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  • #1

    Pop quiz - electrical

    So, the question for tonight's quiz is "How many splices did it take the PO to wire in two after-market signal lights on the rear end of the '81 Special I picked up just a short while back?



    Careful now, it is a trick question....
    Ken Talbot
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  • #2
    <LOL>
    1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
    1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
    1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
    1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
    1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

    Formerly:
    1982 XS650
    1980 XS1100g
    1979 XS1100sf
    1978 XS1100e donor

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    • #3
      Look what I get to work with. Keep in mind my posts about how crappy all the XS11's are out here in Utah:

      Lovely work on the battery terminals...

      Headlight Bucket Surprise

      (may take a couple of minutes if you have slow dialup)

      Ben
      1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
      1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
      1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
      1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
      1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

      Formerly:
      1982 XS650
      1980 XS1100g
      1979 XS1100sf
      1978 XS1100e donor

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      • #4
        The answer to the first question is: Too Many! From the looks of it, he must have been a residential electrician. When I bought my 69 El Camino, The wiring was an abortion. Wire nuts everywhere...wires to nowhere...It had an aftermarket steering wheel, and the PO couldn't figure out how to make the contact ring for the horn work, so he cut the horn button wire, and attached a horn button to the dash. The wire was about 12 inches long, and it had three wire nuts in it. Behind the dash was a nightmare. He was a residential electrician. I hope to hell he didn't do my house.

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        • #5
          Ben, I'll bet you caught a real buzz when you opened up that headlight bucket

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          • #6
            Yeah, that was the first time I've seen that in a headlight bucket.

            The rest of the bike and electrics are so crappy I may just swap engines.

            Ben
            1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
            1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
            1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
            1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
            1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

            Formerly:
            1982 XS650
            1980 XS1100g
            1979 XS1100sf
            1978 XS1100e donor

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            • #7
              Holy ##@%^%^. man, you guys got me belly rollin here!!!
              Kinda looks like some houses I get into where the cust. has wired his own cable with the cheapest, low grade, non shielded stuff he could find to save $2.50, Then he calls his buddy over to help him fix it cauz it don't work, Then they call the contractor friend who thinks he knows what he's doin, then I get the call to go and fix it.
              ( LoL ) Tear it all apart and redo.. ( LoL ) end result, His $2.50 savings just cost him.
              S.R.Czekus

              1-Project SG (Ugly Rat Bike)(URB)
              1-big XS patch
              1-small XS/XJ patch
              1-XS/XJ owners pin.
              1-really cool XS/XJ owners sticker on my helmet.
              2-2005 XS rally T-shirts, (Bean Blossom, In)
              1-XVS1300C Yamaha Stryker Custom (Mosquito)
              1-VN900C Kawasaki Custom (Jelly Bean)

              Just do it !!!!!

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              • #8
                I bet it was a Harley Mechanic that did it
                "We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey." "

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