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Old Dec 10, 2021 | 02:11 PM
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i had to solder a wire inside my fx narcelle wow why is there so many wires in there. a jungle of wires. i thought id see a headlight plug and 2 blinker wires.at most. not the case
 
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They hate people like you that work on the own bike so they made it easy for them and U they did not care so much for
 
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My FXR is the same, I couldn't believe it. I wanted to put in an LED headlight bulb - HA! Ain't happening with the big heatsink hanging off the end.
 
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In canada the discussion about a LED headlight takes a turn for the worse BUT his heat sink is sticking out in front
 
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In canada the discussion about a LED headlight takes a turn for the worse BUT his heat sink is sticking out in front
We're hoping to get some American input on that topic.


 
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Jeez, my glasses broke when I saw those two pics.

When I got my shovel I had to do a ton of rewiring and I spent a lot of time in that nacelle. I figure the reason there are so many connectors in there is so they could prewire subassemblies then just make the connections real quick at final assembly.

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i had to solder a wire inside my fx narcelle wow why is there so many wires in there. a jungle of wires. i thought id see a headlight plug and 2 blinker wires.at most. not the case
As long as your not colur blind and or gender blinded you'll be fine,
 
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I just re-wired my 81 Fatbob and thought I would clean up the wiring behind the headlight. Not really possible if you keep all the buttons and switches. It adds up really quick.
 
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I just re-wired my 81 Fatbob and thought I would clean up the wiring behind the headlight. Not really possible if you keep all the buttons and switches. It adds up really quick.
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I have done more than a few.. all with O.E. connectors and Color code... I am continually amazed be the sheer number of folks who do Not Realize that the HandleBar controls are Modular...each side with it's own harness then a lighting harness then an ignition/control/information harness...all modular... ie. No Need for Wire Cutting.. a small bit of Thought and Effort before the wire cutters!!!! Even the MoCo made different length harnesses...
 
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