Loom and part i have labelled but ink faded

[MIKE550/4]

Looking at the loom I have,what do you think about this anything to worry about ?

should I just insulate over it? or suggest a better idea

also I have this part and ink has faded,

[mickwinf]

Part on seat is the headlamp bulb connector, probably best to replace bare wire to be sure.

[hairygit]

The first pic of the 3 wires to a plug is what fits onto the back of the headlight reflector, to either the bulb or sealed beam depending which is fitted. The chafing on the main look, cover with black insulating tape, should stop any more chafing and make it look tidier 

[MIKE550/4]

More info.... I hate wiring, split the loom as suggested and wire is green, bare for about 3-4 inches, no sign of burning and other wires looks unaffected, getting dark and poor lighting were the bike is

so to replace that section please go into detail 

another pic

[Trigger]

The green wire should be a earth wire. Looks like it has been rubbing against the frame.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Looks like it has been rubbing against the frame.

I'm not so sure. It looks melted.

Is the green insulation worn or melted?

An earth wire would only melt if a fault somewhere else meant that it was carrying (much) more load than it was designed for.

Steve

[Trigger]

Steve, take a look at the first picture. It looks like rubbing. The second picture looks melted. Hard to tell just from a photo.

[MIKE550/4]

not sure at all.. green wire has very small parts of  black wire round the edge.

will try and get a better pic in daylight tomorrow close up

[Trigger]

Was the damaged section up against any metal of the bike mike? . Was all the electrics working before you dismantled the bike. 

[MIKE550/4]

bike had sat for years, I hooked a battery up and tested what I could lights, indicators, but that's as far as I went.

Bike has not been started for 30 years from what I can gather

Never noticed the rubbing till it was stripped

[Trigger]

Can you see the rubbing marks on the frame Mike. Does this line up with the damaged part of the loom/harness?. If it does, then that's the problem. It may look bad due to the corrosion . Chop it out ,cut it back and replace the damaged wire.

[MIKE550/4]

trigger that pic is old, frame has now been powdercoated.

Electrics I will be reading up on to try and gain some knowledge

looking at the loom again its towards the end of the loom

[Trigger]

Mike this is a simple repair. I am just trying to find out what created the problem in the first place, because you don't want it happening again. There is a rubbing mark on the frame (before powder). If you line the loom up on the bike and the damage  matches up with the rubbing marks, then you know what made the damage. I have seen this before and it is when the loom is not positioned right.

[Bryanj]

That green wire, which has a ring connector at the coil bracket, can get hot and melt if the main earth wire does not make good contact at the R/H rear engine mounting---any paint/powdercoat need to be removed on both sides so bracket contacts engine and lead properly

[MikeM]

another question on this, took this to motor factor but they could not answer me.

basically what wire do i buy to be able to replace this with ?

anyone give me a link to ebay or the like ?

thanks