I think that light looks rather well on her. You have my vote on that one.
I want to know how many handbags you own.
Fangs "new" toy!!
Right then, another small update.
To make room for the Acewell speedo that I've got coming and to allow the headlight to fit a little closer to the forks I had to take the step of cutting the ignition lock mounting off of the top yoke.
Job done!
New brackets will be manufactured once speedo arrives for a closer fit.
that done I made my headlight wiring loom and rigged it up to a temporary battery to get the headlight aim somewhere near where it needs to be.
Then took a reading so I know what sort of position it needs to be in once the new brackets are made.
(the camera was on the piss when the photo was taken
)
Now that the headlight aim is sorted its time I set about sorting the wiring out.
The previous owner never had any left hand switch gear, only the right side which consists of kill switch, starter and lights (off, side and main)
Now they had been wired up so that the light switch controls dip and high beam via a relay! so side lights is dip and main lights is high beam!!!
I wonder how many times he went from high beam to lights off by mistake
Any how I have a left hand switch cluster from a zx6 to put on so it may be some time to my next update as the wiring could cause brain fade!!
(yzf750 wiring loom grafted onto fzr1000 exup components,cdi relays etc, and also FZ750 clocks and tank sender)
my brain hurts just typing this update
To make room for the Acewell speedo that I've got coming and to allow the headlight to fit a little closer to the forks I had to take the step of cutting the ignition lock mounting off of the top yoke.
Job done!
New brackets will be manufactured once speedo arrives for a closer fit.
that done I made my headlight wiring loom and rigged it up to a temporary battery to get the headlight aim somewhere near where it needs to be.
Then took a reading so I know what sort of position it needs to be in once the new brackets are made.
(the camera was on the piss when the photo was taken
)Now that the headlight aim is sorted its time I set about sorting the wiring out.
The previous owner never had any left hand switch gear, only the right side which consists of kill switch, starter and lights (off, side and main)
Now they had been wired up so that the light switch controls dip and high beam via a relay! so side lights is dip and main lights is high beam!!!
I wonder how many times he went from high beam to lights off by mistake
Any how I have a left hand switch cluster from a zx6 to put on so it may be some time to my next update as the wiring could cause brain fade!!
(yzf750 wiring loom grafted onto fzr1000 exup components,cdi relays etc, and also FZ750 clocks and tank sender)
my brain hurts just typing this update
Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever!!!
Yep, had a look about on eBay and found these, every penny counts.
cheaper connectors
Shame they don't come in different colours so got some coloured heat shrink to differentiate connector blocks.
Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever!!!
well, I have spent the last 2 days slowly working through the wiring and have managed to install the left hand switch gear that was missing and remove the relay set up that the previous owner had substituted in its place.
Also managed to route out the indicator wiring and have that connected in (on a temp basis as waiting for proper connectors)
once all these were found and checked off came the loom for a bit of soldering
once that was done the loom was stripped back a bit more to see if I could remount bits in alternate places, ( I say remount but they were originally just left laying between the engine and swingarm)
As they were
As they will be, servo mounted on temp bracket and locations found for relays,
Just need to mount a plate under the subframe for the CDI and that'll be that, bar any tidying up afterwards.
can only handle a bit at a time so thats it for today..
Also managed to route out the indicator wiring and have that connected in (on a temp basis as waiting for proper connectors)
once all these were found and checked off came the loom for a bit of soldering
once that was done the loom was stripped back a bit more to see if I could remount bits in alternate places, ( I say remount but they were originally just left laying between the engine and swingarm)
As they were
As they will be, servo mounted on temp bracket and locations found for relays,
Just need to mount a plate under the subframe for the CDI and that'll be that, bar any tidying up afterwards.
can only handle a bit at a time so thats it for today..
Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever!!!
A little more done,
My Audi style LED side lights arrived.
Which will be installed inside the scoops either side of the headlight.
Made a plate to mount the CDI and fuse box to
Then cut out the side of the battery box so the loom can be routed without crushing it.
My speedo arrived, ready for installation.
Reinstalled the carbs and decided I'd see if she runs before I wrap the loom up only to discover a problem afterwards.
My Audi style LED side lights arrived.
Which will be installed inside the scoops either side of the headlight.
Made a plate to mount the CDI and fuse box to
Then cut out the side of the battery box so the loom can be routed without crushing it.
My speedo arrived, ready for installation.
Reinstalled the carbs and decided I'd see if she runs before I wrap the loom up only to discover a problem afterwards.
Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever!!!
Righty ho, heres whats been going on since the in house (garage ) testing.
finalised fixing the CDI plate then set about mounting the starter solenoid.
Solenoid test mounted with tape to make sure cables reach.
manufactured a bracket to hold main fuse and indicator relay.
And wrapped the rear of the loom back up so its now all nice and tidy. just waiting for a few items to come from Fleabay to connect the rear light and indicators.
A lot tidier than it was
Then
Now
Now if you may remember I was toying with the idea of mounting the Shock reservoir from the battery box.
Well, decided against that, instead I have mounted it via a bracket through the hole in the undertray that the R6 rear pegs mount.
and it doesn't hinder removal as the mounting bolt is angled so the reservoir can be removed easily.
Whilst I was at it I also "adjusted" the steering lock stops now that the rad is fitted to give me more lock, just need to take her outside again to check the turning circle, but its more than it was.
Next up was sorting out the front half of the wiring loom.
Lisa snuck a photo whilst I was concentrating.
Anyhow, workmate utilised as a makeshift solder station!!
New connections made for switch gear.
Once that was done I set about making a trough for the electrics to sit in.
The previous owner had just crammed the electrics under the airbox but I want then to be a bit better protected with a shield between them and the radiator.
How it used to was
So set about making a template with card.
But once the airbox is fitted there is no room so I added a trough for the connectors to sit in.
Then set about making one from plastic.
Will add a "shelf" for the connectors to sit on whilst allowing clearance for the HT leads underneath.
But this is as far as I've got today so I will resume tomorrow.
) testing.finalised fixing the CDI plate then set about mounting the starter solenoid.
Solenoid test mounted with tape to make sure cables reach.
manufactured a bracket to hold main fuse and indicator relay.
And wrapped the rear of the loom back up so its now all nice and tidy. just waiting for a few items to come from Fleabay to connect the rear light and indicators.
A lot tidier than it was
Then
Now
Now if you may remember I was toying with the idea of mounting the Shock reservoir from the battery box.
Well, decided against that, instead I have mounted it via a bracket through the hole in the undertray that the R6 rear pegs mount.
and it doesn't hinder removal as the mounting bolt is angled so the reservoir can be removed easily.
Whilst I was at it I also "adjusted" the steering lock stops now that the rad is fitted to give me more lock, just need to take her outside again to check the turning circle, but its more than it was.
Next up was sorting out the front half of the wiring loom.
Lisa snuck a photo whilst I was concentrating.
Anyhow, workmate utilised as a makeshift solder station!!
New connections made for switch gear.
Once that was done I set about making a trough for the electrics to sit in.
The previous owner had just crammed the electrics under the airbox but I want then to be a bit better protected with a shield between them and the radiator.
How it used to was
So set about making a template with card.
But once the airbox is fitted there is no room so I added a trough for the connectors to sit in.
Then set about making one from plastic.
Will add a "shelf" for the connectors to sit on whilst allowing clearance for the HT leads underneath.
But this is as far as I've got today so I will resume tomorrow.
Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever!!!
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oldskoolexup
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Perhaps I've missed the detail but are you going to have protection for the connectors that go into CDI so spray from rear doesn't penetrate connections?
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Learn from the mistakes of others.............................
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Learn from the mistakes of others.............................
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself
&
Carpe Diem - seize the moment. Don't dream... Do!