Clutch Switch - 81 Midnight Special

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  • shanemoon
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    • Jun 2025
    • 5

    #1

    Clutch Switch - 81 Midnight Special

    I'm looking for information on the clutch switch wiring.
    Unless I'm blind and an idiot....which I very well may be....I don't see it in any of the wiring diagrams?

    It got removed from my bike and I'm trying to either reincorporate it or bypass it.
  • DiverRay
    Moderator
    • Nov 2004
    • 7788
    • Star, IDAHO

    #2
    You are correct. My LH service manual shows the switch, but there is no full wire diagram showing colors.
    How to solve your problem is easy, though.
    1. with the switch off the bike, measure the two pins for resistance. If open, it's a normally open switch, if it shows very little resistance, it's a normally closed switch.
    2. with this information you now know if it conducts when the clutch is pulled in. If it does conduct,(normally closed), just jump the two wires at the connector on the harness.
    3. If it does NOT conduct when open,(not likely), you can just leave the connector as is.
    Ray Matteis
    KE6NHG
    XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
    XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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    • bikerphil
      Master of XSology
      • Jan 2008
      • 8848
      • South Flori-DUH

      #3
      You may be able to use the 82XJ wiring diagram, according to it, the 2 wire colors are blu/yel and blk/yel.
      Last edited by bikerphil; Yesterday, 10:08 PM.
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