Need help wiring a new tail light

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May 29, 2014 | 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Hess

That sounds reasonable. Experiment with some clip leads and a battery until you get it figured out. Yes, battery negative terminal is a good ground point. Put: One clip lead from the battery negative to the mounting bolt of the new light. One clip lead from the battery positive to each wire in turn. What happens?

I will give this a try and see what happens. I just completed the following from an earlier post. I have a tail light, but no stop light. Thanks for your reply. I have a manual and it shows the red/yellow wire to be the stop and the blue to be the tail. Thanks for your response. I will try and get back to the shop tonight or in the morning.

May 29, 2014 | 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RANGER73

Black is ground. Older bikes like ours didn't use a wire, the stock lights were self grounding.

Thank you. With everyone's help I will get it working. Fairly new to the forum and it has been very helpful.

May 29, 2014 | 09:12 PM

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Just checked it. Red wire is the stop and the black is the tail light. Hooked up the wires to the harness and ran a wire from the housing mounting bolt to the black/ground wire on the harness. Works like a charm. I will clean everything up mount the light tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for your help. I am down to adjusting the clutch, mounting the fuel tank and seat, and she will be ready to fire. I have not ridden since November.