Does this look right?

[thewiz]

Both branches of the main wiring loom have been routed OVER the frame cross-bar that the tank bolt mount point is on ... and to me, it just looks wrong ... almost too high. I have nothing to compare with that has the TCI located in the same position as the F and I can't remember from my past Fs. FWIW, my others have the loom going under that cross-bar ... sooo ... should it go OVER or UNDER ... who knows?

[GARTHXS]

yes!

Hey steve just checked in my shop manual and that is correct should go over the frame there and the next one ahead as well

[Silent]

My 79 SF goes over just as yours does. I just looked.

[robert_hollis]

If you look carefully at the pictures in the Clymer manual, you can see that the wiring harness goes over the frame. I spent a looooong time going through that thing when I was reinstalling the harness on my bike (the PO had taken it out for some slicing and dicing)...

[ppv]

on my 79 f its under.But thats the way i put it back together,Not knowing any better

[thewiz]

Hey, Pete ..

Any interference from the airbox? I think it would be better underneath too ...

[wa407mpp]

On my E model it goes over, there is plenty of room for it between it and the bottom of the tank.

[xs11lover]

Yeh it was like that on mine too, but when I made the low seat I put it under the fame and used a zip strip to hold it up. The new seat would have crushed it.

[boyat68]

As robert_hollis said in his post the clymer manual shows it is correct as pictured in "thewiz" posting. If you have access to the Yamaha manual, you will find a cable routing page in the Chapter 7. appendices, page 7-15 in which it shows the main cable over that bar and the next.

[thewiz]

Maybe I'm lacking certain cognitive skills...

and my visual skills, or rather, the lack thereof, ...lol .... are legendary. I had stared at all of those diagrams for a while and couldn't say for sure that I knew where that damn shake was s'posed to be, Boyat68, .... it just looks funny to me and I may re-route it just for spite anydamnway .

Thanks everyone for the input ...