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CB360 Wiring question
« on: May 09, 2024, 08:48:19 PM »
I’ve started to connect things back up on my 360 and I thought that I had taken plenty of notes and pictures but I am a little stumped as I actually didn’t take enough.

In the wire cluster that sits by the fuel tank, I have one spare wire, there doesn’t seem to be anywhere for it to connect?

I also have two spare wires branching off the main harness near the front off the bike.

I’ve looked at what needs to go back on the bike and I can’t see what these wires would be for, could they be spares and not used? I find it strange that I didn’t get a picture or note it down somewhere but this is my first ever attempt and I have no experience so could easily have missed it, any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve had a good look at the pics that I did take and it does look as though the two wires from the harness could be unused, I can just see one poking through that could be it and it does look a bit weathered, as if it maybe wasn’t connected and covered?

Maybe I didn’t notice the one in the cluster if I started unplugging wires it could have gone unnoticed?

It’s a 1974 with front drum brake if that makes any difference.

Any thoughts???



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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2024, 08:55:23 PM »
This is just a guess but the two at the front could go to the switch on the clutch lever so it will start in gear if you pull the clutch, not sure about the single one that looks to be same colour.
Have you got a wiring diagram?

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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2024, 09:12:52 PM »
I have the shop manual so I can have a look in there to confuse myself.

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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #3 on: Today at 09:44:42 AM »
I think that light green / red is used for neutral switch / light on the CJ models so maybe that somehow?
I also seem to remember that there were one or two unused wires somewhere on the CJ loom but can't recall where.

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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #4 on: Today at 10:59:00 AM »
Brake pressure switch?
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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #5 on: Today at 11:29:02 AM »
Thanks all, I will have to give it a good looking at over the weekend, along with a good dose of head scratching. I was hoping someone would say that they are surplus to requirement, not needed, unused and ignore them

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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #6 on: Today at 02:33:22 PM »
Colour wiring diagrams online - red/green looks like the neutral indicator. Is the other red/white? Harder to spot but maybe the indicator /flasher unit.
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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #7 on: Today at 03:11:08 PM »
red/green is the clutch lever switch.
light green /red is the neutral light wire
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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #8 on: Today at 04:23:05 PM »
red/green is the clutch lever switch.
light green /red is the neutral light wire
Thank you, I can’t see where to connect them but that’s now a problem for the weekend. I wasn’t ready for this to stump me but it has… well and truly!


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CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #10 on: Today at 04:30:52 PM »
You know what Ted, that could make sense as there definitely wasn’t one when I dismantled the bike, has a brake switch that looks jut like that though.

Off to get the parts manual!

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Re: CB360 Wiring question
« Reply #11 on: Today at 04:33:35 PM »
To fit them you just remove the lever & feed it in - it has a slot that slides into the lever bracket.

Mine fitted but I had to file the end pin down very slightly to get it to work properly.

The wiring colours were different but easy to see how it connected - only two wires!
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