More work today. Had some stuff come in I had been waiting for. First off I installed a left side front footpeg, something that strangely seems to be practically non-existent in the used market. It will be much easier to shift with a peg there. Looks pretty:
Also got an ebay package with a few "relays" off a 2006 model. The one I needed was the decomp controll unit and I installed that. I also got a fuse holder in the package and it was better than mine, with the rubber mount and all which mine was missing so I swapped them out.
I also received a starter solenoid that I had bought on ebay. This one has a frame mount and all the nice rubber covers, etc. I will swap it with my beat up and electrical-taped one tomorrow.
My turn signals have been lighting up, but not "wink." I suspect the relay, of course, so I went out to Autozone and bought a $2.99 flasher relay and installed it. The OEM I had priced out at $38.52. The plug on the bike plugged right onto the Autozone relay; I didn't have to do any modifications.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, actually it was yesterday. I took my fuel tank cap apart and cleaned it so I could get air through the vent and reassembled it. I suspect this is a problem on my bike. When I have tried to start it it took a long time and pretty much every time it finally fired up was just after I had removed the fuel tank cap. I assume it had a vapor lock that was keeping the fuel from flowing. At least that is my theory and if it was the cap, it should work now.
Cheers,
Mike