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74 R90/6 Project
- Thread starter edzr60
- Start date
R90/6
the harness is in pretty good shape, so I will re-use it and repair the damaged sections. I will be sure to provide images of the wiring.
the harness is in pretty good shape, so I will re-use it and repair the damaged sections. I will be sure to provide images of the wiring.
harness
Here is the entire wiring harness laid out. If you don't have to remove the wires from the headlight shell, It's a lot easier. Pretty much plug and play, but I labeled them anyway.
Here is the entire wiring harness laid out. If you don't have to remove the wires from the headlight shell, It's a lot easier. Pretty much plug and play, but I labeled them anyway.
ezwicky
Member
Good deal on the harness. On my ‘74 R90 project, I’ve gotta complete new wiring harness. The bike was modified with a Windjammer then converted back to kind of original. So a lot of wire chopping was extensive. So the new harness to to keep it simple for me.
Where did you go for your replacement harness(es)? I am probably going with Euro Moto Electric but I wanted to see what else is out there.
stevenrankin
Active member
Eme
I just finished replacing ALL the wiring on my 84 RT, I got the replacement harnesses from EME. They are a great company to deal with, and boy did it make things a lot easier. While I didn't have the chopped up previous owner wiring, I had major corrosion and age problems.
It is so nice to work with wiring in a properly made harness that exactly matches BMW wiring diagrams. Oh yes, do yourself a favor and purchase the excellent large laminated color diagrams EME sells for your bike, they are well worth it not only for rewiring but in the long run for any trouble shooting.
The down side of the new harnesses is they don't come with an easy to way to deal with the jumping snakes mess inside the headlight shell, LOL. Big hands like mine with poor vision like mine, made it a challenge to work in the small space with so many wires.
The project is looking very nice indeed. It is going to be a lot of fun to ride. St.
I just finished replacing ALL the wiring on my 84 RT, I got the replacement harnesses from EME. They are a great company to deal with, and boy did it make things a lot easier. While I didn't have the chopped up previous owner wiring, I had major corrosion and age problems.
It is so nice to work with wiring in a properly made harness that exactly matches BMW wiring diagrams. Oh yes, do yourself a favor and purchase the excellent large laminated color diagrams EME sells for your bike, they are well worth it not only for rewiring but in the long run for any trouble shooting.
The down side of the new harnesses is they don't come with an easy to way to deal with the jumping snakes mess inside the headlight shell, LOL. Big hands like mine with poor vision like mine, made it a challenge to work in the small space with so many wires.
The project is looking very nice indeed. It is going to be a lot of fun to ride. St.
ezwicky
Member
Good to know. Brook Reams also replaced his harnesses with EME. I agree with the kudos also for customer support. Since Norm took over, I am a loyal customer because of their level of service.
I have the age issue as well as the previous owners' various chop work to contend with. It will be nice to have stock wiring and no extra farkles.
stevenrankin
Active member
Helping
Yes, I have started to call it previous owner disease, I am helping a new to airhead fellow out now with a 76 R75/6, A nice bike and thankfully in fairly good shape but inflicted with previous owner disease. LOL, I made my rant the other day on the forum regarding this terrible disease. So far, no one has commented as I think most of the people on this forum are not guilty of spreading the blight. St.
Yes, I have started to call it previous owner disease, I am helping a new to airhead fellow out now with a 76 R75/6, A nice bike and thankfully in fairly good shape but inflicted with previous owner disease. LOL, I made my rant the other day on the forum regarding this terrible disease. So far, no one has commented as I think most of the people on this forum are not guilty of spreading the blight. St.
bars and tins
This is not a restoration, I'm building it for me so you will see some things that are not correct. This is HD Billiard Blue. I got the bars and controls installed. The Dyna ignition module looks like it will have enough clearance under the tank. I plugged in the electrics and everything works except the starter. It was determined that the solenoid is bad, so that's next on the list.
This is not a restoration, I'm building it for me so you will see some things that are not correct. This is HD Billiard Blue. I got the bars and controls installed. The Dyna ignition module looks like it will have enough clearance under the tank. I plugged in the electrics and everything works except the starter. It was determined that the solenoid is bad, so that's next on the list.
stevenrankin
Active member
Bb
I kind of agree, the Blue is kind of nice. Your project is going very well and looks great. St.
I kind of agree, the Blue is kind of nice. Your project is going very well and looks great. St.
has been working. Krauser bags?
Thank you for the kind words. This build is going well and I should have her on the road within a couple weeks. I would like to use the older style Krauser bags that were commonly seen on this bike back in the day. Does anyone know if they will fasten to the mounts shown in the picture? Would I have to buy any hardware for the latches? Thanks to everyone on the forum!
Thank you for the kind words. This build is going well and I should have her on the road within a couple weeks. I would like to use the older style Krauser bags that were commonly seen on this bike back in the day. Does anyone know if they will fasten to the mounts shown in the picture? Would I have to buy any hardware for the latches? Thanks to everyone on the forum!
stevenrankin
Active member
Bags
The German company Siebenrock and their American distributor Boxer two Valve are selling the Krauser Classic bags. The nice thing is they are using a much improved latching system now instead of the old style seat belt latch system. From what I have seen on either website, they look to have all you need to mount a set of bags on the racks you have installed.
Both companies return emails and are great to deal with. Perhaps if you sent an email with a picture attached of your racks, they would be able to check to see if they can fix you up. St.
The German company Siebenrock and their American distributor Boxer two Valve are selling the Krauser Classic bags. The nice thing is they are using a much improved latching system now instead of the old style seat belt latch system. From what I have seen on either website, they look to have all you need to mount a set of bags on the racks you have installed.
Both companies return emails and are great to deal with. Perhaps if you sent an email with a picture attached of your racks, they would be able to check to see if they can fix you up. St.
