minimizing the electrics

[gs750caferacer]

hey guys im trying to get an idea of what others have done to clean up the electrics?!?!?! I want to get rid of the consul between the speedo and tach. I dont need warning lights or shift lights. I want to wire a toggle or something for the lights in the head light cavity... but i dont know what to do about the turn signals. if the law would let me i would run no indicators but i cant... i will be using small ones. but the main goal is to shave the bars a bit and hide/ditch wires. what are the nessasary things i have to keep? I know the coil the regulator rectifier and starter and lights. Please post pics if you can of any ideas or things you have seen. Thanks

[gs750caferacer]

Im thinking of mounting a starter switch under the seat. i need brake lights but i have made up rear sets and not sure if i will still use the same rear master cylinder. indicators and head light i need. but still unsure of where to place them. im going to hide as much of the rest of the electrics in the seat cone with battery in there also. I want it very basic I dont need lights in gauges I will be running a speedo and possible a tach too. my bike will be pretty much a skeleton if i get it right. i want to race it on the weekends but ride it to work too.

[Steve]

what year and model bike?

Yeah, typical question, but take a look at his user name. "gs750caferacer"

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[BassCliff]

Hi,

They may not be exactly what you need, but you can find a few "bare bones" wiring diagrams at the link below. Use them as guidelines.

Simple Wiring Diagrams

EDIT: Sorry, one of the links is broken but here is the diagram.

http://forum.motonline.pt/uploads/20070713_123719_wdb1ed.gif

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[posplayr]

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

Minimal Schematic

thanks Cliff, I see the link is already at your site

[MisterCinders]

Even the stock configuration doesn't have a ton of wires up front. They tend to nest in the headlight bucket.

To minimize the front end, lose the gauge cluster and replace it with smaller gauges or a combo unit. That will shed some wiring, since the stock cluster has more bulbs and wires than other units that provide the same functions.

Why would you add a "toggle for the headlight"? Will you turn it off? Even if your bike allows the headlight to power off (my 1978 does), I'd think you'd want to tie that into the ignition to make it always on and lose that wiring.