CB750 Wiring Issues

[SeanFD]

Whatever else may be wrong with the loom, they certainly gave you enough length; my wires are barely long enough to get into the headlight bucket!

[royhall]

It was as long on the other end, I had to pull it up a bit into the headlight to get the many connections correct behind the side panel. Will have to shorten some of the cables or I won't get the headlight in. Usual pattern parts, they appear to go to a lot of trouble to get it wrong. Bewildering really, it's as easy to get it right as wrong.

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[Bryanj]

The brown/white is for the small park light, which is not fitted in US but is actualy a legal requirement in UK as according to construction and use/mot it is an obligatory light, unlike the headlamp which doesnt have to be there but if it is it must work.

Good old english lawmakers, no sense, no idea

[royhall]

That means then that the front parking light will be on whenever the rear light is on, ie when riding at night. That can't be right?

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Every vehicle I have owned has the front side lamp illuminated when the rear lamp is on including when the headlamp is on dip or main. I believe the law calls them positional lamps.
Only DTRL's have changed that slightly - some dim at night etc.

[Oddjob]

Agree with Ted, they are designed to have the side light lit whenever any lights are shown, including as Ted says dip and main.

[royhall]

Fair point. If only I had a side light.

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

A side light my kingdom for a side light I hear someone cry!

[Johnny4428]

I did wonder about some period looking daytime running lamps for my 750 but never managed to source any.

[Bryanj]

The brown white IS for the front parking light but the yanks use sealed beam headlamps without one .
The orange/white and blue/white are for the front running light in the US front indicators, not legal in UK so leave them loose