'76 harley needs a complete rewire. Need some help though, if you could. I'm guessing its a negative ground, like a car. Do I run the negative off the battery to a ground right away, or does it need to go to a block or something? The positive seems to go to a distribution block, do all the wires go from the block, or should some come directly from the battery?
I'll post pictures if need be.
Andrew
The negative goes from the battery negative to the frame and/or the engine/transmission. Generally, the + wire from the voltage regulator goes directly to the positive terminal of the battery. Everything else goes off the junction block.
When you say "'76 Harley," what exactly do you mean, and what exactly are you trying to accomplish?
when i say 76 harley, i mean a 1976 fxe harley. I'm trying to get it running again. Its my wife's father's bike, he bought it from the factory in 1976, and has had it ever since. My wife's ex husband rode it for awhile, they paid 2 separate people to rewire the bike, both people just added a couple new ends on some of the wire, took money and did nothing really.
I'd like to totally rewire the bike, just trying to figure it out myself. I found a bike shop I trust to do it as well, they quoted me $250 for a complete rewire. So its an option.
Andrew
This might be a stupid question, but why does it need complete rewire? IME with Italian bikes, the majority of problems are in or near connectors, and don't necessarily require replacing the whole loom.
Of course if the previous attempts at exorcising the electrical gremlins have led to the need for a complete rewire, that's a different issue.
I quite familiar with that (kind of) bike. That's a fairly simple bike to wire. Start off with the OFFICIAL FACTORY SHOP MANUAL. Accept no other. There will be a schematic in there. You might even be able to buy a whole new harness for it. Most of your problems will be in the wire that runs under the rear fender to the tail light and turn signals, and a few grounds, plus maybe one or two broken wires near the steering neck and a dirty ignition switch.
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