Pre-installation

Before beginning to install the wiring harness, there are a few things that I do to make the install work go much quicker and easier. Here's the short list:

• Place the motorcycle on the center stand. I also like to place 4 inch × 4 inch wood blocks under each leg of the center stand to raise it up higher to work on. Before doing this, I always use a rope to secure the center stand to the front wheel (to prevent the center stand from accidentally retracting).
• Remove the side covers
• Remove the battery
• Remove the starter
• Remove the seat
• Remove the fuel tank
• Unbolt - but do not remove - the dash
• Remove the trim ring and headlight from the headlight bucket
• Remove the rear wheel (or at least remove the axle and drop it down so you have much better access to the inside of the rear fender)