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1994 BMW K1100LT - need help please Wed May 31 2017, 08:54
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Good evening all,
Well, I'm slightly embarassed to admit this, but the bike noted above has me really stumped.
I purchased this low KMs beast from a South African hipster wannabe in Bondi, but unfortunately he had already chopped the wiring loom off around the headstock and spliced in aftermarket cafe racer crap from eBay, in a weak attempt to stand out from the crowd, by looking exactly like everyone else. (Clearly a trend setter).
I should probably note that all the aftermarket crap was working, and the bike was a runner.
Anyway, parking the vitriol for the moment, I purchased a secondhand loom with the same specifications as my bike from a seller in Germany, and proceeded to carefully splice in the missing front section.
I've checked continuity on each of the spices, and used an identical, running police bike as a point of reference for each change I made, however there are some issues.
1) The following items work when the key is turned to the run position: Fuel pump, all indicators, all dash lights, ABS startup pattern, ABS switch (which cancels the pattern), Hazard switch, horns, brake lights, marker lights, map light, temperature gauge and fuel gauge.
2) What doesn't work is the gear position indicator, or the start button (when depressed the engine doesn't turn over).
3) I noticed that when I pulled the clutch in, without the engine running (as it won't turn over at the moment), the dash lights dimmed very slightly, and got brighter again when I pulled the handlebar brake lever in.
I'm really at a loss regarding what's causing #2, as this was a running bike, and the wiring harness that has been spliced in is identical to the wiring on the bike, so your collective wisdom would be sincerely appreciated.
Cheers, Alex.
Well, I'm slightly embarassed to admit this, but the bike noted above has me really stumped.
I purchased this low KMs beast from a South African hipster wannabe in Bondi, but unfortunately he had already chopped the wiring loom off around the headstock and spliced in aftermarket cafe racer crap from eBay, in a weak attempt to stand out from the crowd, by looking exactly like everyone else. (Clearly a trend setter).
I should probably note that all the aftermarket crap was working, and the bike was a runner.
Anyway, parking the vitriol for the moment, I purchased a secondhand loom with the same specifications as my bike from a seller in Germany, and proceeded to carefully splice in the missing front section.
I've checked continuity on each of the spices, and used an identical, running police bike as a point of reference for each change I made, however there are some issues.
1) The following items work when the key is turned to the run position: Fuel pump, all indicators, all dash lights, ABS startup pattern, ABS switch (which cancels the pattern), Hazard switch, horns, brake lights, marker lights, map light, temperature gauge and fuel gauge.
2) What doesn't work is the gear position indicator, or the start button (when depressed the engine doesn't turn over).
3) I noticed that when I pulled the clutch in, without the engine running (as it won't turn over at the moment), the dash lights dimmed very slightly, and got brighter again when I pulled the handlebar brake lever in.
I'm really at a loss regarding what's causing #2, as this was a running bike, and the wiring harness that has been spliced in is identical to the wiring on the bike, so your collective wisdom would be sincerely appreciated.
Cheers, Alex.
