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Has anyone wired their own bike???

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I won't touch used wire. I"ll check my local auto parts store. :-) have you checked places like digikey for wire? Tefzel wire is a lot cheaper than $.25 a foot.
 
There is no reason not to use used wire...unless corrosion has penetrated the wire by wicking. To check for this all you do is strip off the first inch of insulation and see if the wire has a nice bright copper color to it. If it is brown to black, discard it.

If the wire has been kept out of sunlight and has not been subjected to excessive heat (which can be easily seen by the change in color and brittle insulation) the used wire is as good as new wire, just a lot cheaper and multiple colors can be easily found in any junkyard.

With the low voltage and current (thus heat) levels used on automotive and motorcycle applications, the insulation should last for decades.

The high cost of copper has recently driven up the cost of wire.


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