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Old 05-06-2011, 03:53 PM
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Question Chopper from scratch- help needed

Iam building a little rigid frame chopper/bobber from scratcg-so far i have most parts,but i am confused as to the electronics i need,the motor is a 1998 evo that is fuel injected,but i am going to run a carb.i have no wiring harness ( have voltage regulator),so what do i need to have as far as electronics? bare minimum as far as wiring,only be running headlight and tail light+ handlebar switches,so i am looking toward a kit that has the module for the nose cone,coil,etc,dyna tech? what do you think? sure dont want to buy stuff i dont need! the motor does have a crank trigger,but i am assuming that should be blocked off? please help!
 
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I'd just make a custom wiring harness yourself.Should be able to do it with 4 circuits.1-headlight,2-tail&signal,3-power to coil,4-start or you could use a start button on the starter and use only 3 circuits,thats what I have on mine.

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see if this guy will ship it: http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/2389530140.html

complete for $120
 
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Originally Posted by macfhionghuin
I'd just make a custom wiring harness yourself.Should be able to do it with 4 circuits.1-headlight,2-tail&signal,3-power to coil,4-start or you could use a start button on the starter and use only 3 circuits,thats what I have on mine.

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Agree, that's what I have done. It's easier to run the wire through the frame one wire at a time as opposed to a whole mess of wires at one time. There's just not that many circuits on a little bike. Plan for your wires before you powder coat or paint the frame, and make sure you have holes drilled where wires need to come out of the frame (under the gas tank, behind steering stem, rear for brake lights if hardtail, etc).

I used to build harnesses for customer jeeps with motor/tranny/differential swaps, and did it the same way, one wire at a time. An entire harness for a car only takes about 14 hours, even soldering all ends, so a bike takes just a couple of hours and costs about $20-$30 in wire. Lube your wires and the push through the frame rather easy...
 
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I know ya' probably already got this figured out but here's a little help as to how I go about it.
I use a wire harness from junkyard, get every thing lined up & working then I know just how much I need & that everything works. This lets me look at a drawn schematic w/ the objective in my hand so I know I'm not crisscrossing anything. Then I find a suitable harness I like from store.
Also be warned: wire, believe it or not is one of the first places manufacturers skimp, using too small of wire & your cycle is likely to burn to the ground.
 
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