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14-18 gauge wire is cool. Use good weather proof connectors. That drawing above is more like an example and not how you would make a harness. Loosely follow that. You'd be better off just using the factory wiring and taking out the wires in the loom that you wont be using and re-wrapping the...
Make an offer? Willing to trade too!
Surely someone needs some OEM looking/functioning controls! Especially considering its one of the most problematic parts of old bikes.
I thought I was going to use these, but decided against it. The picture on the Dime City website shows these coming with a female pigtail so you can wire these up, they no longer come with that. I had to cut the harness off and wire it direct into my bikes stock harness. Works great, zero miles...
Ok, I tried your methods above. Never got any clicking ever. And I also tried method number 1, and never got any voltage to the R/Y wire when pressing the start button..
I also got curious and started stripping back some of the tape from the harness itself. I ended up finding several wires...
Wow teazer thanks for the reply. All of that does make sense, Ill go give it a shot hopefully later today. Now that I think of it, I dont think my solenoid is grounded. I need to double check though.
This whole process has been awesome. Ive learned so much and developed a better working...
Im kinda lost on what you're saying. From what I understand, the magnetic solenoid switch thingy only acts as a intermediary because of the high voltage. So on the two terminals on the solenoid, 1 goes to the + side of the battery, and the other terminal goes straight to the starting motor as a...
Hey thats a good idea. Thanks. Quick and easy
I hope this fixes my stupid starting issue. No worries though, I can kick the bike over in like 2 kicks or less. :)
I never heard a clicking sound from the original relay. I hit the starter button, nothing happens. As far as I know, all I need is power to the OFF/ON switch (that part works) and the Y/R wire hooked up that goes straight back to the magnetic switch. I probably wired the spare solenoid up...
Thanks for the reply voch...
I have a nice tester. Not just a light. When I put the selector on ohms, the tester is battery powered so it should send enough voltage to complete the circuit without needing to add 12v to the scenerio via the bikes battery, correct? Or does it need the full 12v...
Bike in question: 1976 CB550k
Ive wired non stock controls up to my bike. Press start, nothing happens. Have confirmed I'm getting signal back to the magnetic switch. When I take a wire and jump the 2 terminals on top of the starter solenoid, the bike will start up. But in testing continuity...
This is true ^, but the kits also take away from the prestige/aura/rarity of seeing a fine cafe bike because of how much work it takes to fabricate oneself. I can see both sides of the spectrum having valid arguments here.
I think I fit somewhere in between. I ended up buying ebay stuff and...
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