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Honda R/R wiring advice please...

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duaneage said:
When I sold RR replacement kits I used male and female connectors on the sense wire in a Y so the rear brake light switch could be tapped at the orange lead. It was in a good place and nothing had to be spliced, soldered or cut.

If you have low voltage all around the bike as a result of dirty switches buy a can of contact cleaner and perform some maintenance. I've always considered the Coil Relay Mod a band-aid for other problems.
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I guess I agree and disagree with this.:confused: On my GS1000 when I noticed about a 2v drop at the coils I considered the relay mod but first went around a cleaned all the switches and connectors and found the big drop was through the ignition switch and after cleaning everything had my voltage drop down to only .5v which was good and you would be hard done to make that any less. So I didn't need to do the relay mod. However because of the .5v drop the Honda R/R would overcharge by that amount (15.3V vs 14.8V.) and over a period of about 6 weeks and 4,000 miles of riding in hot weather the battery was very low on electrolyte. I did the relay mod for the sense wire and since then have had no issues regarding low battery fluid. It might not be seen as a big deal by most but I really hate having to break out the tool kit on a trip.

EDIT: Wiring the sense wire directly to the battery would work if you rode the bike everyday or so but mine might sit for weeks between rides. I guess you could put a switch on that wire to disconnect it for long term storage.
 
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Hi Mr. Sandy,

That was an excellent discussion and a very common sense approach, taking all of the information available here and using it to formulate a solution for your bike. Well done and thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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