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4 wire and 2 wire ignition switch
Spanner1972:
Lobo, big thanks for that reply. Excellent. I'm going to be asking a lot of stupid questions as I'm totally new to this and intact I actually can't ride a bike. Yeh I know a bit mad to be honest, bought the project and as therapy for myself and to get my head out of my arse and something to focus on. All the questions I'm asking are totally alien to me, but it's coming along now slowly. Just now figuring out the electrics and where I want to position switches (it's a bobber and I'm only running back and front lights and the horn) not sure if I'm going with handlebars controls or an electric box to hold all the switches and wiring. I'll have to have the horn on the bars as per MOT reqs. Big thanks to all for answering any of my amateurish questions. Cheers gents.
matthewmosse:
Thanks for the explanation of the ignition switch, it answers my only ever issue with the wiring on mine which lost its tail light a decade ago and I tempoarily ran new wiring from elsewhere to power it and have to be honest dodging fixing it on my re commissioning of the bike, now armed with this new insight I can have a more informed go at sorting the wires, being not exactly a wizard on the electricals I have a fear of letting all the smoke out of the wires, the function of the smoke escapes me but it must be inportant as I find vehicle wiring where the smoke has escaped rarely works as intended. ::)
Green1:
As always Simon you've made something that baffles almost everyone relatively simple. :)
Luckily my bike only has 2 wires so I haven't messed that up yet.
Mick
Lobo:
Thanks gents for the kind comments...
Spanner... tinkering with my bikes very therapeutic too, can't beat a warm garage, kettle in the corner, the right tools.. & beautiful old Honda to play with.
Electrics... that diagram you published within your regulator / rectifier forum pretty much is all you need... though I do note it has a 3 position ignition switch.... aaargh!
You mention a handlebar horn switch (regulations).... I don't know about kill switch regs but suggest you place one in an obvious spot for obvious reasons....
And don't worry about 'amateurish' questions - I've posted more than you could shake a stick at. Fact is, what a bloody great forum, folk just want to help & pass on their own experiences.
Simon
JustcallmeMrT:
--- Quote from: Spanner1972 on June 14, 2015, 10:41:07 AM ---Lobo, big thanks for that reply. Excellent. I'm going to be asking a lot of stupid questions as I'm totally new to this and intact I actually can't ride a bike. Yeh I know a bit mad to be honest, bought the project and as therapy for myself and to get my head out of my arse and something to focus on. All the questions I'm asking are totally alien to me, but it's coming along now slowly. Just now figuring out the electrics and where I want to position switches (it's a bobber and I'm only running back and front lights and the horn) not sure if I'm going with handlebars controls or an electric box to hold all the switches and wiring. I'll have to have the horn on the bars as per MOT reqs. Big thanks to all for answering any of my amateurish questions. Cheers gents.
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This is exactly what I'm doing! Bought a bike last August to give myself a project, and will be going for my license next week! In at the deep end, but swimming is fun!
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