wiring for dummies

I’m having issues with my headlight. I purchased two headlights from eBay and Mike’s XS, but neither works when plugged in. Upon further inspection, I removed the electrical tape from the three wires at the headlight plug and noticed that two grounds are spliced together—one from the headlight...

Hi everyone, I bought my first bike Yamaha vstar 650 2005or6 cheapaf as it had harness cut and removed, I have key and it’s not stolen. there is no fuel pump(guy said he ran it that way) no clutch switch as well, he said bike ran fine before he removed the harness and then he lost interest, I...

New engine has nice connector. To the (alternator?) Do these have a flow direction or do they all just supply power upstream. Aka can I just make some new connectors and plug in this Willie nillie. Xs850 Yamaha 1980

Ok guys, just went up to KS this last weekend and bought my first 650, actually I got two, a 72 that supposedly ran when parked and an 80 with no title thats just a parts bike. I know there are a TON of posts about wiring but most of them are a little over my head, I'm still working on reading...

I'm doing my first wire up for a kick only '78 xs650 hardtail. I've got a wiring diagram but I've never connected wires, etc. Looking for advice on types of terminals/connectors to use when wiring up my bike. Thanks.