Chopper from scratch- help needed
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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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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.
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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