That meant i had two options for putting it back on. When i mentioned to him that i was about to get the painless kit he asked if i either had the original harness or.
Deluxe M Unit Wiring Kit Motorcycle Wiring The Unit Wire
Building a wiring harness from scratch. I was thinking more like one wire at a time. The wiring on classic motorcycles is relatively simple. Before i show you how to build a harness from scratch lets talk about some fundamental harness building basics. I learned a lot from creating this harness from scratch. That 50 year old wiring is probably cracked and frayed anyway and could use replacing. For example a wire from the battery to the ignition switch may be a good starting.
Youll be able to build yourself a custom sized wiring harness for under a 100. We are actually doing many of the same things the same way but without consulting each other. Use 3m super 33 tape to keep your work together. Making a new wiring harness or rewiring a classic motorcycle effectively starts with one wire. I was discussing my rebuild with a co worker who is rebuilding his twin engine aircraft. Now im attempting to build a wiring harness from scratch and its a learning experience.
Group wiring together that will run in a common direction. Although i wasnt anticipating having to lay it all out and build the wiring harness prior to install. Guess thats not. I wired cars from scratch for 20 years but today the price of the components exceeds the cost of the kits. We were able to snap a cheap wiring harness from a ls truck engine and combine it with a few off the shelf parts. Building your first harness.
When you factor in the amount of time saved the kits are a bargain. Still and yes its a cliché but you cant put a price on education. Although wiring harnesses are available for most classic harleys if youre wiring a custom bike from scratch youll probably need to make a custom wiring harness or two. The 1972 honda sl125 i brought home from the barber vintage festival looked like a super cool commuter. Plan your work as you just learned. Build your harness on the bench not in the vehicle.
The mechanic should start to place the various wires on the bike attaching labels to identify the location. Only problem is the bike had all of its lights and street legal bits yanked off at some point. There is a bit of an asterisk next to that number since multiple items can be used on the next project like the leftover wire and heat shrink the learning was real.
Gallery of Building A Wiring Harness From Scratch
