on some bikes the oil
light comes on while in neutral as a sort of conformation that the bulb has
not blown, anyone know if its the same on the KMX? Could it be because the
battery is not present and the oil light or sender is finding a ground or
earth through the neutral light?


Thanks to all,
Andy



"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1j4x7r9.1ebky3j1ni529sN%totallydeadmailbox@ya hoo.co.uk...
> Andy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> place it when it failed as everything
>> works fine off the engine anyway. The bike runs fine but I notice that
>> when
>> running and in neutral the oil light is on and flickering.
>
> RTFM
>
> Unless someone has swapped over oil level and neutral light?
>
> If it's got plenty of oil in it, don't worry.
>
>
> --
> BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
> Suzuki TS250ER Coo, down to just five bikes!
> If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM.
> chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

On Aug 23, 1:26*pm, "Andy" <scor...@talk21.com> wrote:

> Im new to motorcycles and am considering buying my first bike. I've been to
> look and a KMX-125, all looks great but the seller tells me that the battery
> is missing as he didnt bother to replace it when it failed as everything
> works fine off the engine anyway. The bike runs fine but I notice that when
> running and in neutral the oil light is on and flickering. When putting into
> gear it goes out. Was wondering if *anyone can tell me if this is normal, if
> its because the battery is missing or if there may be a problem with the
> bike or engine?

I've never heard of an oil *pressure* light that works that way. Are
you sure it's an oil *pressure* light and not an oil *level* light?

Also, the battery in small dirt bikes often works to provide voltage
stability to the generating system by using up excess voltage.

Running without the battery could cause the light bulbs to burn out,
one at a time.

Andy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply, the neutral light works as it should, on in neutral,
> off in gear but the oil light is flickering on while in neutral but is also
> off as soon as its put into gear. Someone said that on some bikes the oil
> light comes on while in neutral as a sort of conformation that the bulb has
> not blown, anyone know if its the same on the KMX? Could it be because the
> battery is not present and the oil light or sender is finding a ground or
> earth through the neutral light?

Someone is right. The KMX, like the KDX, does this.

Stick a battery in the thing anyway.


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
Suzuki TS250ER Coo, down to just five bikes!
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

little man upon the stair <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I've never heard of an oil *pressure* light that works that way. Are
> you sure it's an oil *pressure* light and not an oil *level* light?

He never said it was an oil pressure light, and the KMX125 is a
two-stroke, you ignoramus.

He's right: the oil warning light is supposed to go out when you put it
into gear.


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
Suzuki TS250ER Coo, down to just five bikes!
If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. And RTFM.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com

On Aug 23, 11:28*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Old ****)
wrote:

> He never said it was an oil pressure light, and the KMX125 is a
> two-stroke, you ignoramus.

Suck my dick, bitch.

On 24 Aug, 11:10, little man upon the stair <macmi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Aug 23, 11:28*pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Old ****)
> wrote:
>
> > He never said it was an oil pressure light, and the KMX125 is a
> > two-stroke, you ignoramus.
>
> Suck my dick, bitch.

Dear old Krusty. Tries again to give tech advice, has absolutely no
knowledge of the bike in question (it's a rather neat little water-
cooled two-stroke single dirt bike, available in restricted and full-
power 20bhp versions), gets muddled between two and four-strokes, and
lapses into obscenity when he's called out.

You lose.

On Aug 24, 3:18*am, "TOG, screwing his employer as usual"
<totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> You lose.

You can still blow me. You won't be sorry you did.

On Aug 24, 5:38*am, little man upon the stair
<stillsuckingthecocksofhis18y/(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

Gee you got it wrong again and lay into people for it. No surprise
there...good ol' INSANE krusty. Sure bet he's out doing his
chickenhawk thing chasing young innocent men to abuse.