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You, sir, have calmed my anxiety this morning. Thanks so much!!!!

I just thought of something. Since I put new connectors on those wires and three of them are white, I wonder how I am going to know which white wire goes where and comes from where. Hmmm.. this could be "interesting".

Thanks for the details. I will definitely be checking those out before hooking everything up. I am considering maybe using some small steel braiding to help strengthen and protect from road debris.

Can you elaborate a little further on the route that those wires take?

Update (sort of) I started unhooking all of the wire connectors on the side opposite the solenoid (cleaning the connectors with contact cleaner and a little flat head screwdriver) and I found that the rectifier/regulator plug was pretty bad. So much so, that a wire broke off the moment I...

Throwing some pictures here for context. I don't see a fuse box/block by the battery or where either one of the side panels used to be. What is this rectangle thing with two connectors on it (in the pics). When I shake it, it sounds like a maraca. I am sure it isn't the issue, but that can't...

Much appreciated.

Greetings, I am slowly reviving this old XS850 and I noticed today that when I have it running, even if I am bringing the RPMs up to 5k, I get no charging voltage back to the battery. What do you think? Take apart the connections and clean? Classic Reg/Rec issue? Alternator? The wires...