I’m sure you’ll want to add an exhaust.....
Ah yes! And my kick starter and foot pegs and........
I’m sure you’ll want to add an exhaust.....
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE CONCLUSION
I love this stage of the game. It’s just like building a new bike. Everything is clean or refurbished, it’s all so clean that I don’t even bother to change my clothes before working
I got all my supplies out and prepared to make a new wiring harness extension so I could plug my new voltage regulator directly into the harness.
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All the wiring extensions were soldered.
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And here is the finished bundle.
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I got the regulator plugged in and then installed my new replacement brake switch. I broke the other one while tightening it with a wrench. It wouldn’t tighten securely, it kept slipping off, then I realized why. It doesn’t fit through a hole, it’s more of a forked slot. The two prongs were not aligned , once I straightened it, the switch tightened up perfectly with just my fingers.
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With all the new components now mounted , I could tidy up the wires.
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All of this was replaced. Starter solenoid, voltage regulator, main line fuse, rectifier, and front and rear brake switch.
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Then I moved up front to my head lamp shell and started arranging the wires and making connections. What a spaghetti monster!
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Head light is in! Yay! My bike has a face now.
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The horn was installed next and plugged in.
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So right now, all the electrical system, with the exception of the ignition is installed and wired up, ready to go.
I went ahead and zip tied the wiring in place on the frame and handlebars. The purists might squawk at the use of zip ties over factory style ties, but meh, I’m really not that fussy.
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Still lots more to do. I’ll be posting more in a few minutes with some odd and ends.
Later!
Bob
You want to ride it, after all of your hard work, right?
Warning no XS650 Content below!!Bikes can end up in living spaces as art objects when the collection gets so large you don't know where to put them anymore.
And you love them so much that selling just isn't an option.
By the way this guy had a wife too. And as I recall every bit as attractive as any of the bikes!
I've read it. Glad to know I ain't the only space geek here...Sorry, I was just reading transcripts from the Apollo 13 emergency. Did you know you can read the entire transcriptions online? Pretty cool. Those guys were amazing.
https://apollo13.spacelog.org/page/02:07:55:19/
I've read it. Glad to know I ain't the only space geek here...
Had good luck with XS650 parts from Caltric, chinese parts, USA stock, fast shipping hard to beat when cheap is good enough.
The way you hold your wires for soldering is pretty nifty and there's actually a tool made for that called "helping hands". HF sells them along with many other places .....
https://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-60501.html
Like you, I've covered the jaws of the alligator clips with shrink wrap so they don't "bite" into the heated wire insulation. The clips do act as sort of a heat sink for the wires but they also sell actual little heat sink clips. I add a couple of these to the wires as well .....