Or do it yourself - it's very easy. If I can do it, anyone can.
As Dommie Nator said, use modern thin-wall cable and modern connectors.
Also, you can use negative earth/ground so that cheap LEDs can be used.
Another plus is that you can use relays to trigger the headlights and horn - more power than being strangled by the original harness.
OK, it may take a couple of days, but it's simple, rewarding, and cheaper than an off-the-peg harness.
I dumped the old Zener diodes and selenium rectifier, using a modern regulator/rectifier.
A few pics:
Wago connectors instead of ghastly old bullets:
Relays:
Modern fuse boxes, instead of a single (something's gone wrong) glass fuse:
Braided wiring:
To be continued...
Or do it yourself -
As Dommie Nator said, use modern thin-wall cable and modern connectors.
Nice, but why the need for any joints? (under the tank).
Thanks for the compliment. I'm happy with thin-wall cables, and I haven't had a failure yet. For reasons of strength, I won't go below 0.75mm², which I use for triggering relays and LED lamps. I use 1.00mm² for brake lights, and other relatively low-powered circuits. For horns and head lamps I use 2.00mm². For connecting the battery to a fuse box, I use 3.00mm². It's not very scientific, but it works for me.Nice job, IMHO I won't go with modern thin-wall cables. Not sure they were designed to go on vibrating bikes.
Admirable work! I re-wired my bike with a new harness from one of the usual suspects about 17 years ago, it's still hanging in there but there have been and are faults and niggles. Much better to do it yourself, if you can get your head around it. Maybe one day ... One thing though, I never grope around under my left arse cheek while riding as I ride with the lights always on. Safety is the obvious reason, but a nice bonus is that, if a light fails, the chance of it happening after dusk is much reduced. Just a thought.
By the way is that a pair of Fiamm horns you have there, mounted just ahead of the coils?
Perhaps if you painted the red bits black they would not stand out so much.I positioned them next to the coils, and they are a tad ugly there,
hi I am interested in where to get that headlight and how it's installedI actually ride all the time with a day-time running light in the form of an angel eye LED head lamp:
It seems to get me noticed, and it doesn't put a strain on my single phase alternator.
hi I am interested in where to get that headlight and how it's installed
thanks
alan