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Mystery connector - '78 GL

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You guys need to have somebody to laugh at so here goes. I have looked all over can't seem to find a clear illustration, but I'm trying to figure out where this connector goes.

1978 GL 1000 - bike was running and everything seemed normal. Headlight inop, but PO said bulb burned out. Does this go up into the headlight shell? It's the connector next to the regulator:
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Looks like the connector for a fairing.
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desertrefugee wrote:You guys need to have somebody to laugh out so here goes. I have looked all over can't seem to find a clear illustration, but I'm trying to figure out where this connector goes.

1978 GL 1000 - bike was running and everything seemed normal. Headlight inop, but PO said bulb burned out. Does this go up into the headlight shell? It's the connector next to the regulator:
I don't see one like that on my 78.
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robin1731 wrote:Looks like the connector for a fairing.
+1
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Here's a link to Craig Vetter's current website.
The instructions have wiring diagrams.

http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Vetter ... tions.html
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Try tracing it back.

More than likely you're going to find a bunch of those blue plastic wire splicers. If you're lucky.... (+1 on the fairing wires)
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Lucien Harpress wrote:Try tracing it back.

More than likely you're going to find a bunch of those blue plastic wire splicers. If you're lucky.... (+1 on the fairing wires)
lolol No wonder I couldn't figure it out. I sure wasn't thinking fairing. Thanks fellas. Great collection of wisdom here - and it cannot be overstated how valuable it is - especially to those of us with non-'wing backgrounds.

And I guess I am pretty lucky. Somebody did a pretty decent job of weaving it into the harness at the junction box. Had me fooled. I thought it was factory.

Besides, the is NGW. We don't need no stinkin' fairing connections! :flamer
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Lucien Harpress wrote:Try tracing it back.

More than likely you're going to find a bunch of those blue plastic wire splicers. If you're lucky.... (+1 on the fairing wires)
They are actually called Scotch Locks. Or at least the real ones made by 3M.
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Yep, Mine came with one, too. What do you plan on doing with it?
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Guess I'll just leave it. Not hurting anything. I won't use it, but the next generation might want to dress this one.

Does its presence mean this bike was definitely dressed at one time?
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It would have had to been added when a fairing was installed
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desertrefugee wrote:SNIP

Does it's presence mean this bike was definitely dressed at one time?

Yeup. No reason to do the work of installing it otherwise. If you examine the frame closely you will probably be able to spot places where the Fairing support was clamped on.
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