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As your 883 Iron is a 2019 model, does it not have keyless ignition system ? my 2018 48 does. If so it means you don't have an ignition switch to relocate and it's a simple enough task just to relocate your coils between the jugs, or cylinders if you prefer, with a suitable kit that's readily available, plus it looks some much nicer with the coils out of the way also.
After I did my wire tuck I only had to raise the tank by a tad over 1" or 28mm to be exact.
Cheers mate, yes mine is keyless so the ignition relocation isn't needed. I emailed a dude over here asking about coil relocations/ignition relocations on a keyless bike and yeah, he put me onto a bracket just for the coils Ł50 later I'm just waiting for it to arrive!
HI Crinnyx! Even here in (usually chilly) Norway the rear jug needs All the cooling air it can get,so moving the coils from underneath front of tank to between the jugs and at same time getting rid of that awful plasticy-bracket under tank seems a very good idea. (just have a look at the level of miscoloration due to heat on rear exhaust-pipe compared to the front one clearly indicates much higher temp at the rear one) As an extra bonus it looks SO much cleaner and tidier from any angle with all that junk removed.While tank is lifted off carefully tuck those fat wiring-looms up (where they will reside nicely in the tank-"tunnel") protected and out of harms way..Stay safe/-Reid
HI Crinnyx! Even here in (usually chilly) Norway the rear jug needs All the cooling air it can get,so moving the coils from underneath front of tank to between the jugs and at same time getting rid of that awful plasticy-bracket under tank seems a very good idea. (just have a look at the level of miscoloration due to heat on rear exhaust-pipe compared to the front one clearly indicates much higher temp at the rear one) As an extra bonus it looks SO much cleaner and tidier from any angle with all that junk removed.While tank is lifted off carefully tuck those fat wiring-looms up (where they will reside nicely in the tank-"tunnel") protected and out of harms way..Stay safe/-Reid
Awesome thanks for that man, I did it in the end and it looks mint.
HI Crinnyx! Even here in (usually chilly) Norway the rear jug needs All the cooling air it can get,so moving the coils from underneath front of tank to between the jugs and at same time getting rid of that awful plasticy-bracket under tank seems a very good idea. (just have a look at the level of miscoloration due to heat on rear exhaust-pipe compared to the front one clearly indicates much higher temp at the rear one) As an extra bonus it looks SO much cleaner and tidier from any angle with all that junk removed.While tank is lifted off carefully tuck those fat wiring-looms up (where they will reside nicely in the tank-"tunnel") protected and out of harms way..Stay safe/-Reid
To each their own but claiming that a naked bike need "all the cooling air it can get" is a stretch of the imagination. These Evo Sporty engines have been around for nearly 40 years and have been proven bulletproof under any condition. Pro tip: If you manspread an extra half inch when you ride, you will have a greater impact on the bike's cooling than a coil relocation. That said, I think that gap up front looks great and I plan on doing it to mine soon, for purely cosmetic reasons.
u will need to do a tank lift with a wire tuck.i did 1.5" and the wiring was almost tight after i wrapped it in EZ FUZE TAPE.
No you do not "need" to do a tank lift with a wire tuck. Granted, you can not locate all of the
wiring connectors on top of the backbone, you have to position them on the sides of it.
Here's a pic of mine - no tank lift cause I personally don't like them, but to each their own....
And here's an older pic with the type of coil relocation that most folks perform.
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