theDQG
XS650 Addict
I'm in for a little fun.
The Safety Relay and the Kill Switch wiring is mixed up. First off the Safety Relay should have a brown (switched power), not a red wire.
The Kill Switch red/white wire should only go to the ignition coils.
The Safety Relay red/white wire should only go to the starter relay.
Well ain't that funny? Here you are, slamming the "geek" crowd for "messing" with OEM, while that there OEM diagram is messed up right from the start.
I think the big point that you're missing here is that it doesn't really matter what kind of wiring you do or what "newfangled whazoo" you incorporate, as long as you do it the right way. Electricity isn't as fussy as you are, it simply either works or it doesn't.
It seems to me that you are indifferently associating those who dare rewire their bikes to incorporate new technology, with those who rip out the rat's nest and/or make a mess of their wiring harness without a plan, and then come in here screaming for help.
To me, they are day and night different. There's the crowd that did their homework and have a plan (e.g., a wiring diagram), and then there's the crowd that didn't. That's all there is to it.
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