BMW K bikes (Bricks)


You are not connected. Please login or register

View previous topic View next topic Go down  Message [Page 1 of 1]


DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
I'm sorting out my newly purchased 86 K100RS.  There are a few electrical and other issues and despite being dormant for a few years, overall it is in good condition.  Under the tank I found a coiled up unconnected ground wire from the upper frame tube grounding point.  It is long enough to certainly reach the headlight area and as the pic shows, there is a factory eyelet on the end.  Any idea where this should go? 
Next one is a light gauge wire coiled around the Motronic lead in cable and goes up to the headlight terminating in a plug (which was unplugged).  What is the function of that wire ?  Thanks

Some mystery wires I found and need assistance with a where to 20230417

Some mystery wires I found and need assistance with a where to 20230418

Some mystery wires I found and need assistance with a where to 20230416

    

Laitch

Laitch
Life time member
Life time member
DavidKS wrote: Next one is a light gauge wire coiled around the Motronic lead in cable and goes up to the headlight terminating in a plug (which was unplugged).  What is the function of that wire ?
Your Brick has an LE Jetronic engine management system, David. The Motronic system is in the somewhat later four valve models. Your Brick's engine is a two-valve model.

Does the front master cylinder housing of your Brick have a similar light gauge wire with ring terminal bolted to it somewhere?

    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
Thanks for response and clarification on the Jetronic.  No wires to the MC other than the brake light switch ones.

    

jbt

jbt
Life time member
Life time member
It's not a factory device.
Probably an aftermarket power supply for casual gadget.


__________________________________________________
Let us enjoy the transient delight
That fills our fairest day.
    

Dai

Dai
Life time member
Life time member
If the ring terminal is 6mm then it bolts to the captive nut on the frame next to the ignition unit. If the ring terminal is 4mm then it bolts to the lower (and almost invisible) screw on the master cylinder mount/perch. The one that's wound around the fuel injection control unit cable looks like a bodge job for a  broken wire. The only way you're going to solve that problem is to open up the headlight and the FICU to see where it has been terminated. My guess? It's a brown (earth) wire.


__________________________________________________
1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
Thanks Dai   One end of the wire is already attached to the grounding terminal near the ignition control unit.  The other end has an eye measuring at 5.3 MM in diameter.

    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
Thanks JBT  Well I am certainly not a fan of extra stuff being hooked up, especially to the ECU.  So I pulled back the sheath on the Jetronic connector and yes, that thin wire has been added on to the yellow with a bluish tracer ( see pic).  That is terminal 12 of the ECU which looks to be the 12V for the injectors.  I'm curious why someone would tap in there so when I have the front wiring exposed, I can trace where the other end goes.  And yes, it will be removed, not really safe having the very lightly insulated wire traveling that long distance just waiting to short out and taking out the ECU with it.

Some mystery wires I found and need assistance with a where to 20230420

    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
That light gauge wire goes into the instrument cluster and looks to be the feed for the "Fuel Plus" add on the bike has.  I only found a bit of info via google, can anyone tell me what it's function was.  Thanks

    

Laitch

Laitch
Life time member
Life time member
DavidKS wrote:I only found a bit of info via google, can anyone tell me what it's function was.  Thanks
Did you find this bit, David?

    

duck

duck
Life time member
Life time member


__________________________________________________
Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
Thanks so much duck,.  I bet it would have been difficult to figure it out by trial and error.

    

DavidKS

DavidKS
active member
active member
Many thanks Laitch, more info to digest, just what I like !

    

DiverPete

DiverPete
active member
active member
I have a Fuel Plus unit on my K100LT and I like it. It fits into the original dash clock spot. It shows lots of info including real-time fuel consumption and distance remaining to empty. It is a cool little gadget that some very clever person put a huge amount of work into.

    

View previous topic View next topic Back to top  Message [Page 1 of 1]

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum