Wiring from a complete novice point of view can be daunting. Trying to understand and relate a loom to a diagram is even worse...............
Factory splice
To late now but unwrapping the harness wasn't necessary. Even now it has been done learning to continuity test and test the whole loom is the bet way to know if the wiring isn't shorting or broken or any connectors, (bullet or couplings), and switches are free corrosion or broken wires.
In all honesty i was stumped and my brain would seize up when i was first trying to learn about the wiring. I would have to stop, sometimes for a few days before coming back to it...Had a hell of a job relating the physical loom on the bike to the diagrams.
Made this small tutorial up for continuity testing the loom.........
https://www.xs650.com/threads/continuity-testing-made-easy.49917/
After doing this to my loom and replacing couplings where it was needed and cleaned up all bullet connectors when i turned on the ignition i had full power everywhere, very little loss of voltage through and switches because they were clean, as good as new.
Example of before
and after
Factory splice
To late now but unwrapping the harness wasn't necessary. Even now it has been done learning to continuity test and test the whole loom is the bet way to know if the wiring isn't shorting or broken or any connectors, (bullet or couplings), and switches are free corrosion or broken wires.
In all honesty i was stumped and my brain would seize up when i was first trying to learn about the wiring. I would have to stop, sometimes for a few days before coming back to it...Had a hell of a job relating the physical loom on the bike to the diagrams.
Made this small tutorial up for continuity testing the loom.........
https://www.xs650.com/threads/continuity-testing-made-easy.49917/
After doing this to my loom and replacing couplings where it was needed and cleaned up all bullet connectors when i turned on the ignition i had full power everywhere, very little loss of voltage through and switches because they were clean, as good as new.
Example of before
and after