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HUGE upgrade getting rid of those banana bars. Now for that seat - any suggestions?
Extra pick of the stable as it sits, with another rando on the way Saturday....
Hey all! Not my first xs, as I used to have a nice lil xs400, but this is my new to me 80 xs850 triple. Loving it so far, it runs and rides great! I think it needs new lower bars though....
Thanks so much! I was shocked at how clean and nice it was when I went to see it. Can't believe I got it for so cheap, because of this electrical issue!
Awesome, thanks! I guess next is an upgraded fuse block, and or get some actual connectors to replace all that elec tape. I'll take some nice pics tomorrow, it's an insanely nice bike, I'm very excited!
So I tore out the odd chunk of plastic in between red and brown and now everything works as it should. Not sure why that melted plastic would be completing a circuit, but it is working as intended now. Thank you guys so much!
OK, so, switch unplugged, batter not hooked up, I have continuity at the plug on the harness. Also found another interesting splice. And a pick of the plug, which looks a tad broken to me.
Looks like the harness has been at least partially rebuilt from near the ignition unit up to the fuse box. I will pull that out and see if I find anything weird. Everything in the headlight bucket seems to look normal. Thank you for the help so far!
It looks like the red wire from the battery cable is now going to a 10A fuse, and the red/yellow has been swapped to an inline aftermarket fuse. What is that wire for? It looks like it comes off the solenoid down by the positive battery cable.
If my battery is hooked up, I can crank the starter on my bike, whether the key is on, off, and even with the ignition unhooked. Not sure what would be causing the issue here - any ideas?