Ground wire question
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From: Arnold, Penna
Ground wire question
I am changing the handlebars on my 92 Heritage Softail and when I removed the riser bolt on the right side, what I believe is a ground wire that was connected to the riser bolt twisted off. Can anyone tell me what this went to so I can splice it back together? I can't see or feel a broken wire.
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Not sure if your '92 is the same as my '96 Heritage, but from the parts diagram for my '96, it sounds like you're referring to #23---"Cable, ground".
I just checked my bike, I don't have that cable/wire installed like it shows here, so I can't tell you where it goes or what it connects to.
Everything on my bike works fine, so I'm not sure if you even need it.
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From: Arnold, Penna
Thanks for the drawing. In doing some searching on the forum, the wire runs from the riser bolt to the triple tree and it's intent is to ground the handlebars since the rubber bushings isolate the bars from the frame.
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You need it, without it vibration will cause intermittent contact leading to all kinda goofy electrical issues that will act like something serious elsewhere on the bike, seen guys chase their tails for weeks and spend money swapping parts that didn't need it.
OP the wire usually pulls off at the ringlet under the nut you can't see most times, it frequently get twisted off when people pull the riser bolts.
OP the wire usually pulls off at the ringlet under the nut you can't see most times, it frequently get twisted off when people pull the riser bolts.
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Maybe other bikes are different, but I don't think anything on my bike depends on the handlebars being grounded.
All I have on my handlebars are the left and right turn signals, the run/stop switch, the start button switch, the bright/dim switch for my headlight, the front brake switch, and the horn button.
Per the wiring diagram, no wires from any of them connect directly to the handlebars for a ground. They all go to Deutsch connectors.
Since the Moco has a ground wire in the parts diagram, I'm probably missing something obvious.
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Maybe other bikes are different, but I don't think anything on my bike depends on the handlebars being grounded.
All I have on my handlebars are the left and right turn signals, the run/stop switch, the start button switch, the bright/dim switch for my headlight, the front brake switch, and the horn button.
Per the wiring diagram, no wires from any of them connect directly to the handlebars for a ground. They all go to Deutsch connectors.
Since the Moco has a ground wire in the parts diagram, I'm probably missing something obvious.
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All I have on my handlebars are the left and right turn signals, the run/stop switch, the start button switch, the bright/dim switch for my headlight, the front brake switch, and the horn button.
Per the wiring diagram, no wires from any of them connect directly to the handlebars for a ground. They all go to Deutsch connectors.
Since the Moco has a ground wire in the parts diagram, I'm probably missing something obvious.
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From: Iowa
I did read post 6.
But I'm still wondering what electrical circuit on the handlebars of a '92 bike (or any other bike) depend on the handlebars being electrically grounded to the rest of the bike.
I'm always looking to learn more about these bikes.
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