wiring help

[Kilter]

Ok, I'm in the middle of removing the ignition on the race Hawk, and replacing it with a switch (mostly for the extra security of knowing that its off-off without having to pull a batt cable)

Anyone done this before? I've figured out which/what wires are needed out of the harness for the ignition, but for the life of me I can't figure out if its safe to just connect TL1 and TL2 together (soldered) or should they be switched

Plan is to hard wire the fan (switched) for post race laps/cooldown and ditch the bulk of the wiring harness/fuse box and replace them with in line fuses for the ignition, oil/neutral lights, and by the look of it maybe the tail/meter light if I want to keep the tach lit....

Anyone see any reason this can't be done?

[DefTrap]

I've done similar on an old rat bike (not a hawk). For convenience I'd leave the ignition switch. A hell of a lot of the original wiring can be cut if you lose some of the ancillaries and bar switches, even more if you junk the ancillary fusebox wiring. I ended up with one main fuse and maybe a third of the original wiring going front to back.

My only tips would be to use a wiring diagram and if in doubt leave it in! Using decent quality soldered connectors helped as well.

[MrDude_1]

I've done similar on an old rat bike (not a hawk). For convenience I'd leave the ignition switch. A hell of a lot of the original wiring can be cut if you lose some of the ancillaries and bar switches, even more if you junk the ancillary fusebox wiring. I ended up with one main fuse and maybe a third of the original wiring going front to back.

My only tips would be to use a wiring diagram and if in doubt leave it in! Using decent quality soldered connectors helped as well.

id change that to be...
if in doubt...... stop and figure out how it works first!!! lol.

i cant do it here at work, but someone should take that nice hawk diagram we have online, and modify it to make a "race harness" layout.

[Crash]

I have a nice little wiring diagram for a race only set up but I don't have picture hosting

Maybe someone could help. -Crash

[MrDude_1]

I have a nice little wiring diagram for a race only set up but I don't have picture hosting

Maybe someone could help. -Crash

email it to [email protected] (theres a _ just like my username)

[Doc]

I have a nice little wiring diagram for a race only set up but I don't have picture hosting

Maybe someone could help. -Crash

https://www.photobucket.com