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  • drivera84

    #166
    hi, I found this in another thread and I think it is what I will use in mine...

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    • Guest

      #167
      Originally posted by drivera84
      hi, I found this in another thread and I think it is what I will use in mine...

      http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/conduit.shtml
      That's a cool idea! Haven't seen anything even remotely like that locally...

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      • drivera84

        #168
        its very common for use in cables in the engine bay in cars, so you could probabbly find it in some autoshops.

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        • jaywelchy

          #169
          Originally posted by oohsam
          This mod serves no purpose other than to look cool and provide me with some useful statistics on my oil pressure...


          Its as easy as this.
          Remove this bolt..



          Install this




          Then adjust to your desired angle...





          Lets hope there is oilpressure when it fires up again... :O
          Ooooohhh..... I likey this idea ...

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          • salty_monk
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            #170
            Renobruce has been selling kits to do this for years....

            I would recommend some kind of heat resistant cloth loom tube or proper Loom tape for the wires.....

            The ghetto way is to get some rubber tube (water hose, fuel hose) & run the wiring inside that.
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            • Hoosier Daddy

              #171
              The split wire loom that drivera84 shows is used in automotive applications. Comes in various colors and sizes. Jegs, Summit Racing, Speedway Motors all have it listed on their websights..For really high temp applications we use glass cloth electrical tape at work (heater band wiring). either 3M or Scotch brand. Only issue is it is WHITE.

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              • oohsam

                #172
                Oh. I just want to add, if you want some info on how to build a wiring loom from scratch, I actually did this a while ago. Here is the thread for it.
                Cheers.

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                • Buffalo Bill
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                  • Jun 2008
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                  #173
                  Crimps suck!

                  Originally posted by oohsam


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                  You better not use crimp connectors on your fuse block!
                  Solder all those wires directly to the tabs.
                  Your gonna have missfires and mystery problems all coming from those crimps.
                  Just learned that myself, the hard way.
                  Bill
                  1982 GS1100G-
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                  • Leigh

                    #174
                    Nice one..
                    My loom looks like abandoned Christmas lights..
                    I'll use Posplayr's diagram as a basis for a clean up as well.

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                    • Guest

                      #175
                      Crimps are fine... as long as you crimp *then* solder the crimped wire...

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                      • oohsam

                        #176
                        Always crimp'd and soldered...didn't know there was any other way :P !

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                        • Guest

                          #177
                          Originally posted by oohsam
                          Always crimp'd and soldered...didn't know there was any other way :P !
                          Good stuff!

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                          • Curly

                            #178
                            Originally posted by Buffalo Bill
                            You better not use crimp connectors on your fuse block!
                            Solder all those wires directly to the tabs.
                            Your gonna have missfires and mystery problems all coming from those crimps.
                            Just learned that myself, the hard way.
                            Bill

                            I have a similar fuse block with crimped wires and no solder, never given my a problem.

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                            • Guest

                              #179
                              Originally posted by oohsam
                              It seems as though my rear brake is not off a GS1100G, it's of another GS but not sure what model, as the banjo bolt location is on the bottom, whereas, the others (like bikeboys) is round the top, so the cable spins round up there.
                              i was just thinking this when i had a look at your pics but you beat me to it saying it...

                              very nice build indeed!

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                              • Guest

                                #180
                                Originally posted by oohsam

                                Anyone able to suggest what i can wrap my wires with, I didn't want to just black tape it coz its pretty rat. I wanted something that provided good heat shielding and still looked ok...suggestions plzzzz.
                                if you want to go OEM style (which I like the best in the case of wire sleeving) then this is your place:

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