Winter rebuild #1

[XSIIE]

Complete, unadulterated, unfaunicated and original pre loved wiring harnesses are available from Joe's motorcycle wreckers in Canberra.


Eddy

[BrettS]

[BrettS]

Thanks Jeff, I finally figured that must be the case. Strange way to have the diagram as they are separated on the bike by wires?
Been back n forth checking n triple checking. I wanted to wire up the new coils and have the wiring mostly done before I stripped it but starting to feel like I am wasting my time. Have to strip and leave wiring at the end like a normal build

[excess.11]

The item refered to as "Starter button" in both the above schematics is actually the starter solenoid.
Whereas the Starter button in the pic i posted is not seen and can be a bugger to find

[BrettS]

Here is the plug tucked behind the fuse box connecting the regulator to the stator 
Slowly getting my head around it but wonder how much easier to just remove everything and wing it?

[BrettS]

Yeah I would like to replace the harness. Comparing Tom's chopper wiring to the original the colour of the pick up coils are the same, just the neutral light wire is missing which I will be keeping as well. Not sure how that relates to the actual wires on the bike yet though?

I didn't get off to a good start. went to do a test start and had no spark, put the battery, fuse box and solenoid back in original position and still no spark. God bloody damn it.
Then it dawned on me that I had the pendulum operated cut out switch just dangling in the wind, disconnected it and back online
I am a little stumped on where the starter solenoid is in Tom's Chop diagram as well as the original. Is that it connected to the starter motor?

[Jonesy :-)]

Judging by the look of your harness this a timely job you are taking on,are you going to scrap the orignal harness completely?
EDIT: just had a closer look at the circuit diagram you posted, and.........the wires on the pick up coils are wrong colours, so might pay to double  check the circuit and wire colours as you go. Christian or Jeff might be able to assist with verification?
l think Errol is also a dab hand at electrickery.

[BrettS]

I just cut the sheath of the ignition grouping of wires and a heap of water poured out  Although not as much I also found this in other areas too. No wonder it doesn't like the rain.
Here are a few snaps of the condition of the wiring




With the help of this wiring schematic

and this website I better get started 
http://www.bikeexif.com/motorcycle-wiring

[BrettS]

That's a sexy looking wire Jeff 
I am thinking closer to this

[excess.11]

I ve enlarged ...and gone over every mm of that pic....time...and time again......just for your benefit Brett.....of course.
And all i can see....is one wire going to the headlight 
Another thing i saw ...was some sort of apparatus in the riders belly button....which may need some sort of special tool to remove.....i think i may have one of those somewhere....not to mention.... i am entirely aghast at the riding attire 

[excess.11]

Hey Brett.....is this the look your goin for?
I ve scrutinized and scrutinized and can t see any ....ummmmmmm......damn...............i forgot what the topic was.

Aha....so this IS the look your goin for

[BrettS]

That's the general plan Lou

[BrettS]

I will hazard a guess we are talking about slightly different stories for our bikes Jeff, yours lived a life shelterd from the elements where mine at some stage got left out in the cold were parts were mismatched and conections have started to fall apart if not already shorting out and melting from deteriation.
Mine has always been the perfect candidate for a full rebuild and my preference has been to make that rebuild and future maintenance as simple as possible saving more time for the fun stuff.
I call it wash n wear style.

[excess.11]

Hey Brett.....is this the look your goin for?
I ve scrutinized and scrutinized and can t see any ....ummmmmmm......damn...............i forgot what the topic was.

[beemeerr11]

Hey Brett,

You just keep chopin them wires, remember after you chop every one hit the starter, if all is good keep going, when you'r down to two wires a black and a red from the battery  and they have nowhere to go and the bike still starts, then the magical transformation of the Bretts Machine has a beginning. 

Cheers

Lou