Bedifferent
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You do realize I was making a JOKE!
A Simple Way To Add Ground Wire Capacity
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You do realize I was making a JOKE!
1olbull
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Why on earth would you grind wires?
1olbull
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Us aliens know all about that.Heh, Heh, Heh
OK then Earthing terminals?
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Threads like this are the number one reason that I have joined any motorcycle forums. My hat's off to all the contributors here and I sincerely than k you for all of this good, pragmatic information!
Jim (Jag) I'll be looking for a way to bribe you into booking some of your precious time to help me with some electrical upgrades this season as I'm very much like any one of the Three Stooges when it comes to wiring, splicing, soldering, etc. I'd really like to add the RTB lights like you've done, fit the EB kit and upgrade the ground (earth to you heathens) wire - the only thing that I'd comfortably tackle on my own.
Yeah, OK, so what? I do openly admit to my shortcomings, electronics being only one of many...
Jim (Jag) I'll be looking for a way to bribe you into booking some of your precious time to help me with some electrical upgrades this season as I'm very much like any one of the Three Stooges when it comes to wiring, splicing, soldering, etc. I'd really like to add the RTB lights like you've done, fit the EB kit and upgrade the ground (earth to you heathens) wire - the only thing that I'd comfortably tackle on my own.
Yeah, OK, so what? I do openly admit to my shortcomings, electronics being only one of many...
Jag
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Threads like this are the number one reason that I have joined any motorcycle forums. My hat's off to all the contributors here and I sincerely than k you for all of this good, pragmatic information!
Jim (Jag) I'll be looking for a way to bribe you into booking some of your precious time to help me with some electrical upgrades this season as I'm very much like any one of the Three Stooges when it comes to wiring, splicing, soldering, etc. I'd really like to add the RTB lights like you've done, fit the EB kit and upgrade the ground (earth to you heathens) wire - the only thing that I'd comfortably tackle on my own.
Yeah, OK, so what? I do openly admit to my shortcomings, electronics being only one of many...
Order what u want and stop by will install it.
sassybigboy
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Just want to say a Big Thank you for the above post as my bike has been playing up for months even jumping of a car battery wouldn't work so today I logged in and read your post on adding an earth wire and 10 minuets later I'm back on the road
so thank you
Best regards
Sas Hunter
England
Just want to say a Big Thank you for the above post as my bike has been playing up for months even jumping of a car battery wouldn't work so today I logged in and read your post on adding an earth wire and 10 minuets later I'm back on the road
so thank you
Best regards
Sas Hunter
England
Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
Just curious if you grounded to the frame like I suggested or actually went directly to the engine. I have not had any starting issues prior to adding the frame ground wire, but when I started my bike this spring it did to appear to crank with more speed after adding the wire. There has been some questioning over using the frame ground point as I suggested. With regards to providing current to the starter motor, we a dealing with basic electricity principles. I still believe this is an effective and simple way to add ground capacity. After doing some research, I found 3 specific references to the frame grounding in the Rocket Service Manual. I have quoted these references from the manual...they read as follows.....
"For any electrical system to work, electricity must be able to flow in a complete circuit from the power source (the battery) via the components and back to the battery. No circuit means no electrical flow. Once the power has left the positive side of the battery and run through the component it must then return to the battery on its negative side (this is called earth or ground). To save on wiring, connections and space, the negative side of the battery is connected directly to the frame or engine. Around the frame and engine will be various other ground points to which the wiring coming from components will be connected. In the case of the starter motor it bolts directly to the engine, which is bolted to the frame. Therefore the frame and engine also form part of the earth return path".
"Check the frame and engine earth connections are clean, tight and free from corrosion".
"Therefore the frame and engine also form part of the earth return path".
sassybigboy
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I did the earth just like you show in your photo and it just burst into life turned over real quick but will check the other earth's when I can find them .
regards
Sas
