A LITTLE UPDATE........
Life has been getting in the way of my fun a lot lately. I’ve been doing things a little at a time. It’s time to catch up.
First off, let’s get this over with, OK?
I also installed my rear turn signals, these required a good cleaning and polish with my headlight restoration kit, they came out really nice, I also cleaned up all the electrical connections. Something about these that I didn’t like was the way the factory just ran bare wires across the fender in the back. As soon as I get my wiring harness in place and figure out all the connections I intend to cover these wires with silver loom.
When I first mounted the signals up , I noticed the left turn signal was drooping down. I took it back off and saw that the mounting ear was bent.
A little work with a big crescent wrench and , I’m back in business.
Moving on. A couple days ago I received some parts I’ve been waiting for. NOS rubber brake line bushing, that’s been holding up production.
Now I can finally assemble the front brake line an install my pressure activated inline front brake switch.
To make room for the wiring and to try to keep things discreet, I punched a hole in the end of a rubber boot to allow the wiring to come out and I sleeved the wires with the XS2’s signature silver wire loom.
I don’t think it looks too bad, time I get all the wiring routed and tied up, I’m hoping it’s not too noticable.
Then I started working on cleaning up my wiring harness, getting it ready for installation. I cleaned it from one end to the other, even cleaning every exposed wire individually. I really wanted the colors to be clear. The harness is in great shape and I want to re use it.
I cleaned all the terminal ends with a Dremel and a variety of wire wheels and a very small diamond tip that reaches inside of bullet connectors.
All of the multi plug connectors were cleaned with fine sandpaper and spray contact cleaner. Every thing is ready to install now.
I will still need to give the corresponding terminals for various components, the same treatment.
Well, we’re all caught up. Until next time,
Bob