Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

The alarm was already gone. The whole loom was in bad shape really - while only the indicator and headlight wiring gave me issues (and the rest was hardware), the way the wiring sat under the tank it seemed prone to damage. In fact depending on how you put the tank back on might impact whether the headlights worked.

@hanford the RR was a shitty shunt unit sat behind the engine. Stupid location and if I'd kept the bike I'd have relocated it and probably gone straight to battery as the connector to the loom also looked a bit suspect but tested fine. I think later ones had a mosfet unit.

One thing I noticed going to the older RVF - oh boy the rear shock on the 675R was so much better. Generally the suspension on that thing was a lot better than anything else I've ridden, which admittedly isn't very many bikes.

Allegedly, the frame is the heat sink.

Am of the opinion that people who wire in alarms on bikes do lots of damage to the looms.

Usually the wiring is the issues, the hardware is usually fine. Tho I have replaced lots of the wiring on a motorbike reg/rec to stator. Also upgrading wiring to battery to relay to starter motor. Larger cross section wiring makes makes for easier starting.