Completely Blank Slate

[Guest]

Lets just say hypothetically I have a bike with zero electrical components. What are the bare bones essentials I need to get on the road.
My ideas are kickstart only, simple toggle ignition, no speedo or tach, and wiring to head/taillights and blinkers.

I am pretty new to the electrical side of vehicles so bear with me...going with the blank slate premise stated above, what components would I need to purchase?
And are any of those components available in a newer, more reliable configuration?

Thank you, and I'm sorry if this is a topic that has been touched on before (if so point me to a specific link).

[posplayr]

kinda like asking how to run a motorcycle without gas...... actually that might be easier.

[alke46]

Nice 1st post

[Brendan W]

HI Whig Party and Welcome to the Forum.
This site http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/ has suggestions for simple wiring diagrams in the electrical section.
Generic components are available and you can select what you want and don't want from the bike's original wiring diagram.
Hooking stuff up and getting it running is the easy bit. The hard bit is knowing how to do it safely with proper fusing, connections and resistance to chafing.
A search through the projects/rebuilds section of the forum might throw up a project or two that would help. I know some of the Cafe projects run with stripped harnesses and small batteries.

[posplayr]

I would have offered this up has teh slate not been so clean.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?153727-Minimal-550-Bobber-Schematic&highlight=550+bobber+schematic

[Whig Party]

haha you guys are dicks. I guess i deserved it for getting too hypothetical!

[posplayr]

We're not mind readers so we have to take your Hypo-Psychosis at face value.