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    Took tank off..found mystery wires??

    Hi All...
    Took the gas tank off for the first time since owning the bike...which is a 1981 GS1000L.
    Hanging off to the left side of the bike (as if I am sitting on it ) near the front is two female spade connectors. One has 2 solid green wires going into it. The other has a orange wire w/ green stripe.
    Any idea what they are for? Looked in the clymer schematic...not even a orange w/green stripe showing? Wondering if they were meant for a fairing at one time?
    Any help would be appreciated...
    Thx
    Rick
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    Originally posted by 81GS1000L View Post
    Hi All...
    Took the gas tank off for the first time since owning the bike...which is a 1981 GS1000L.
    Hanging off to the left side of the bike (as if I am sitting on it ) near the front is two female spade connectors. One has 2 solid green wires going into it. The other has a orange wire w/ green stripe.
    Any idea what they are for? Looked in the clymer schematic...not even a orange w/green stripe showing? Wondering if they were meant for a fairing at one time?
    Any help would be appreciated...
    Thx
    Rick
    Sounds to me like its the Horn wires?? Horns use (green and orange/green)

    Do you have functional horns?

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      #3
      I agree that they are for the horns. The green one is the "hot" wire, it should show battery voltage when the key is ON. The orange/green wire leads to the switch in the left handgrip housing and will be grounded when the horn switch is pressed.

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        #4
        just ran outside...neighbors won't like me...lol...but pressed the horn button and it sounded. Too dark to look further, but i do know i have a working horn.
        now what?
        Rick

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          #5
          Most GS bikes have two horns. Are they both there?
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            #6
            As I recall, Suzuki used spade connectors for the horn and for the coils, and everywhere else they used bullet connectors.

            Do yours look like factory-issue, or after-market?
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              #7
              I am getting a chance to work on the bike again today in the daylight...so am going to check the connections at both horns. Will keep you updated.
              thx again...
              Rick

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                #8
                The horn is hooked up to the same color wires. These wires are factory and are coming from the same harness as the horn wires...except there are 2 solid green into one female spade connector and one orange with green stipe wire.

                My bike only has 1 horn...should there be 2? Am thinking that some bikes did , and thus the extra plug in?
                Rick

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by 81GS1000L View Post
                  The horn is hooked up to the same color wires. These wires are factory and are coming from the same harness as the horn wires...except there are 2 solid green into one female spade connector and one orange with green stipe wire.

                  My bike only has 1 horn...should there be 2? Am thinking that some bikes did , and thus the extra plug in?
                  Rick
                  Yes, they have a "low" and "hi" horn, so you should have two.

                  Do you have a multimeter to test the wires when the horn button is pushed?

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                    #10
                    They are horn wires. Not sure why mine is missing one...seems strange. But whatever...something else to try and locate.
                    thanks again for all your help!
                    Rick

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                      #11
                      my 1982 400E has only 1 horn too

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