My wiring harness is pretty crappy. There are extra bits (gear indicator lines) and old hack job patches (some of mine, some from POs). I also have added to the harness to accommodate a coil relay, DynaS ignition and aftermarket lights and gauges.
My charging system (knock on wood) has held up, but I need to clean up that bad stator run, tighten up the main ground, etc.
I've flirted with building a fresh harness with all new wiring, and connectors. Randomly, I noticed several used harnesses on eBay in the $30 range. For instance this one looks OK.
If I can get a used harness in decent shape, what do people think of using it as a platform to re-build a new harness. The upsides would be wire colors and lengths that match up to the diagram, and connectors that will mesh with my bike. That seems better/easier than hunting down all new connectors to recreate the proper hook-ups in a scratch built harness.
Last time I penciled out prices for new wires and connectors, it totaled far more than $30. If a used harness yielded only wires and some connectors, it might still be cheaper than starting from scratch.
Thoughts?
My charging system (knock on wood) has held up, but I need to clean up that bad stator run, tighten up the main ground, etc.
I've flirted with building a fresh harness with all new wiring, and connectors. Randomly, I noticed several used harnesses on eBay in the $30 range. For instance this one looks OK.
If I can get a used harness in decent shape, what do people think of using it as a platform to re-build a new harness. The upsides would be wire colors and lengths that match up to the diagram, and connectors that will mesh with my bike. That seems better/easier than hunting down all new connectors to recreate the proper hook-ups in a scratch built harness.
Last time I penciled out prices for new wires and connectors, it totaled far more than $30. If a used harness yielded only wires and some connectors, it might still be cheaper than starting from scratch.
Thoughts?
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