Seriously. I have a degree in electrical engineering. I eat, drink, and breath electrical work.
The Tusk wiring harness I ordered last week finally came in today. Now, this is not a plug-and-play deal. The bike is currently running on strictly AC voltage straight off the stator, including the headlight and taillight (back when they existed, probably well before my FIL bought it).
In order to figure out how to run the new harness, I needed to remove the existing wiring to see exactly what stays and what goes.
Here is the original bike harness in it's entirety:
Keep in mind that includes the CDI and coil, which are going back on the bike in order to, well, run.
Here is the new Tusk lighting harness:
After checking over the bike's original wiring diagram, I was able to remove all of the unneeded wiring used for lighting from the original harness and temporarily install the Tusk harness to rough out where everything is going to go. Unfortunately I don't have any pics, but it's fairly unremarkable as it's hidden from view anyway.
As for function check, that will likely be done once I trace the wiring. The supplied diagram from Tusk isn't totally useful, nor does it explain why the brake/tail light connector has two grounds and one positive when my new taillight has one ground and two positive inputs... Oh well, not a huge deal, I'll figure that one out.
Speaking of taillight, check this out:
That is an R6 taillight with integrated turn signals. I originally had it installed on my Metropolitan, but wasn't a fan of how it looked on that bike. This works out better.
Next up: Handlebars, clutch lever repair, and maybe even a test ride!
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