CB550 Bare Bones Wiring

[dgreen]

I decided last Saturday to tackle rewiring my 1975 CB550. I am trying to relocate all the electrics under the seat and at the same time get rid of everything besides head light and tail light. So the project turned out to be a lot more frustrating and tedious than I ever thought possible. I finally got it all together and my lights will come on but I don't get any spark. Anyone have any ideas? Here is the diagram I made and have been trying to follow. I assume there is something very obvious I didn't think I needed.

My computer is acting funny so here is a link to the picture just in case

http://yfrog.com/mhnewdiagramj

 

[crazypj]

You need to run red into switch and black out to power everything.
Rectifier is permanently 'live'
Whats the little block on left side before coils?
I couldn't read what's on it, anyway, that doesnt look right

PJ

 

[dgreen]

It works finally. The little block is my kill switch. The reason it wouldnt work before was because I didn't have everything grounded well. Hopefully I'll have some time here soon to redraw my wiring diagram if that will help anyone else out.

 

[greaserjosh]

Are you running a battery on this bike? I am getting ready to build a cb550 cafe and just curious

 

[VonYinzer]

Google "hondachopper". Theres a website/forum dedicated to mostly SOHC 750 choppers. They have a really nice simplified diagram posted for the I4 Hondas.

 

[djelliott]

I believe "Sinister Cycles" are the guys that sell the really nice bare bones diagram for like $4. I bought it and used it as a reference when I rewired my CB350.