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Old May 10, 2017 | 03:23 PM
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Need to know the amps rating on the circuit breaker that attaches to the battery and the 3 attached to the rear fender. I'm making a 72 FX kick start into a 73 FXE, so a bit of rewiring is coming up!
 
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Old May 10, 2017 | 08:28 PM
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you could omit the fender circuit brakers by using one 30 amp on the battery but it does get busy on the feeder line on a machine that has lots of stuff

30 amp is a go to for the battery what ever you do - the others are always 15 amp and today we use the sealed plastic one's rather then the metal
 
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15 amp breakers are mounted on the rear fender...
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Starter relay mounted here...
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30 amp breaker runs off the + side of the battery terminal
 
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Thank you for the photos, shows exactly where they need to be. I'm going to use a 5 terminal Bosch relay for the starter. The bikes a 72 FX (originally kick only) but somewhere in it's life it got electrified. But Bubba did the wiring, and what a mess.

Got a 74 FXE wiring harness and will be done right upon reassembly.
 
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