Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Finished rewiring!

No pictures, but I just finished rewiring accessories on the bike. Just finished adding an accessory wiring block which is "hot" only after I start the bike. I used the tail light to trigger the relay to power the block.

I also added marker lights in the back and green accent lights that shine on the chrome on the backseat rest - all intended to increase visibility at night. Those turn on when I start the engine.

I separated the airhorn from the driving lights. With the amount of current the airhorn uses, I wired it directly to the battery.

The driving lights are now wired to the accessory block with a switch in the switch pod. I thought about using a microswitch and hiding it somewhere, but I would rather feature it! The switch pod echoes the shape of the tach and voltmeter also on the handlebar. So it looks cool (in my opinion).

With the voltmeter on the handlebars, I also put it on the same direct circuit to the accessory block.

Then I added some accessory lights (green of course) to accent the chrome on the bike. I could have wired it into the accessory pannel, but instead decided to wire it into an "always on" circuit so that I could turn on the lights at bike nights or rallys without having to start the bike and have all the other lights going. This is also switched on the switch pod.

Finally, I also added a charge cord so that I could plug in the trickle charger without taking the seats off. There is a fuse on this cord too, but I forgot to add it in the diagram


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