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Electrical rewire-overhaul
Frequent reader, first time poster. Working on a 79' GS850GN. I've seen Basscliff's super amazing hello a handful of times now and I've tried to absorb all I can from it. I have a few questions that I either didn't absorb before or haven't been able to find in the abundance of knowledge here.
My plan:
-Replace my crap OEM R&R with a Shindengen SH775. I found this fellow on Ebay selling them for cheaper than I have seen listed elsewhere on the site. Alternately I can go really sketchy and go with this guy's wares at a screaming deal of $34. How bulletproof are these R&Rs? Would you trust a used one? I haven't been able to find anyone buying anything but a new one here and I can't tell if that is for a good reason. Has anyone found a better place for connectors than D'Ecosse suggestion to source it from triumph?
-SSPB, as soon as Posplayr makes another run I will install one. I would like to wire to a fuse box in the meantime. Does anyone have suggestions that would make it easier to put in the SSPB later on down the road. I am debating cleaning, polishing the OEM fuse box and buying a new one that I will be replacing in the not too distant future.
- High performance ground mod as seen in step 2 of GS charging health. Honestly a good chunk of this is above my understanding of electronics. I follow it most of the time but get lost in the technical woods. I may have more questions that would otherwise be self evident as some of the photos in these posts aren't rendering any longer. (Is there a way to access these photos in an older cached version of the forum?)
-Replace headlight with LED. The current bucket on my bike is a random item the PO put on there and I will need to be replacing it. Does anyone have suggestion for a bucket that would play well with these new fangled LED lights?
-Replace back turn lights with two circuit running light- turn light models. I think I will end up doing this by buying a two circuit fixtures and buying some of these for the back. I will need to do some rewiring in the back to the right flashing unit, I don't think my bike has wiring for dual filament lights in the back so I will need to do some mods.
- Replace front turn signals w/ LEDS. I haven't figured out which set of LEDs I will use for that yet. I'm open to suggestions. I'm also looking for suggestions on enclosures, I'm not planning on sticking with the stock hardware.
- Coil relay mod. If you were doing this would you wire it any differently in anticipation of a SSPB?
-AGM battery, anyone have a favorite model or vendor?
-Connectors, I'm planning on replacing any that are suspect. Do you guys like the OEM replacements primarily for the convenience or do you find them to be excellent connections on top of being the same as what already lives on the bike? I am trying to weigh whether the increased cost and time of using modern connectors is worth it or not. I have been considering replacing what looks bad with more modern connectors and leaving what looks suitable still. Any favorites for modern style connectors if you don't like the old style? Anyone of the camp that the only connection that should be known to man is a soldered one?
-Dyna-S, is it worth it's price? I'm trying to build my bike to be as maintenance free as possible later on, I'd like to do it right the first time. I'm just not sure if it's something worth doing right now.
What am I missing? My stator was replaced by a PO and I got the bike in barely running condition. I stripped much of the bike down before realizing I had made a new kid move. I should have done a lot more diagnostics before taking it all to bits. I didn't get a chance to do a charging health check before I tore it down. I'm currently working on getting the valves adjusted, carbs torn down, cleaned and built again. Is my plan way too overzealous until I know where I am living? If you were doing a electrical refresh is there anything else you would want done? Is there any one thing that you would start with first.
Cheers and thanks for reading!
Reference for myself for later:
Wiring for idiots
Bass cliffs electrical odd n ends
My plan:
-Replace my crap OEM R&R with a Shindengen SH775. I found this fellow on Ebay selling them for cheaper than I have seen listed elsewhere on the site. Alternately I can go really sketchy and go with this guy's wares at a screaming deal of $34. How bulletproof are these R&Rs? Would you trust a used one? I haven't been able to find anyone buying anything but a new one here and I can't tell if that is for a good reason. Has anyone found a better place for connectors than D'Ecosse suggestion to source it from triumph?
-SSPB, as soon as Posplayr makes another run I will install one. I would like to wire to a fuse box in the meantime. Does anyone have suggestions that would make it easier to put in the SSPB later on down the road. I am debating cleaning, polishing the OEM fuse box and buying a new one that I will be replacing in the not too distant future.
- High performance ground mod as seen in step 2 of GS charging health. Honestly a good chunk of this is above my understanding of electronics. I follow it most of the time but get lost in the technical woods. I may have more questions that would otherwise be self evident as some of the photos in these posts aren't rendering any longer. (Is there a way to access these photos in an older cached version of the forum?)
-Replace headlight with LED. The current bucket on my bike is a random item the PO put on there and I will need to be replacing it. Does anyone have suggestion for a bucket that would play well with these new fangled LED lights?
-Replace back turn lights with two circuit running light- turn light models. I think I will end up doing this by buying a two circuit fixtures and buying some of these for the back. I will need to do some rewiring in the back to the right flashing unit, I don't think my bike has wiring for dual filament lights in the back so I will need to do some mods.
- Replace front turn signals w/ LEDS. I haven't figured out which set of LEDs I will use for that yet. I'm open to suggestions. I'm also looking for suggestions on enclosures, I'm not planning on sticking with the stock hardware.
- Coil relay mod. If you were doing this would you wire it any differently in anticipation of a SSPB?
-AGM battery, anyone have a favorite model or vendor?
-Connectors, I'm planning on replacing any that are suspect. Do you guys like the OEM replacements primarily for the convenience or do you find them to be excellent connections on top of being the same as what already lives on the bike? I am trying to weigh whether the increased cost and time of using modern connectors is worth it or not. I have been considering replacing what looks bad with more modern connectors and leaving what looks suitable still. Any favorites for modern style connectors if you don't like the old style? Anyone of the camp that the only connection that should be known to man is a soldered one?
-Dyna-S, is it worth it's price? I'm trying to build my bike to be as maintenance free as possible later on, I'd like to do it right the first time. I'm just not sure if it's something worth doing right now.
What am I missing? My stator was replaced by a PO and I got the bike in barely running condition. I stripped much of the bike down before realizing I had made a new kid move. I should have done a lot more diagnostics before taking it all to bits. I didn't get a chance to do a charging health check before I tore it down. I'm currently working on getting the valves adjusted, carbs torn down, cleaned and built again. Is my plan way too overzealous until I know where I am living? If you were doing a electrical refresh is there anything else you would want done? Is there any one thing that you would start with first.
Cheers and thanks for reading!
Reference for myself for later:
Wiring for idiots
Bass cliffs electrical odd n ends
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