I have two pre 1980's bikes sitting in my garage and was thinking about redoing the wiring. Do universal wiring harness's exist for bikes like the do for cars? Painless / E-Z, etc.
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Feb. 2, 2012 11:26 a.m. McTinkerson New Reader
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Feb. 2, 2012 12:47 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
As far as I know, they do not. What kind of motorcycles are they?
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Feb. 2, 2012 1:19 p.m. akamcfly Reader
I'm surprised painless doesn't have a universal "chopper" harness...
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Feb. 2, 2012 4:36 p.m. McTinkerson New Reader
akamcfly wrote:
I'm surprised painless doesn't have a universal "chopper" harness...
As was I, I think I may have found one here
Bikes are a 1976 XS500 and 1977 CB400F.
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Feb. 2, 2012 5:06 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork
You can certainly get that kit, but as simple as those two bikes are I'd say just rewire them the way I did my XS: get the wiring diagram, remove anything you aren't going to use, get replacement plastic 'hardshells' (easily found) and get a universal fuse block. I think I have ~$55 in rewiring mine.
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Feb. 2, 2012 6:32 p.m. Woody SuperDork
Need to see photos of the 400F.
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Feb. 2, 2012 6:39 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
You may not be so lucky with the Yamaha, but Honda is pretty good about supporting older bikes - you may be able to buy new wiring from the dealer.
Personally, I'd get a factory wiring diagram and go through the originals. If they're really cut up, you can probably get a good used harness.
