Ignition switch option

For a while I was trying to think of the best way to mount the ignition switch on my 750 after taking the stock airbox off, but was never happy with my options. I wanted it up front and center and to more or less match the shape of the speedo and tach. What I decided to do was use the hole left by the fork lock that I never had or intended to use. I purchased a 1/2" chrome nut and bolt to mount my switch, but it's not large enough to fit in the hole without a lot of slop that might eventually fatigue the metal or cause the whole thing to shift around, so I made a bushing that solves this problem.



Then I made a housing for the switch using 2" aluminum bar stock and checked the fit.



I took a sheet of aluminum and shaped an ear that I ground to size and TIG welded to the housing.



My neighbor has a CNC machine in his garage, which would have been awesome, but I didn't want to bother him with that. I'm still happy with the location and the way it looks. Just a thought for those of you that are looking for another option besides under the seat.

You guys with actual mechanical skills piss me off....!

But seriously, very nice work.

Cool, love it!

Jean

Interesting. I was thinking of doing a fork lock there but maybe it would be good for the switch. The only worry would be flexing of the wires.

Cookie said:

Interesting. I was thinking of doing a fork lock there but maybe it would be good for the switch. The only worry would be flexing of the wires.

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Agreed. I used insulated terminals and heat shrinked them to relieve the stress on the connections. I used electrical tape to wrap the terminals to the switch body all the way down to the wires and around a plastic wire conduit. Hopefully it ought to keep the whole thing together.

All the wires in the hand controls survive a bit of flex for years so you should be fine.

If you wanted to keep the steering lock you could make a nice bracket that goes under the handle bar clamps, I think I have seen a photo of someone on this forum with an oil pressure gauge mounted there.

Nice job Dude. May do the same thing myself. Thanks for the idea.