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The Old and New GS850G ; Hello

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Burk Ferden

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Well so far the GS has come a long way. I am the Third owner of this beauty and it was time to bring back the money pit. After a series of upgrades, focusing mainly on the mechanics then appearance, we almost have it back together and ready to ride. The what's left, tail light assembly, blinkers, headlight, some electrical bugs, and the front brakes. It seems like the electrical is going to be as big of a headache as the front brake system.
To bad I don't understand it better. I have removes the gauges and installed a set of digital gauges. This leave a lot of disconnected wires in mix. I was testing a new tail light and cut the old harness off the old tail light. after connecting the wires I found that the constant power wire wasn't providing power to the light, it was only powering switched power (when the brakes are pulled). I also noticed that the headlight doesn't work. It got me to thinking that maybe the gauges are required to connect current to power these devices, and maybe I could just bridge the connection in the connector. Well if anyone has any insight into why these wouldn't be functioning I'd love to hear them.

Oh and I am fairly new to the forum, so its great to see so many GS'ers in one place. Awesome bikes everybody. Thanks for all the help so far!

Justin.

To view all the pictures of Black Betty visit - http://gallery.mac.com/jschneck/100016

Here are the befores and afters

Before
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After
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Enjoy
 
Wow should have just said hello.

Wow should have just said hello.

I guess I should have just stayed with Hello.

Hello everyone?
 
Dont sweat the wires too much. Get a diagram and break it down into individual circuits so your not overwhelmed by the "big picture". Someone once said alot of instrument gauge voltage is routed through the oil pressure sender. Get a simple meter and learn how to read it. With your modified gauges and wire harness you may have to get resourceful to get everything working. If you still have orig connectors in the harness check and clean them really well.

Good luck and keep posting. Youll get your answers soon enough.
 
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