Itchy Boots Fan Boi's (Spoilers Ahead)

bosco659 said:
Maybe mentioned before in this thread but seems a pita to plug and unplug the wire to start and stop the bike. A simple toggle switch would be better. If she’s using that a theft deterrent she could use the toggle switch through the day and remove it overnight.
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I think her plan is to limp to Baghdad and get Moritz to send her a new wiring harness.
 
bosco659 said:
I’m also rather surprised she didn’t have the wiring harness repaired. Iirc it was 14 wires. Even if not so pretty, I would think it could be patched up. If the crooks cut it right at the back of the ignition switch perhaps a bit trickier. Oh well, I’m sure she has a plan.
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She was looking at it, but stripping all the wires and crimping them back together may have been out of her abilities, sometimes shortening a main harness that goes to the handlebars can be more trouble than it looks.
 
Charles13 said:
She was looking at it, but stripping all the wires and crimping them back together may have been out of her abilities, sometimes shortening a main harness that goes to the handlebars can be more trouble than it looks.
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I was thinking if I had to do it while on a trip I’d add several inches (or more) of wire to each cut wire and rejoin them. Seems that she finds people that are able to improvise repairs so I’m surprised she didn’t find help for this issue.
 
Charles13 said:
She was looking at it, but stripping all the wires and crimping them back together may have been out of her abilities, sometimes shortening a main harness that goes to the handlebars can be more trouble than it looks.
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Yes, I believe solder splices in that area will break. I think her plan to replace the entire harness is the way to go.
If I had a crack at it I’d use naked butt splices and heat shrink. Since it’s an area of movement, the new harness is warranted
 
I would get a push wire connector and plug it in.
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Was catching up on a couple of episodes. The guy who befriended her in Iraq, Mohammad, has an interesting bike. Huge cylinder, perhaps a big displacement 2 stroke or extra cooling fins for hot climates? I also noticed it didn’t have a clutch lever. I was surprised about that.

There’s no way I’d travel where she is right now (episode 28ish). So many police and military - who knows what trouble one could run into.
 
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bosco659 said:
Was catching up on a couple of episodes. The guy who befriended her in Iraq, Mohammad, has an interesting bike. Huge cylinder, perhaps a big displacement 2 stroke or extra cooling fins for hot climates? I also noticed it didn’t have a clutch lever. I was surprised about that.

There’s no way I’d travel where she is right now (episode 28ish). So many police and military - who knows what trouble one could run into.
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It looked like an old CZ made behind the iron curtain, the cops all seem to know about her but if you watch in the periphery of the camera views you can see men watching her. I’ve said before that she is so aloof that she seems unaware of the dangers of her surroundings.
 
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