MKIII headsteady

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I reckon the spring bracket could be mounted under a couple of the HS Allen bolts into the head? Might require longer Allens? Might be better if it were fabricated right off the front of the HS somehow.

Dave
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DogT said:
I reckon the spring bracket could be mounted under a couple of the HS Allen bolts into the head? Might require longer Allens? Might be better if it were fabricated right off the front of the HS somehow.

Dave
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A piece of 1''x1''x 1/8 welded to the front of the head plate would do, or fabricate another plate to to bolt on with the bend in it
 
I am installing a Dave Taylor head steady on my 74 Mk2a. When unbolting the old head steady, I found a wiring connection with three red wires from the harness bolted to the metal section which bolts to the head. My question is: where should I reconnect this piece of the harness? Should I reconnect it back to the engine or to the frame? Thanks for your help.
 
It most definitely it needs to be on the engine.

jamesp said:
I am installing a Dave Taylor head steady on my 74 Mk2a. When unbolting the old head steady, I found a wiring connection with three red wires from the harness bolted to the metal section which bolts to the head. My question is: where should I reconnect this piece of the harness? Should I reconnect it back to the engine or to the frame? Thanks for your help.
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JamesP, I ran into those wires when I replaced my stock head steady.

They are grounds as you said.

I cut them and twisted them together and then twisted/soldered/shrink wrapped a nice thick gauge wire to them
and then ran it back along the bottom of the main tube and then down to where the oil filter is.

There, I connected that thick ground wire directly to on of the oil fliter bolts that secure it to the frame,
after first dremeling away the black frame paint around the filter bolt.

This is an excellent frame ground point. In fact, I ran another wire from the positive battery terminal down
to that same filter bolt and grounded the battery there also.

Just a couple ideas
 
So 1up3down, what you are saying is that these wires should be connected to a point on the motor where it can meet the frame? If the wires just need to be grounded, why couldn't I just bolt them to one of the threaded holes left vacant by my old head steady? Thanks for your help.
 
jamesp said:
If the wires just need to be grounded, why couldn't I just bolt them to one of the threaded holes left vacant by my old head steady? Thanks for your help.
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That should do the trick. The idea is to ground the motor which of course is ISO-lated. Another good spot is on the back of the timing cover which can also be somewhat isolated by gaskets pump washers and what not. Do both.
 
James, sure you could do that, just be sure to grind off the paint around the hole so you get a good ground.

Having the motor well grounded is one thing, and always a good idea to ground the positive battery terminal
separately to a good clean frame place. I just happen to like running a wire down to the oil filter bolts.
 
Great, thanks. I'll check out my battery cable and try for some extra grounding.
 
My frame ground is from the battery + to the coil bracket on those little wings that hold the coil bracket. The red wires from the battery go right to the coil bracket which is immediately grounded to the frame there. I'm not sure how my engine is grounded, but it is, the early bikes had a wire from the prop stand studs to the engine plate, but I didn't put it back on, but I have good grounding throughout the bike, but I did make a bunch of places that were paint/powder coat free. No extra wires from the original harness. Just lucky I guess.

I'm still looking for that threaded connector for the spring assembly if anyone has one laying about.

Dave
69S
 
I cleaned off the lug where the head steady was bolted, then bolted the connector with the three red wires to it. Put the tank bank on, but she won't start. She tries, but can't seem to catch. I checked the spark, there was plenty. It was running yesterday. Is it possible I am missing something on the grounding? Should I have reattached the three wires back to the head?
 
jamesp,

I would suggest starting a new thread with your problem. If you have good spark, it's probably not a grounding issue, but you never know. EI or points? Has it started in the past, or when and how did this problem occur. Lots of possibilities here.

Dave
69S
 
Turns out carb needle came undone. i will have to start a new one on sticking slides. Thanks.
 
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