minimalist wiring for a gs1100

[samp615]

I'm stripping down my gs1100, as minimal as possible. Headlight, tailight, start button, kill switch. nothing more.

I'm struggling with understanding wiring.

Can someone walk me through what I need to do?

Or at least a resource I can turn to to learn?

[850GT_Rider]

I'm stripping down my gs1100, as minimal as possible. Headlight, tailight, start button, kill switch. nothing more.

I'm struggling with understanding wiring.

Can someone walk me through what I need to do?

Or at least a resource I can turn to to learn?

Brake light? Gauge illumination? Horn? Once you take away the turn signals, pretty much everything else might have to stay.

In your locale, what's required for the bike to be street legal?

[Riding Again]

Welcome to a great site. Edit your profile to include your bike (year and model) as well as your location so we can better help!

Post also in the GS Owners section so you can be properly welcomed with more than enough information to help you!

Here is a link to Bass Cliff's site to the information you need. Simplified diagrams are near the bottom.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/electrical_odd-n-ends.html#A09

[posplayr]

I'm stripping down my gs1100, as minimal as possible. Headlight, tailight, start button, kill switch. nothing more.

I'm struggling with understanding wiring.

Can someone walk me through what I need to do?

Or at least a resource I can turn to to learn?

This is the minimum in my opinion

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=153727&highlight=550+bobber

[Riding Again]

I was trying to find your thread to post, but could only find the diagram.

[samp615]

Brake light? Gauge illumination? Horn? Once you take away the turn signals, pretty much everything else might have to stay.

In your locale, what's required for the bike to be street legal?

Ha, no I am not going to use any of that junk. I want really only what the bike actually needs to run. If it were possible I'd have no lights at all or key.

Is it possible to have just the stator, coil, rect, and start button?

[Nessism]

Is it possible to have just the stator, coil, rect, and start button?

Yes it is possible. Let us know how it works out.

[samp615]

Yes it is possible. Let us know how it works out.

You think it is?? Then can you give advice?

[Nessism]

You think it is?? Then can you give advice?

My advise is for you to get a wiring diagram and trace all the important wires. Things like the ignition, charging system, etc. Then go to work stripping all the unnecessary wires out of the harness. Have fun.

[samp615]

My advise is for you to get a wiring diagram and trace all the important wires. Things like the ignition, charging system, etc. Then go to work stripping all the unnecessary wires out of the harness. Have fun.

Will do. thank you for the great advice.

[cowboyup3371]

Why wouldn't you want taillights, brake lights, gauge lights...you know all the things to help you see at night and be seen?

But yea, go to Basscliff's site and download the wiring diagram for your bike. Just please look through everything and know what you have before you just start cutting connectors. Some wires share connectors with the other important stuff.

[Steve]

Many of us will give all kinds of advice, some of it might not be recommended or endorsed by Suzuki or other authorities,
but when you look for advise on how to specifically endanger yourself and possibly others, we will refrain from helping at all.

I can see possibly not having gauge illumination (ignorance is bliss) or turn signals (that's what hand signals are for), but to not have brake lights or tail lights?

By the way, why not eliminate the starter, too? You can always bump start it whenever you feel the urge to ride.

Please let us know where you will be riding, so we know when we might be in danger.

Sorry, you are on your own with this one.

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