Comments on: Wire harness

By: Mark Klunder

Mark Klunder — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:25:09 +0000

I’m going through my 2009 with 44k of significant offroad kms. I found some wires with the sheathing wore off in places under the relay tray, against tank. I’ve put cable sheathing over the repairs. Hopefully i can get another 44k with these repairs. Overall I feel that the bike is reliable.

By: Luki

Luki — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:22:30 +0000

In reply to Erwin. Hi Erwin. I also hate amount of wires in the bike, specially those unprotected. Heard some stories from other users who had a problem because of that, that is why I decided to spend time and have a go with them. Our bikes were made in 2012, but we bought them with very low mileage. So like you mentioned, no problems from a start and it was a good moment to protect them. Also hope that grease I have used will help connectors to stay corrosion-resistant ? Time will tell.

By: Erwin

Erwin — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 14:51:51 +0000

Yes – the wiring is a bit risky but not problematic from the start. The bike uses a traditional wiring harness (meaning: no can-bus), which requires a lot of wires. I don’t like the amount of unprotected individual wires I see around the motor, close to all kinds of connectors. Not a problem when riding on the road in dry conditions, but it makes the electrics vulnerable to damage, moisture, etc.