Hi again. So I "finished" working on my bike a little while ago (they are never really finished) and decided I did not like my handlebar switch setup. My turn signal switch was a very temporary/redneck solution that worked and I had every intention of replacing it. Horn placement isn't ideal but it is a clean install spot. Headlight is mounted on top of headlight bucket which is OK but that one wasn't my main concern.
My turn signal switch was a DPDT switch (only 3 of 6 terminals on switch had connections) with a variety of zip ties holding it onto the left handlebar. Super redneck/ghetto and it got me by on the road but I really wanted to get rid of that setup. My horn is mounted in one of the small holes on the front of the triple tree... small momentary on switch that fit into the rubber bushing in the hole on the left side. Not easily accessible while riding but it was more for inspection anyways.
Anyways, I ended up picking up a factory XS650 switch off eBay so I could get them all in one place, the way Yamaha intended. I didn't have this switch when I got the bike, and it's not as huge/bulky as I would have pictured... should have just done it from the start! It even has the thumb choke setup, which my BS34's are set up for (will have to run a cable later).
So enough babbling. What I need help with is wiring this up. I am not an expert at wiring, but I managed to get my bike wired up and running ok after much help from you folks on here. I opened the switch to see what wires went where etc. and I'm a little confused. I think the thing I am most lost on is where "power" goes into the switch. My horn is wired up like on any of the wiring diagrams here - power going to one terminal on the horn, the other terminal going to the switch, which then has its own ground. I believe the horn works by grounding out when you push the button? Please correct me if wrong.
I could see in the switch that the horn had just a pink wire on it. I am assuming this will just take the place of the wire running to my momentary switch right now? That way, power will still be running to the horn, then the other terminal will now run to the handlebar switch. How does the handlebar switch ground out when pressed - is it to the handlebar itself? If so, I have powdercoated bars so I would have to remove the paint from that area I believe. Horn is the easy one out of the three on the switch.
Turn signals I have wired to a simple On-Off-On switch. Power from my flasher unit goes to the center, and either side "On" powers one side of the turn signals. I couldn't get a good look inside the switch for the wiring on the turn signals but there were certainly more than 3 wires. Any help or direction on this on how to run my current wiring into it?
Last but not least is the headlight. I am running yet another simple On-Off-On switch for that. Low-off-high is how I have it set up. New switch has just Low-High which is fine, low will be on all the time which is not a problem. Again, it has more wires running to it than what I have running to my switch - any help here as well? I have the factory diagram in my Hayne's manual but I am having a really hard time making sense of it. I do better with the simple pictorial ones posted in the Tech section haha.
Thanks in advance.
Alex
My turn signal switch was a DPDT switch (only 3 of 6 terminals on switch had connections) with a variety of zip ties holding it onto the left handlebar. Super redneck/ghetto and it got me by on the road but I really wanted to get rid of that setup. My horn is mounted in one of the small holes on the front of the triple tree... small momentary on switch that fit into the rubber bushing in the hole on the left side. Not easily accessible while riding but it was more for inspection anyways.
Anyways, I ended up picking up a factory XS650 switch off eBay so I could get them all in one place, the way Yamaha intended. I didn't have this switch when I got the bike, and it's not as huge/bulky as I would have pictured... should have just done it from the start! It even has the thumb choke setup, which my BS34's are set up for (will have to run a cable later).
So enough babbling. What I need help with is wiring this up. I am not an expert at wiring, but I managed to get my bike wired up and running ok after much help from you folks on here. I opened the switch to see what wires went where etc. and I'm a little confused. I think the thing I am most lost on is where "power" goes into the switch. My horn is wired up like on any of the wiring diagrams here - power going to one terminal on the horn, the other terminal going to the switch, which then has its own ground. I believe the horn works by grounding out when you push the button? Please correct me if wrong.
I could see in the switch that the horn had just a pink wire on it. I am assuming this will just take the place of the wire running to my momentary switch right now? That way, power will still be running to the horn, then the other terminal will now run to the handlebar switch. How does the handlebar switch ground out when pressed - is it to the handlebar itself? If so, I have powdercoated bars so I would have to remove the paint from that area I believe. Horn is the easy one out of the three on the switch.
Turn signals I have wired to a simple On-Off-On switch. Power from my flasher unit goes to the center, and either side "On" powers one side of the turn signals. I couldn't get a good look inside the switch for the wiring on the turn signals but there were certainly more than 3 wires. Any help or direction on this on how to run my current wiring into it?
Last but not least is the headlight. I am running yet another simple On-Off-On switch for that. Low-off-high is how I have it set up. New switch has just Low-High which is fine, low will be on all the time which is not a problem. Again, it has more wires running to it than what I have running to my switch - any help here as well? I have the factory diagram in my Hayne's manual but I am having a really hard time making sense of it. I do better with the simple pictorial ones posted in the Tech section haha.
Thanks in advance.
Alex