I am most of the way through cleaning up the otherwise horrible, horrible wiring on the charging side of things, and I'm very pleased with the result in both performance and aesthetics.
In a nutshell:
I connected the generator directly to the R/R and then the R/R directly to the fuse panel (bypassing several quick-connectors and extraneous lengths of wire).
The result is much less wiring mess and better voltage from the generator, especially at low engine RPMs – which means more potential for low-end spark.
The detail:
• Directly connect the three yellow wires from the generator to the three respective black wires on the R/R.
• Directly connect the brown wire from the fuse box to the respective black wire on the R/R.
• Directly connect the ground wire to the respective black wire on the R/R.
Notes:
• The R/R is located under the pivot point of the swingarm: It is attached via two 8mm bolts and has five wires.
• To release the blade connectors in the quick-connectors, insert a pin to the rear of the blade connector to depress the retaining clip.
• I recommend always using marine/exterior-grade heat shrink tubing for all connections.
Considerations:
• I removed the wiring for the carb heating business.
• I highly recommend the color wiring diagram from the service manual.
• I have Nology coils, wires and silver-core plugs (K&N pods).
I did not take exact voltage readings prior to this mod, but my voltmeter consistently reads a full green LED more voltage at all engine RPMs, and my butt tells me I have more power at all speeds and revs.
I will post pictures one I’ve finished tidying up all the wiring.
