Moving signal lights to trees
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From: Chesterfield, VA
RE: Moving signal lights to trees
I just moved mine about a month ago, so maybe I have some info to help.
This method, in my opinion, is the idea way to do it.
Get new Multilock terminals from your dealer. You will need three for each signal.
Disconnect your battery.
The first thing you need to do is find the connectors at the end of the signal harnesses. These connectors are going to be located just inside the neck of the frame, one on each side. Remove the big, heavy rubber grommets on each side of the neck. Follow the signal harnesses inside the neck and fish for the connectors. Once you find them, gently tug them until you can pull them outside the neck and disconnect them.
Go ahead and fish the connector end of the harness through the openings in the triple trees and free from the clips on the handlebars. Once they are freely dangling from the signals, relocate the signals to their new mounting place.
When you are happy with the new location, figure out how long the wiring needs to be. You can use a piece of tape to mark where the new end of the harnesses will be. Make sure you allow enough slack to account for the extra length needed for the turning of the front end.
Make a diagram to show which color wire belongs in each hole of the connector so you can use it for a reference when you reassemble the connectors and terminals.
Using the instructions provided below, remove the old terminals and wires from your connectors. Cut the harnesses to the newly established proper length. Installed the new terminals on the wires and place the terminals back in the Multilock connectors. Use dielectric grease on the terminals inside the connectors.
Plug the connectors back together, push the wiring back in the neck, and reinstalled the heavy rubber grommets.
Reconnect the battery and check your signals to make sure the are working properly.
That should be it.
An easier way, but leaving a greater chance for electrical failure would be to cut the wiring harnesses shorter, then solder your wires back together. Cover with heat shrink.
Maybe other members will fill in where I may have left something out.
Good luck.
This method, in my opinion, is the idea way to do it.
Get new Multilock terminals from your dealer. You will need three for each signal.
Disconnect your battery.
The first thing you need to do is find the connectors at the end of the signal harnesses. These connectors are going to be located just inside the neck of the frame, one on each side. Remove the big, heavy rubber grommets on each side of the neck. Follow the signal harnesses inside the neck and fish for the connectors. Once you find them, gently tug them until you can pull them outside the neck and disconnect them.
Go ahead and fish the connector end of the harness through the openings in the triple trees and free from the clips on the handlebars. Once they are freely dangling from the signals, relocate the signals to their new mounting place.
When you are happy with the new location, figure out how long the wiring needs to be. You can use a piece of tape to mark where the new end of the harnesses will be. Make sure you allow enough slack to account for the extra length needed for the turning of the front end.
Make a diagram to show which color wire belongs in each hole of the connector so you can use it for a reference when you reassemble the connectors and terminals.
Using the instructions provided below, remove the old terminals and wires from your connectors. Cut the harnesses to the newly established proper length. Installed the new terminals on the wires and place the terminals back in the Multilock connectors. Use dielectric grease on the terminals inside the connectors.
Plug the connectors back together, push the wiring back in the neck, and reinstalled the heavy rubber grommets.
Reconnect the battery and check your signals to make sure the are working properly.
That should be it.
An easier way, but leaving a greater chance for electrical failure would be to cut the wiring harnesses shorter, then solder your wires back together. Cover with heat shrink.
Maybe other members will fill in where I may have left something out.
Good luck.
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,168
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From: Cornwall UK
RE: Moving signal lights to trees
Hi charlie, i can,t find the thread, but when i fitted new bars (1 1/4" Burley Classics) with internal wiring,i also resited the the indicators on the trees.
Cut the indicator wires where they exit the switches, make sure you have enough wire to join the new extention wire that you are going to run down to the new indicator location.(on the trees)
I used twin core cable for the extention and inline crimped them to the indicator wires where they exit the switches.
I ranall thewires internally through the bars to exit at the bottom.
The wires all in their originalouter sheaths run down behind the headlight,here i cut a smallslotin the outer sheaths and exited the indicator wires (1 for each side)ran them out to the indicators, the other original run back through the headstock to connect under the tank.
I used new grommets in the indicators and made the connection inside the indicator housing to keep it looking clean.
This may sound long winded but its easy, just as always, give yourself plenty of time.
Hope this helps.
Cut the indicator wires where they exit the switches, make sure you have enough wire to join the new extention wire that you are going to run down to the new indicator location.(on the trees)
I used twin core cable for the extention and inline crimped them to the indicator wires where they exit the switches.
I ranall thewires internally through the bars to exit at the bottom.
The wires all in their originalouter sheaths run down behind the headlight,here i cut a smallslotin the outer sheaths and exited the indicator wires (1 for each side)ran them out to the indicators, the other original run back through the headstock to connect under the tank.
I used new grommets in the indicators and made the connection inside the indicator housing to keep it looking clean.
This may sound long winded but its easy, just as always, give yourself plenty of time.
Hope this helps.
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