An introduction | Part 2

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08.10.08

Ok. I haven't written a thing in here since I got the bike but I have, on the other hand, done quite a bit to the bike. 

The wiring harness was labeled, removed completely, tested for continuity, and three of the wires (r/w, r/y and brown) that ran into the fuse box were replaced. [I called around and searched a bit online for the correct colored wiring but instead of paying an arm and a leg for more wire than I would need] I ended up splicing red wire a larger gauge red wire into the middle of each so that when re-taped, one would see the correct colors on either end [see the section near the rubber portion of the kick starter]. One of the previous owners bypassed the fuse box by cutting it out, hard wiring and eventually melting everything together.  I purchased a new one from Wiring Products, Ltd. that worked really well [though Mike's now carries a correct replacement].

I decided to spring for a brand new battery even though the old one from my Nissan pickup project is sitting in the garage. Ha, ha. I also picked up a trickle charger because I had read that these bike don't run well if the battery isn't fully charged. Plus, I'm sure I'll be doing more than a little testing of the electrical system.

Finally, [finally is not the correct word in hindsight] I cleaned up all the harness connections. I have to admit that I could have tested things a little more thoroughly but so far, so good.