The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: UpstateRelic on September 04, 2026, 06:26:10 AM
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Hi all,
Just working merrily on putting my R65 back in the road, and today's subject is: dashboard connections.
I'll leave my findings here, in case someone will need this further down the line.
The main issue, lights not working in the dash.
Type: The 1991 R65 is part of the 1985 - 1993 line of BMW motorcycles. My dash loos like this:
Lights, from top to bottom: Turn Signal (3w), Oil (1,2W - 2W), Gen (3w), Neutral (1,2W - 2W) and High Beam - Fernlicht (1,2W - 2W)
Here is the schematics, viewed from the back of the instrument panel, not numbered, as I don't want to wrongfully inform anyone...
Will add more info as needed...
The bottom line, after a lot of scrubbing with emery cloth (or fine sandpaper) and cleaning the contacts, plus changing a couple of bulbs, it works! (on the work bench :) )
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What lights did you have issues with in the indicators ?
Internal lighting or the actual indicator warning advisory lights ??
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Well, now I got around to mount the dash, only the OIL warning is not working now. It's not coming on with the key in running position.
To answer your question, the actual indicator lights were the issue.
Oil, turn, and generator.
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Check the wiring for the oil pressure and transmission neutral light, left side of the engine . All of my R65's had brittle wiring, missing wire insulation .