NHTSA Complaint #10233810 — 2002 KAWASAKI ZG1000A17

HEAD LIGHT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING IDLE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. SOME TIMES IT WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN CONTINUOUSLY FOR DAYS. NOT CERTAIN BUT ACCORDING TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE FOUND IT IS PROBABLY A BROKEN SOLDER JOINT IN THE GENERATOR. THE MOTORCYCLE IS ALMOST NEVER RIDDEN AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. WHEN IT BLINKS ON AND OFF IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. WORKS GOOD IN THE DAY TIME BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A HEAD LIGHT FLASHING DEVICE INSTALLED. ENGINE CAN BE HEARD LOOSING POWER AS THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND HEAD LIGHT BLINKS. ALMOST HAD A WRECK THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT AT NIGHT ( I RARELY RIDE AT NIGHT AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS) LAST THANKSGIVING. *TR