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Ok..Whilst doing my Stage 1 install today, I removed the fuel tank to route my PV wire to the handlebars. I noticed that 3 wires were compressed...see pics...Have you seen this?


 
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See the smashed ones.. Someone sure did some jackleg or careless work. What's up with the twisted one?
 
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Make sure they aren't pinched when you put it back together and forget about it.
 
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As long as the insulation isn't cut no big deal. The twisted pairs are for reduced interference.
 
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See the smashed ones.. Someone sure did some jackleg or careless work. What's up with the twisted one?
This is a 2014 with 1200 miles on it...it came like that from HD
 
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Good lord I don't have half that many wires on my whole bike .
 
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Originally Posted by scottwilliamson
As long as the insulation isn't cut no big deal. The twisted pairs are for reduced interference.
Seen that on cars for interference.. figured that was it...Probably the CANBUS signals. Wish mine still had points. Since it's new, maybe they squeezed the wires to slow down the electrons or something.?
 

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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Good lord I don't have half that many wires on my whole bike .
I'm with you. My fuse box has 2 maybe 3 fuses.
I looked in newer bike's box and it looked like the fuse box in my car.
 
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Originally Posted by RIPSAW
Seen that on cars for interference.. figured that was it...Probably the CANBUS signals. Wish mine still had points. Since it's new, maybe they squeezed the wires to slow down the electrons or something.?
correct! these are can high and can low wires
 
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