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Boogieman Senior Member Offline Bang! Bang! Posts: 284 NORCAL Gender:	wiring madness 02/04/15 at 14:35:20 so I'm wiring my bike back together and I notice I don't know as much as I thought I did so here's what we got going. this is the schematic for the old wiring:
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Boogieman Senior Member Offline Bang! Bang! Posts: 284 NORCAL Gender:	Re: wiring madness Reply #1 - 02/04/15 at 14:37:14 here's the simpler one im kinda going for:
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Reply #2 - 02/04/15 at 14:43:49

ok...there's all kind of differences between what's actually on my bike and the diagrams but it's not worrying me thers just a couple of things I don't understand.

there have only ever been two wires coming out of the back of my brake light and only one light bulb. ok fine, one of the wires is ground and the other is power.. well where does the extra brightness come in? because normally the light is on all of the time and just gets brighter when I activate either the front brake light switch or the rear brake light switch. so i guess im asking how do i wire that up.?

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Boogieman Senior Member Offline Bang! Bang! Posts: 284 NORCAL Gender:	Re: wiring madness Reply #3 - 02/04/15 at 14:46:39 also, what is that reddish wax-fabric coated type wire with the connector on it coming off my starter relay suppost to go? neither diagram specifies its use.
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Re: wiring madness
Reply #4 - 02/04/15 at 15:06:53

Boogieman wrote on 02/04/15 at 14:43:49:

ok...there's all kind of differences between what's actually on my bike and the diagrams but it's not worrying me thers just a couple of things I don't understand.

there have only ever been two wires coming out of the back of my brake light and only one light bulb. ok fine, one of the wires is ground and the other is power.. well where does the extra brightness come in? because normally the light is on all of the time and just gets brighter when I activate either the front brake light switch or the rear brake light switch. so i guess im asking how do i wire that up.?

Functionally, you have 2 lights (1 light bulb)
a brake light and a running light.
most aftermarket lights are made for Harley
which uses the frame as the 3rd wire for ground.

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Re: wiring madness
Reply #5 - 02/04/15 at 15:58:36

If you take the lens off that light and confirm that the light and socket actually is a dual filament bulb - then...the red wire is most likely the stop (bright) light, and the black is most likely the running (dim), light, and the ground is provided by the light being bolted to the frame. It would be best to run a ground wire to the bolt and tighten it with the nut.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: wiring madness Reply #6 - 02/04/15 at 17:33:17 so I'm wiring my bike back together and I notice I don't know as much as I thought I did Dude, that's a hard thing to come to grips with.. and harder to own up to. Aren't you glad there is a crowd of smart guys here who will help? Can't tell you how many times I got bailed out..
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Boogieman Senior Member Offline Bang! Bang! Posts: 284 NORCAL Gender:	Re: wiring madness Reply #7 - 02/04/15 at 18:11:52 yes most definitely thankful! can i use a 20amp fuse like this instead of those fin looking ones? nobody knows what that wire off the starter relay is for eh? hmm... i'll have to research.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: wiring madness Reply #8 - 02/04/15 at 18:53:18 Boogieman wrote on 02/04/15 at 14:46:39: also, what is that reddish wax-fabric coated type wire with the connector on it coming off my starter relay supposed to go? neither diagram specifies its use. you should have a similar looking wire coming out of the harness up by the decomp controller.
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