Wiring used to be just another job, but now I hate it. I’d love to slap whoever F$#@ed up the wiring on this bike. Carbs are on, intake is on, new ignition switch is installed, battery’s charged, lets hook it up and see if it turns over right?
Well, for starters, the starter button doesn’t work. So, I open up the right hand controls and the wiring harness going into it has been completely cut, and taped off like an amputee and just shoved back in place. The 2 wires for the kill switch have been permanently wired together, and the hot wire for the headlight has been permanently twisted to its return path. This still didn’t get the headlight working tho, as I found a separate wire coming off the back of the headlight and grounding directly to the frame.
Long story short, headlight works now, instrument backlights work, tail/brake lite works after replacing the bulb, warning lites for neutral/oil pressure/tail light/high beam work. Horn, turn signals, fuel gauge, and gear indicator are still stubborn and refusing to work.
I just picked up a new right hand control from Houston Cycle Salvage which should fix my starter button and kill switch woes.