Coil relay mod Q - which wire?

[Gixxer Dan]

Hey everybody,

quick question. I've since fed up with the rough idle and inconsistent power so I've decided to jump into the coil relay mod (something I probably should have done a long time ago). Anyways, I have a question, I'm reading the tutorials and it says to disconnect the main wire supply to the coils and connect it to the 85 or 86 terminal of the relay (I have a 4 terminal relay). As labeled with the red dot in the picture above, are those are the wires I need to cut and connect to the 85/86 terminal? If so, which one do I connect or do I converge both of them into the single terminal? After, do I run a single wire out of terminal 87 of the relay and split them into 2 to each of the coils? Sorry for the confusion, I know this should be easy but I'm more of a wrench turner than an electrician

[BassCliff]

Hey Mr. Gixxer Dan! Long time, no see!

CLICK HERE and then have a look at this simplified diagram.



Yes, both of those wires are joined and connected to terminal #87 on the relay. Those two orange/white wires join up together somewhere deeper in the wiring harness anyway.

Then, wrap up one of those orange/white wires coming out of the harness so that it doesn't short out. Connect the other orange/white wire coming out of the harness to terminal #86 on the relay.

Connect terminal #85 to ground.

Connect terminal #36 (30?) to the positive bolt on the starter soleniod, or to the positive terminal of the battery. Don't forget to put an inline fuse on this wire (15 amps).

Leave the other wires from the coils connected as is (the green/yellow and white?).

Don't forget to do all this work with the battery disconnected.

Have you adjusted your valves yet? I'm thinking of doing mine at my next oil change. Why don't you join me?

Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Gixxer Dan]

As always BassCliff, you come through in the clutch

Thanks for leading me in the right direction, I'll finish her up tomorrow when I get the chance and see she turns out. I would most certainly like to take you up on the offer for the valve adjustment. I'll take any opportunity to learn anything I can on the Ol' 550. Any group rides in the works? We definitely need to do one of those again

[BassCliff]

Dan,

The next large gathering of So. Cal. GS-ers will be in Julian, a rally the first weekend of April. I'm going down on Sunday to ride around for the day. Here's the thread:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=131155

Take care,

Cliff