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