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Ok, I have a CB450 that I am getting close to finishing a ground up rebuild on but I have a question;
I have the old wiring harness, it is in decent shape but a good portion of it is electrical tape and old. I am not planning on running anything more than the bare bones (blinkers, headlight, tail light etc.).
So my question is this, should I start from scratch or try to use the old harness?
I modified the existing harness on my bike. I stripped all of the sheathing & electrical tape to get to the bare harness and then got rid of the wires I didn't need. I re-wrapped everything with a rubber harness tape made by Plymouth rubber company. There is no glue on it - the rubber sticks to itself.
Thanks, that is what I was kinda thinking to do but the old wiring seems like it could be more problematic and in turn more effort than doing it from scratch.
Anyone wire their bike from scratch and live to tell the tale?
I modified the existing harness on my bike. I stripped all of the sheathing & electrical tape to get to the bare harness and then got rid of the wires I didn't need. I re-wrapped everything with a rubber harness tape made by Plymouth rubber company. There is no glue on it - the rubber sticks to itself.
I found some at a local industrial electronic supply company - Neutron Electronics. They are just up the road from Royal Distributing. You might also find some at a classic car parts supplier.
My cb400 is wired from scratch with all led signal, brake and indicator lights. I kind of just add wires as I need them, then when I tear the bike down this winter I'll document what I have and make a proper harness.
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