Subject: '71 Ambo wiring
Author: Sean Flanagan
Date: Aug 4, 2003, 9:34 AM
Post ID: 1714030984
Greetings all-
I recently found a complete-but-rough '71 Ambassador for a first-timer
restoration project. I'm OK with a wrench, but only been into motorcycles
for a few months, so I am climbing that learning curve. My other bike is a
'00 Jackal. Anyhow, I have the Ambo in a state of disassembly for tank
work (POR-15 treatment & lining), wheels off for new rubber & brake check,
and so on.
While in there I noticed that the wiring just looks scary -- copper showing
in a few places through melted or abraded sheathing, lots of "mystery
wires" with no place to go, knots of electrical tape, etc.
My urge is to tear all of that out, and re-wire it completely, but I don't
want to get in over my head & get overwhelmed. As a relative newbie to
motorcycle wiring, I seek your sage advice -- fix what's there, or do the
re-wire? Or somewhere in between?
Thank you in advance
Sean F
in Flagstaff, AZ USA