I'm going to be wiring the license plate light and I am considering drilling a few little (1/8" or smaller) holes in the swingarm to get the leads up to the fuse box.

I obviously won't be able to support the wire inside the tube. Will the vibration be a problem?

 

Not that it means anything, but I've never heard of that being done. I would be more concerned with the constant flexing of the wire within the sheathing where it goes into the swingarm as opposed to vibrations inside it. Copper can only take so much bending back and forth.

 

I also would worry about stretching the wire and maybe even shorting out on the point of entry/exit once the insulation wore away.

What I did was cover the full length of the wires in black heat shrink. Heated the whole length really good to keep the wire as minimal as possible. Then I just ran the wire along the bottom/wheelside of the swingarm and used black zipties to hold the wire in place. Can hardly tell anything is there.

 

Exactly what I did with mine.

 

I ran these along the bottom of the swingarm.3m tape on the backside of em.Been on for 3+years now.

 

I personally would never drill holes in a swing arm that weren't supposed to be there in the first place.

 

These mounting pads work perfect, but I have found that the two sided tape on them tend to rot and fall apart when they get wet and dry constantly. I use these a lot at work, and have found that pulling of the standard tape, and adding a square of this tape (link below) works perfect. The outdoor tape is strong enough that I bent a stainless cabinet trying to get one off that I applied two years ago.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Scotch...1-DC/100575385

 

I may look into the mounting pads. Thanks for the tips.

 

Use a hole saw