If there is still unneeded police wring that would also be the time to address that & remove unneeded extra wiring.ĭo you know the history of that motorcycle? If that is in fact an old police bike then you might want to make a full game plan to do other things when you re-wrap that harness, like remove the police coil box & install conventional civilian spark plug wires (those braided police RFI spark plug wires will most likely eventually short-out up at the metal RFI coil cover). What you do sort of depends on how thorough of a job you want to do & how your work ethic conflicts with what is required. (most don't do that but simply just re-wrap what they can get to without removing the entire harness). Re-wrapping that harness in place (especially on a police bike) is a real pain in the a$$, to do it right the harness needs to be removed then fully wrapped with a quality harness tape. That looks like an old police bike, that ground strap that you mention is for the RT-P (police bike) metal ignition coil RFI cover ground. Constructive thoughts or guidance with this task is appreciated. So, I feel like I should rewrap the harness with friction tape at minimum. The top of the engine block is littered with it remains. What’s left of that sheath crumbles and nearly disintegrates like Nick Fury in Avengers, Infantry War. Also, note the braded ground/earth strap partially uncovered near the alternator body. As seen in my photos, the sections of harness covered with friction tape is intact, but the other parts seem to have been a synthetic material that has not held up to the heat. My first thoughts as to why, were engine heat, fire, rodent.Īfter reading this tread, perhaps heat and age have taken its toll on the wiring harness sheath. Now that I removed the RT’s body panels I was surprised at the condition of the wiring harness above the engine and behind the faring the sheath/covering is in various states of degradation or nonexistent (see attached pictures). The first indication of trouble came shortly after I bought the RT, I noticed the wires on the underside of the handlebars were naked, not bare copper, but there was nothing covering the bundle of wires. Wiring Harness: I am beginning to service my newly acquired R1150RT (32,000 miles) my first R bike I have owned three K bikes, but haven’t experienced this issue.
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