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If ya think it's a mess now, you shoulda seen it before.

Ditched all the stuff I didn't need.
This included carb heat, tps, alarm connector, sidestand switch, wiring for non-existent light switch & other misc.
Eliminated three-legged wishbone in main harness.
Covered with split loom & braid vs. tape wrap (mixed emotions re: spit loom).
Added frame ground, dual electric horns, universal wall mount solenoid.
Ran engine wiring under gearbox a la '07, '08 models.

Battry cables are All-Balls brand.
Heavier than factory, but more flexible & nicer lookin'.



Made up stainless center hex studs to replace fender bolts.
One gets negative battery cable & the other gets harness ground.
Yeah, that's blood on the frame.



Fusebox power comes from positive battry cable at solenoid.
Just visible here crossing in front of the solenoid.



Added horn relay.
The rubber thingie that holds it is called a "relay grommet", P/N T2500259.
Hermy's has a bunch of 'em.



Engine wiring hidden.



The leftovers.
Kinda like cleanin' a trout (rabbit?).



Mixed emotions re: horns, too.
The sound is great, but the main reason I did it was some have said that you run cooler with the horn out of the way of the oil cooler.
&, I've since noticed that sometimes the stock horn is mounted with the bracket pointed upward, which looks like it does the same thing.

Dude, that's a lot of work. Wanna get rid of the tps? The T-100 sprocket cover looks really good, too. I'm guessing it's K&N pods next to open the lungs...

are you gonna use that stock battery terminal wire? Can i take it off your hands?

whats the length?

and the vultures descend! (wish I had a vulture smiley)

I have Emgo pods.
Don't know if there's room for K&Ns, but I don't like the look of them anyway.
I saw some Unis up for grabs in the classifieds.
Need to measure to see if I could use them.
Haven't had the Emgos back on yet (tonight?), but I'm a little concerned about clearing the horn on the left side.

No use for TPS or battery cables.
I also have another harness that's about 90% complete & includes a pickup coil and stator.
I could sent the box out & folks could grab grab what they need and pass it on.

Hey, I'm circling over the TPS and the pickup coil like a buzzard...

Why did you get rid of the TPS?
Do you have to do anything to the tps wiring?
Knowledge of electrics is my doofus area.

I originally minused the TPS 'cause I thot it was just extra clutter.
Since then I've been told that the system snaps back quicker after a redline without it.

If you choose to do this, you can hide it somewhere, unplug it, or rip all the wiring for it out of the harness.
I just ran with it unplugged 'till I got around to redoing the harness.

BTW: I'm a doofus too.

Im cool with the box idea

Roadie, if you get the box with everything Ill just take the battery terminal wires, if its not too much trouble. I can paypal you the shipping money whatever it is, (you know im good for it..haha)

We'll see what Ed says and go from there.

The box is a good idea and I'm in. We could just send it to all the buzzards one at a time until it is picked clean like a roadkill carcass

Emgo pods:

#1 is pretty tight from horn and battery cable.
Looks like I might be stuck with these absent further tinkering.
I'm ok with that.
Guess I shoulda used close up mode.



#2 is kinda cramped with side panel.
Promotional item from the world's greatest liquor store in the background.



Here are the leftover cables -
Complete starter.
Complete negative.
Positive minus fusebox feed.
There's also a complete positive in the spare harness, but I think it's spliced in.
The TPS is in the foreground.



I'll get the box ready.
I have Ed's address.
I'll start it out there unless I hear different.
You guys keep track of it.

BTW: I found out what the little tab is called that fits on a stud & mates to a female disconnect.
Generally a quick disconnect adapter.
I needed one for the solenoid.
Had to buy a hundred to get it.
Maybe I'll throw a few of those in there.
There's also quite a colletion of solenoids in there.
2 Katana wall mount.
2 Triumph type with rubber mounts.

Those pods look right with all of the silver and chrome, the K&N red would really clash. Seems like that solid carb brace I see in the background will keep those puppies out of trouble. Looking good...

Ed you still got my address?

Let me know when youre gonna send it out and ill paypal you the loot. I honestly dont need the whole box, just the positive and negative wires. (separate from the main harness) Its up to you whether you wanna keep the box and grab my parts out, or not even deal with it and send me the box.

PM SENT

Although the wiring harness I sold to you looks something like this now, - I think it did serve it's purpose (looking at what you've done).

I'm impressed.

[quoteThe rubber thingie that holds it is called a "relay grommet", P/N T2500259.
Hermy's has a bunch of 'em.

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Do you remember how much the relay grommet was at Hermey's? I go by that way a lot and mine has fallen apart. Currently have them zip-tied in place, but the grommet would be easier.

>Do you remember how much the relay grommet was at Hermey's?

Sure don't.
Wasn't much, though.
I was kinda embarassed asking them to ship it.

Speaking of cheap, that box of 11 pounds of misc. wiring went out today.
Shipping charges: $1.23.
No kiddin'.
A discount came up.

11 pounds?...holy crap...thanks for getting it out so quick.

Just so everyone reading this knows..The box is going to be with oldroadie. Hes just mailing me the wires i need separate.

Hey rhnstn...

Assuming you have it all back together now, can you do some more photos of the bike? I want to see what it looks like after all your hard work. Electrical and I don't get along very well, so I just want to lust after your setup a little.

The working shots look great.

Hi Ed
if its in their i'll put my hand up for the jumper plug that needed for when the alarm is removed
thank you Benny

If it's in there it's yours.

>Assuming you have it all back together now, can you do some more photos of the bike?

Pics of it all together?
It took a while to close the deal.
I had it all together & it started intemittently acting like the kill switch was in the off position.
I'd done major surgery to the switched side of things, so pulled it apart and went to checking all that.
Was about to loose it when I found the spook.
It was a loose pin on the main harness side of the right handlebar wiring connector.
#2, kill switch supply.
Push it in, it makes.
Pull on it, it breaks.
I pushed it in and zip tied it to #1, which is tight in the connector.
Seems ok now.

Sun was slanting pretty low when I got done, so I snapped pics inside.



Battery cover is finished with Krylon fusion gloss black.
Brake cylinders & hand control housings are helped out with dupli-color clear coat.




Signals are short stemmed Lucas, for a nod to tradition.
Would like to bob the fender a bit, but kinda hate to loose the signals.
I'm also a bit vested in the plated bracket & license frame.
Thinking about maybe one of those run/stop/turn kits and loose the taillight.



Mixed emotions on the pillion peg "hangers".
I put 'em on there mainly to cover some of the clunky looking swingarm.
The old style wouldn't have helped 'cause they're even clunkier.
New ones are better, but still make the bike look heavier.



Haven't done anything to handlebar witring.
Have a Ma's signal bracket & bullet lights to go on when I get to it.
Thinking about T bars, mirrors.
Maybe new speedo/tach, headlight.

Something got splattered on the right fork slider.
Don't know what it is, but it eats aluminum.

Think the brake lines long enough?

The alarm connector and jumper plug should be in the box.

Wow, the left side is so clean...very nice. The front end is really nice as well, looks so much lighter without the shrouds and the trimmed fender.