moving my off/run start switches

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Nov 4, 2010 | 07:05 AM

gscully

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moving my off/run start switches

hopefully someone can help me. i'm swapping my bars this weekend, hopefully if the parts come in, and i'm going with a hidden switch bar from exile. it has 4 switches for blinkers, brights and horn. i want to replace and relocate my off/run start buttons with toggle switches that i can hide somewhere on the bike.

i just took my old switch casing apart and the off/run has 2 wires running to it, grey and white, the white wire jumps to the start button and a black wire exits the start button, ground i guess. i don't know a lot about wiring but can i just run 2 toggle switches, one momentary switch and one regular toggle or is it more complicated than that? or is there a 3 position toggle, off/run/momentary that i can use?

if you're going to answer, can you use small words, i'm not that bright and i've never screwed with wiring before. thank you.

i have a '91 softail fxstc. i posted this in the electrical forum but didn't get any answers, hopefully you guys can help.

Nov 5, 2010 | 05:16 PM

Tactical111

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The "off/run" switch cuts power to the start switch only. With it off your lights should still be on if it's like my '91 FLHS. As a former technician I've never seen a three position toggle switch. I'd recommend a toggle switch for the "off/run" function and momentary "push button" type switch for the starter switch so you can release that starter quickly and don't hit it by accident, etc. Hope this helps.

Nov 6, 2010 | 04:10 AM

gscully

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thank you. exactly what i needed to know.

Nov 6, 2010 | 07:44 AM

98glider

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I used a momentary key switch like a car and that works great on my bobber

Nov 7, 2010 | 11:06 PM

jaredb

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Here's the deal. I have a 90 softail and 0 wires going to my bars. Have a toggle for "on/off" and a button for start. The reason there is two wires to the "on/off" switch is that's what powers your coil. Then from the coil the "start" button gets power. So you cant crank it with no ignition. I put the toggle on the top engine mount and the button on the starter cover. Hope that helps. Just ask if you got any sort of other questions.

Nov 7, 2010 | 11:34 PM

j1mmy

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From: navarre ohio

just leave the off switch off your bike.. the key shuts it off..run the ign wire hot all the time, then jump it to the start wire..do you have a run/off switch on your steering wheel in your car??

Nov 8, 2010 | 05:29 AM

RidemyEVO

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From: Northern Ontario

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't the Op just get one of those push buttons for the starter and eliminate the handle bar start button all together and just use the ignition key in place of the run/off button?