Almost done.
Almost done.
OK, everything works. It didn't work first try, but close. Worked from 9:30p-2:30am on this, and sorted out all the problems, but went to bed before I buttoned everything up.
1. My new flasher was in backwards. Had to move the pins in the connector. Removing the TSCU (Turn Signal Control Unit) was as easy as unplugging it and cutting all the wires out. All I had to do was ground the (-) side of the connector. Easy.
2. I spent way too much time soldering together diodes for the single indicator light on the Bandit dash. Turns out they're built into the dashboard already, and that mystery (matching) black lead was for the other set of blinkers. That wasted a bunch of my time, but was a relief to figure out.
3. Bought a smaller starter relay at Lowes for $12.99 yesterday and fits much better in the space. (and doesn't hang down below the trim anymore). I know the Suzuki one would be a better match, but I'm taking easy over authentic.
4. I didn't exactly follow the kill switch relay mod posplayr describes because for some reason I had already changed/removed some of the harness. And the whole thing was open, so I could do it the cleanest way I could figure out. The way the SSPB works is brilliant, and what I did is effectively the same. Now the power for the Dyna 2000 (ignition) comes directly from the SSPB (solid state power box) and the Kill Switch merely is the switch side of the relay in the SSPB.
5. Removing the CPCU (Check Panel Control Unit) was pretty easy once I understood it's function. That involved me physically tracing the wires in and out of it. Most of the lights on the bike won't work with it unplugged, so it's a matter of just bypassing the connector. This also removed a fist full of wires. I would explain how this works if I could in a simple way, but I don't know how.
Again, the route I took on this whole wiring adventure is probably not typical. I removed a lot of handy functions, but I also removed the GS1100 Dash, so much of those features were useless anyway. My auto cancel never worked, and the "Headlight" check light would intermittently light up when clearly the headlight was working. Deleting all that stuff is a relief to me. I've also deleted the kickstand disable switch, the clutch interlock switch, and probably a few other safety items that a responsible citizen should just leave in place.
I did leave 2 wires that ran the whole harness and were doing nothing just for any future modifications I do, but other than that, I removed anything not necessary.
As always, thanks for all the help. And I always like pictures with my posts, so here ya go.
-Kevin
My new fancy garden tractor starter relay:
A pile of stuff I removed from the bike:
It's hard to make out what's going on here, but at this point I've finished testing everything and I'm starting to wrap up the harness. I'm going to follow Suzuki's method by doing a little pre-wrap, then add a couple of the harness protector tubes, then wrap the whole thing. It was 2:30am by the time I was taking this picture, and I was ready for bed:
This is not pretty, but basically how it looks during testing. I'm still waiting for my Series R/R to show up. Should be here this week. Once it gets here I'll make this area nice and neat:
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