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Old 03-14-2008, 03:09 PM
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My rear brake lights only light up when I use the hand lever they are not working when I use the foot lever is this normal? I would think they should come regardless of what lever you use to brake. Any help please would be awesome!

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Old 03-14-2008, 03:26 PM
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Haven't noticed that but I'd bet it is normal. Polaris calls the foot brake " auxiliary" as a backup for the main brake. Sort of like an emergency brake, even if that's not how some of us use it. The brake light switch would be on the handle bar.
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 04:18 PM
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Would like to know if anyone else has come across this?
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 04:23 PM
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Never ever used the foot brake ,but I doubt it even has a conection to the brake light.
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 04:49 PM
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There isn't a brake switch on my 07 for the foot brake and I haven't run across one that does yet....
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 05:11 PM
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My 08 800 is the same way, no brake light from the foot brake...
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 05:25 PM
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yep no brake light for the 800 at all
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 06:25 PM
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As stated above, the foot brake is an auxilliary and not connected. Your quad is fine.
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 07:14 PM
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Well that sums it up then..............I just think that there should be a switch for the foot brake also being a saftey thing cause you know not everyone uses the hand brake some riders probably just use the foot brake all the time............
 
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Old 03-14-2008, 07:24 PM
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I would love to disconnect my foot brake. When I first got the bike I had to change the back pads because I was standing on the foot brake while riding and did not realize it and smoked that back pad off in a hurry.
 



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