The previous owner installed a fender eliminator, aftermarket LED turn signals, brake light and brake light modulator. All of which are I'm Ok with, However, the wiring leaves a lot to be desired. Not only the routing was bad, as it was outside the motorcycle frame and in the elements, but the connections, although shrink wrapped, the wires were not sufficiently twisted together.
What actually had prompted me to check all connection, as I originally just wanted to clean up the routing, is that one of the turn signal wires came out the moment I tried to re-route it. Check the first two pictures.
Needles to say I re-did all the connections, soldered them and wrapped properly with electrical tape. Then I tucked in all the cables inside the space provided under the seat, so that no connectors are outside. Last two pics.
I guess you can sort of get away with this kind of shenanigans in a dry climate like California has, but this kind of butchery would quickly fail in a rain storm, putting the rider at risk and totally defeating the purpose of going with LEDs to begin with.
What actually had prompted me to check all connection, as I originally just wanted to clean up the routing, is that one of the turn signal wires came out the moment I tried to re-route it. Check the first two pictures.
Needles to say I re-did all the connections, soldered them and wrapped properly with electrical tape. Then I tucked in all the cables inside the space provided under the seat, so that no connectors are outside. Last two pics.
I guess you can sort of get away with this kind of shenanigans in a dry climate like California has, but this kind of butchery would quickly fail in a rain storm, putting the rider at risk and totally defeating the purpose of going with LEDs to begin with.