Update
This week was focused on getting the electrical components mounted to the bike so I could begin to wire it. Made up a bracket for the coil:
And made this sheet-metal monstrosity to hold the solenoid, igniter, flasher, reg/rec, fuse box, and relay:
It mounts to the front of the stock battery box and I am actually very happy with how it turned out. Everything is all tucked away and should not be especially visible once the side-covers are on. Also rebuilt the horn (had some fun with the yellow):
and went ahead and mounted the chain and drive sprockets, for no other reason than to get some parts off the bench and on the bike:
Now out of side-projects (i.e. excuses) - I started to wire the bike:
Wires...
I ended up having to scrap most of the pre-made harness I bought, but it was still a good purchase. It supplied me with an idea of how to wrap the new harness and also provided many wires in a color to match my diagram. Waiting on some PVC sleeves and harness tape before I go much further.
A couple of questions... could someone provide me with a picture of a stock XS1B battery bay, similar to this:
Trying to get a better idea of what the finished product should look like. What goes in that tray? Did the battery box have a lid? What attaches to the two open holes on the damper mounts? etc...
Also, I know I will need to get a
lithium battery to fit in this bay and provide enough power for the starter. Anyone have any experience pointers on this? I know you have to be careful with the charging output... Anyone know if an XS puts out more than 14.8V? Thanks!