11th April 2014 - Honda Big One CB1000F (P)

Published on 5 September 2022 at 14:00
Still not in a good place, been over a week now and no signs of improving, Still don't wanna see or talk to anyone.
On top of that a few days back i started to get tender downstairs one again and am passing small dark grey silver bits once again .
So looks like the stones are back, at the moment its not too painful and at least I can pass water for now, what with a trip to Wales tomorrow - just what I need.
Anyway, I had left my glasses down the workshop on the 4th April ( not been down there since ), so went to get them, then sat down, put planet rock on and started fiddling with the big ones wiring .

But I decided to stop and put the top on the front reservoir first, so as not to risk spilling any brake fluid.
It does need to be bled, a job for another day, when bending over is not so painful

and Is soon fed thru the light shell
So i decide to look at the replacement UK spec left handle bar switch.
Not bothered about the electrical blocks.

Have this big block left over from the replacement Loom ?

At this stage not a clue what its for, but obviously its been used, so must connect to something.

After removing some tatty duct tape found these two wires, one badly damaged, I think they are for the other horn!, but not 100% sure just yet.

Norton Commando - I hope so very much also. These wires are for the other horn

and they don't suffer from this

Not sure yet, but looks like indicators, It don't matter as these electrical blocks will be consigned to the bin and I will use some Lucus car connector blocks, that Doug's Cycles kindly donated for me to get Kurgan back on the road, a few years back and are left over

mmmm left over from the Ignition switch!

My ignition switch

Update Might be easier than I thought

 
Still gonna have to change the connectors and the pin outs, but hopefully a few hours should sort.
The brown & brown/white wires are park lights, - ON US bikes on right switch gear, so 2 wires less - so just need to join together as already wired in loom to switch ( I hope)
The Yellow/black (PA) is not fitted/wired up so don't need.
Leaving me with the original 3 wires
Ok its taken me ages looking at the 2 relevant wire diagrams - be interesting if it works in practice.
Ignition, dashboard wiring tucked out of the way
But then i notice that the wire colour codes don't match!
Strange as the loom and the handle bar switch gear all came from the same bike!

I hang the original left hand switch wiring out the way for reference, they also totally diff wire colours and positions!

and these two loose wires again from the loom - not a clue at this stage were they go.

Norton Commando - There is always something to deal with. Ain't it. LOL

I hate it when I see these fitted to a bike,
I just cant understand why as proper connectors are as cheap !

Andrew Smith - I think its down to not being able to get your hands on the right type of connectors easily.

This looks like the cause for the front lights to sometimes not work!.
I still don't have a replacement headlamp bulb connector, run out of money for now
So will probably have to look at possibly refurbishing the old one

Some of the left handle bar switch connected to the loom, but again notice that not all the colour codes in the socket matches

more research needed

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Looking at the manual we have a problem Houston, my switch is 3 wire, the uk spec switch is 6 wires!

Mark Downer - I know what you mean mate nothings f ING easy or standard anymore.best of luck mate where do you live I could give you a hand over a beer or two and talk bollocks lol

Stephen Osborn - spalding lincs

Mark Downer - Ah tad far sorry

Stephen Osborn - no problem - hopefully will get down there later so progress update later on

Mark Downer - Always welcome bud whether you wanna few days break your always welcome to borrow my caravan as are the rest if my rebel fsmiky

Stephen Osborn - Many thanks

what fits on UK spec Big Ones!

Just when did Honda start making things so different? in the 70s n 80s most parts interchangeable from 250c right up to 1000cc !

There are none on ebay going cheap at the moment, and not got money to ship from the states, so looks like, I may have to look at the wiring diagrams ans see if I can join the excess wires to my 3 wire switch.

So I guess that's gonna keep me busy.

Ebay sales have nose dived as expected and only few items going and then only those less than a quid, so I think its time to consider continuing to sort thru the boxes n see what I can find, so i can get the Big One back on the road.


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