I'm in to deep...

[JEEPRUSTY]

I can tell you how to fix the problem , Put the original wiring harness back on the bike.Clean up the wiring connectors. Suzuki spent 10's of thousands of dollars having someone design that harness[ although they didn't get it perfect] but it works and there can be a few upgrades to it but no where near the what you are trying to do without a clue.

Dollars? I thought they spent millions of Yen.
HAHAHHA OMG I r funny

 

[jward1989]

Pretty simple, behind the left side cover, you'll see the fuse box, to the right of it is the starter solenoid, follow the red connector there, and it will lead you to the ignition module directly behind those items mounted on the backside of the bracket holding the fuse box and solenoid. reaching underneath the battery box from the same side you'll feel the Regulator/rectifier, on the other side behind the side panel, you'll see your rear brake master cylinder and reservoir, to the left with 3 wires is the signal relay and next to that is the signal self canceling unit. Coils are on the frame directly under the middle of the fuel tank. Looking underneath the left side directly under the shift lever and that part of the engine/trans case(look under the bike, you'll see wires going back into a round switch mounted in the case, that's the gear selector switch. Stator and starter clutch is in the large left case cover, ignition is in the small forward right case cover, clutch inside the larger right case cover, starter under the metal shield behind the motor directly under #1&2 carb bank, oil pressure switch to the right of that and the cam tensioner between the 2 of them mounted on the backside of the engine. Not trying to insult your intelligence with anything that seemed obvious, but many may read this that have no idea and it me be helpful to those as well. Let me know if you need any clarification.

This was a HUGE help! Thanks!!

 

[jward1989]

One more question: concerning grounds what are ya'lls thoughts on running grounds to the gas tank?
I was speaking to my father-in-law, who is an engineer for Honda up in Marysville OH, and he was concerned with the effects that static electricity might have on the bike and planted the idea of grounding the tank, the frame, and the engine block. Anyone have any experience or thoughts about this?

 

[jward1989]

Electrics are Black Magic and should be burned.

Electrics are Black Magic and should be burned.

Its now November and I still don't have power to my bike. I wired up the bike as best I could according the the chopper/brat diagram I posted earlier in the thread and got nothing. So I then started trying to modify the original harness (replacing all the frayed and severed wires and corroded connections) and still nothing. So after countless hours in the garage and learning many new and colorful words to vent my frustration I return here asking for help from you good people. Is there anyone I can get in touch with that can help me mock up a simple diagram that WORKS with the charging system of the '82 1100g? I am almost ready to pay someone to do it....

 

[jward1989]

Tenative Wiring diagram

Tenative Wiring diagram

Here is a tentative wiring diagram I sketched up. Its obviously missing some stuff (like a fuse box) but I just wanted to get a little input from anyone on what needs to be changed or added or rearranged. I am wanting to omit the fuse box and run all "inline fuses" but I don't know if that is feasible or not. Thanks for the help!

 

[cowboyup3371]

What is the advantage of an inline fuse over an actual block? I personally would rather have one central location that is easily accessible when I have to make repairs.

 

[Steve]

I just took a few minutes to TRY to follow your diagram.

If that is the way your bike is currently wired, it's no wonder you are having problems.

Send me a PM with your phone number and best time (in the evening) to call, I will try to help you.

.

 

[jward1989]

Old Skool, yes that would actually help a lot. I tried to take notes but I think I crossed a few different trains of thoughts into the same note.

 

[LarryA_Texas]

I live in the fort worth area, I have several GS1100s and I have some experience rebuilding messed up wiring. I think I can help if is isn't too far gone. Contact me.
Larry

 

[JayWB]

Wow, a 60 amp main body feed fuse. And you're still trying to sort out electrical problems. You might as well just set it on fire right now.

I think at a maximum I'd make that a 20 or 30 amp fuse.....

 

[jward1989]

Thanks for the reply's people. Some of you have been helpful and some have been funny but it has certainly made this electrical trip more interesting.
Old Skool- I forgot to draw in that 5 amp fuse between the R/R and the positive battery. When we were talking out loud about it, it all kinda made sense. But when I put pen to paper to draw it up I got a little ( a lot?) lost
Steve- Thanks for the offer of contact, I appreciate it, but hopefully old skool and I will have figured this thing out the second time around (hopefully I will have and Old Skool is still just as patient with me as he was the first time, I know this must be like talking to an idiot for him)

 

[jward1989]

sorry, it was Jameson... that Irish whiskey doesn't mix well with bikes :-\\\

 

[jward1989]

Finished... sort of

Finished... sort of

Ok, after I followed some tips and pointers of the guys here and a fantastic wiring diagram that Old Skool made me I still had no power circuit. Fuming I went on a "Kick-everything-in-the-garage-twice" rampage and came away with nothing but a sore foot. My dad hearing the ruckus (I am using his garage to do this in since I don't have one at my apartment and my wife is against motorcycles in the living room for some reason) came out side and suggested that I bypass the switches 1 by 1 to see if I had a bad switch somewhere. I decided to start with the ignition switch and lo and behold I had a circuit that worked! A miracle! So I have replaced my ignition switch with a toggle switch for the time being in lieu of buying a replacement ignition. So the electric headache is finally over.... Now the bike won't start when I try, I'm guessing that it is due to having sat since July while I messed around with the electrics and the carbs are gummed up ( they were already pretty bad when I got the bike, wouldn't idle unless choked all the way) so I am now embarking on a carb cleaning quest. At this point I have been off the bike so long that my "itch-to-ride-no-matter-how-unsafe-or-unfinished" has slightly diminished and common sense is starting to kick in and I am seeing some big issues with the bike that I will need to take care of before I start using her regularly. All that to say, thanks for the help here guys and be expecting questions to be popping up in other sections of the forums as I start to take her down the long road to recovery.

 

[Guest]

good to see you made some progress, and nice work maintaining a good sense of humor! i sometimes wish if people didn't have any help to offer they would just remain silent. And i, too, have had an unreasonably difficult time convincing my wife that the living room is a PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE AND IN FACT CONVENIENT place for motorcycle rebuild. Just no getting through to some people.

greg

 

[1_v8_merc]

Electrical is the hardest to solve, so be glad "that" part is over with.

-Strip and dip carbs.
-Then reassemble when clean.
-Replace any O-rings and Gaskets, if you don't want leaks.
-Put all your mixture screws within the "ballpark"
-Make sure floats are set to proper height.
-Bench Sync the carbs real quick.
-Put carb rack back on the bike
(NOTE: hook your throttle cables up FIRST, then put the carb rack back in the bike, cause they won't really go in once the carb rack is bolted back in, haha)


All of the carb teardown stuff is on the basscliff website...you'll probably need it.
It's not that hard, but you'll get the hang of it.