if you have a sonic cleaner, it will make that harness look like its new. Just a thought. If you use any VOC cleaner, you will soften the plastic coating and will most likely end up re-taping the whole thing.

 

no sonic cleaner. Ill have to re wrap it anyway cause Ill be changing it so drastically.

 

What? no sonic cleaner? you have everything else! I guess that I would strip it down to just the wires, clean it with something "heavier" in weight, like a lite oil and then clean that up with a water soluble degreaser. You could even start with the degreaser, and then clean with something more aggressive if it doesn't work.

 

Degreaser is the best bet, cause ive got some.

Is there anything else I can use other than electrical tape to wrap it? I hate how the stuff becomes after a year or two, just a sticky mess.

I have some solder joint tape I wanna try, but it looks like regular electrical tape.

 

you could use shrink tube or the waffle tube, other than that I don't know what else

 

Awesome build, it's gonna be a ono-of-a-kind bike. I'm going trough the same airbox build, it's funny how you got it started exactly as I did, two plates screwed on the carbs, I ditched mine along with the carbs. Worst problem was the warping under the welding heat.
You have access to a lathe so making velocity stacks should be a breeze, 2" pipe 1/8 thick fits perfect, you need to taper both inside and outside, I wleded 2 1/2" 1/4"thick pipe over the 2" cut it and shaped it trumpet like. The problem is to put it on, you will need to unfasten a carb from the steel plates to get the stack skirt in place since you can't remove, unless you make a lid to that cover and bolt everything in place like stock.
Good job on everything !!

 

You have no life...;-)


Kudos to the ability to take an idea and more importantly doing it.

 

I love following this thread...great job so far! Thruxton, did they name you after the Triumph motorcycle?

 

Yep. The baseplate for the airbox is kinda thick, 1/8 inch, and the two rectangular ones are even thicker, so Im hoping to keep warping to a minimum.

For velocity stacks Im probably gonna build a few sets of fiberglass ones different lengths, decide on a length and make them out of carbon fiber.


Actually im naked after the place in England, I believe thats what the bike is also named after.

 

your naked? Must be the welding fumes.

 

use shrinkwrap

 

kicking the wiring harnesses ***, or maybe its kicking my ***

 

What's your goal with redoing the wiring? How are you achieving that goal? To clarify: thicker gages, removing unused connections, etc.

 

Since ive moved all my electronics up front, 80% of the wiring is un needed. Also eliminating sidstand switch, clutch switch, rear brake switch, and all of the wiring for the gauges, there is a ton.

The gauge im using is very simple wiring wise and has alot of extra features.

So to answer your question, shortening it, removing unnecessary connections, making it fit the layout of my bike.

 

Gonna beef it up at all for possible increased lighting needs?

 

most likely. Not really sure what to do. Im running led tail light and blinkers. A 60w high beam and a 35w HID low beam. Might wire in a relay and some heaver gauge wire for the headlight, not to that point yet.

anyone have any advice?

 

advice for what? I wouldn't no what to tell you. When I did my undertail exhaust i had to mount my reg/rect up in the front of the bike to keep heat off of it. i mounted by one of the body ducts to make sure that I had air flowing over it.

 

advice for heavy duty headlight wiring.

Did anyone notice where I mounted my R/R? its in good airflow and its in plain sight.

 

Obviously not a stock Reg/Rec.
Does it ground through the housing, if so you might want to run a good size ground wire to that unit.
I'd hate to see the bearings if they have to provide the ground path for any length of time...

Kai Ju.

P.S.
I remember when the wire harness on my 600 Rotax engined Ninja 250 looked like that.......

 

no its not grounded through the housing, but ill probably run an extra ground just in case.

 

I'm surprised it's not painted flat black yet.

 

Paint it black and polish the fin edges for that bit of bling........

Kai Ju

 

might paint it, might not. Paint adds weight you know

 

I cant get over how hideous that front fender is. I mean, damn. I thought my monster fender was ugly. No offense anyone, it does look good with the fairing though.

 

Hey trucker, you thought of a name for this bike yet?

 

Time to make your own..

 

nope, I have not

I plan on it. Its just on there for fork brace design purposes

 

umm, ITS ALIVE

 

Where's the proof? Only a sound file will do!

 

its slowly uploading