poorman9
XS650 Addict
Hey guys, I'm about to do a full rewire on my 81 XS650H, this being my first wiring job (an first bike build) I thought I'd have all you geniuses check it over.
PDF link to download if you'd like to see it bigger.
Any changes I should make? Anything that might explode if I hook it up this way?
One specific question, is there a way to make my speedo light and my taillight come on only when I've got my headlight on (to either high or low)? I couldn't figure it out.
A few notes: As you can see it's kick only. Boyer ignition. I got the handelbar switch off an old kawasaki trail boss, so it's probably quite a bit different from the stock XS's. I've planning on using this fuse box and this ignition switch.
I'm wiring it all with between 14 - 18ga wire, the wire is made by a company called Ancor Marine, it's made for boats, on the site "Ancor wire is rated for oily and wet environments because its jacket is impervious to those conditions...Each strand of Ancor wire has a tin coating for extra corrosion resistance...Ancor wire is Type 3 stranded, meaning that it has 5–10 times more copper strands than Type 2 wire, so it's more flexible and fatigue-resistant."
Anyway, sounds pretty good to me, and it's only cost me $30 for all the wire I needed.
You can get the wire by the foot, it like 10 different colors here.
BTW, If this looks familiar it's because I've adapted this from Limey's 1980 simplified wiring diagram, you can download his original here.
Thanks for the ongoing help and support.
PDF link to download if you'd like to see it bigger.
Any changes I should make? Anything that might explode if I hook it up this way?
One specific question, is there a way to make my speedo light and my taillight come on only when I've got my headlight on (to either high or low)? I couldn't figure it out.
A few notes: As you can see it's kick only. Boyer ignition. I got the handelbar switch off an old kawasaki trail boss, so it's probably quite a bit different from the stock XS's. I've planning on using this fuse box and this ignition switch.
I'm wiring it all with between 14 - 18ga wire, the wire is made by a company called Ancor Marine, it's made for boats, on the site "Ancor wire is rated for oily and wet environments because its jacket is impervious to those conditions...Each strand of Ancor wire has a tin coating for extra corrosion resistance...Ancor wire is Type 3 stranded, meaning that it has 5–10 times more copper strands than Type 2 wire, so it's more flexible and fatigue-resistant."
Anyway, sounds pretty good to me, and it's only cost me $30 for all the wire I needed.
You can get the wire by the foot, it like 10 different colors here.
BTW, If this looks familiar it's because I've adapted this from Limey's 1980 simplified wiring diagram, you can download his original here.
Thanks for the ongoing help and support.