Dandi will be getting some new nerves

[gijoe1313]

Looking at the state of wiring, seems to be okay - but I wouldn't trust it. I really want to learn more about the art of motorcycle electrical systems, so this is my playground. I think I will be leaning on Jeaves for his expertise and general all round excellence in wiring.

Connectors and all look good. Light mountings were shagged due to rusting and neglect. Won't be needing lights for a trackday succubus! But will be including all the points in case I do want to ride her on the road (which will be a certainty! )

[wildpudding]

To be honest mate, with the amount of fucking around I've had with electric problems on my bike I wouldn't touch it, unless of course it isn't working properly.

So many sneaky ways for you to run into problems and end up ripping your hair out trying to figure out the problem. Keep for hands well away from anything electrical it is my advice!

Stefan

[surfer]

To be honest mate, with the amount of fucking around I've had with electric problems on my bike I wouldn't touch it, unless of course it isn't working properly.

So many sneaky ways for you to run into problems and end up ripping your hair out trying to figure out the problem. Keep for hands well away from anything electrical it is my advice!

Stefan

Failing the keep well away from it all warnings, if you do get sucked into lecky world get yourself a big table. Put it somewhere quiet where you won't be disturbed and can leave things without them getting knocked or messed with.

Once you start expect to spend a lot of time sorting things out especially if you are making a wiring loom up for the first time. Get a colour wiring diagram and lay the loom out on the table.

Once you work out what all the electrical components are called, look up what they do. Then decide which ones you want to keep.

Try and keep the same colour wire as the wiring diagram. If you chop things off make your own wiring diagram for future reference.

Soldering is easy. The hardest part is solving the problem that doesn't make sense.

Good luck

[gijoe1313]

Cheers guys, yeah - this bike will be a big rebuild from top to bottom. I want to do a proper wiring job *how* it should be done. Going to put in bling contact connectors and have snap points for the light fittings when Dandi takes to the road.

Plus I'm a masochist and just need to do this sort of thing! Why? Because I can! The wiring loom on Dandi is shot and I wouldn't trust it. Much stupider for me to do it from scratch again!

[Squiggles]

i cloned part of an old wiring loom for a gn (ended up with a wee fire from where some worn wires came into contact...), just by looking at my diagram, labelling each bit i pulled off and where it was headed, then using the same lengths remade it and rewrapped, you're in the shit though if you forget where one is going or the colours arent what they should be...