A little update....
I got my front sprocket installed yesterday.
Today I wanted to run through the electrical system to make sure everything worked. So I installed my battery and started testing circuits and switches. I wasn’t totally surprised that some things worked and some didn’t. Everything had been stripped off of the bike and a lot of new components added. I won’t run down all the things that checked out OK, but I will tell you what didn’t.
1. The horn
2. The starter
3. The High / Low indicator
4. The rear tail light when the key is in the on position /
IT DOES WORK when the key is in the number 2 ( Park ) position.
Well some of you probably know where this is headed, but I didn’t. It sent me into a flurry of taking switches apart and opening up the headlight bucket.
I was pulling connections apart and taking voltage readings and continuity readings, checking connections for a good fit. I couldn’t find any problems, then I thought of something. I know the handlebars usually ground through one of the switches, so just to check the ground, I rigged up a little jumper from the handlebar switch to the frame and hit the horn.
BEEP BEEP!! Oooh....that’s encouraging!
So I ran a jumper wire from one of the handlebar riser bolts to the frame.
And I pulled the starter lever,
RRRR....RRRRR.....RRRR!!! Beautiful! It spit the little socks I had rolled up and stuck in the exhaust ports out across the floor!
I would like to say thank you to Skull ( Doug ) who spent so much time and effort recently to get the XS2 wiring diagram correct. I’m not good at this kind of thing but I was studying that thing like it was The Dead Sea Scrolls!
I’m actually pretty proud of myself for thinking through how to test various connections and eliminate problems, I’ve said it before, wiring is not my strong suit.
I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT I COULD USE SOME POINTERS ON....
1. Why are my handlebars not grounding? I could not figure it out. I’m about ready to tie a discreet ground wire from the risers to the frame. I know the grounding should be occurring in one of the switches.
2. Why is my tail light working when the key is turned to the park position , but not working in the on position?
One last thing, I took another run at remaking my filters, I’m getting closer to something I like. I took Jim’s suggestion of cutting the foam into strips 1/2” wider than than the space they’re going into. The foam isn’t all that thick, so I’m thinking I’ll still double wrap them. Something like this. They stay in place well, but if they want to unwrap, perhaps I’ll go with Scott’s suggestion of using a couple zip ties or I have some fine aluminum wire.
Later!
Bob