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Best way to hide wiring

Started by 89gS500_Kirk, May 10, 2017, 09:28:46 AM

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89gS500_Kirk

I am in the middle of updating, painting and trying to run the wiring on my 89 GS 500. Where is the best place to hide the wiring with the standard seat? I removed the side plastics and I am planning on putting on a cafe racer seat and getting an anti gravity battery. I want a clean look and want to hide the rectifier, battery and wiring harness. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Not sure how to upload images or I would show the bike, I am putting the wires back where they were. I know this does not look appealing but I just want to ride and will spend more time on it this winter.

89gS500_Kirk


gregjet

I am looking at this very problem. If you are useing the std seat most of the wiring is easy enough but the starter relay/fuse and rectifier are problems because of the lack of hidingplaces. I have a carbon batterybox in which I have hidden most of the stuff but the rectifier and relay are out in sight, and that is with a LiFePO4 tiny battery and the std side rear covers. BTW the rectifier SHOULD be in good airflow or it will cook in most climates.
You will have to do a bit of wiring  addition to move them.
If my second project ( after the current weight reduce, modernization one) is a cafe racer I will probably split the entire loom and move everything to hiding places and shorten when possible.

J_Walker

SOMEONE SAY CABLE MANAGEMENT? this is about as good as it gets without cutting the stock loom. and moving plugs around. YES the r/r is screwed to the side of the airbox. holes add  :whisper: character..  :woohoo: and considering the r/r is stuffed under the rear plastics without much "airflow" just "air pocket" dunno how much it actually needs, but I did notice mine got warm, but not so much I wanna remove my hand because it burns in the middle of the day.

Oh and ignore the cardboard. Making templates for some sheet aluminium ATM.
https://i.imgur.com/wm5Waxm.jpg
-Walker

89gS500_Kirk

Thanks for the replies, it seems like it is going to just take time and being creative. I will post pictures once I figure out how to do that...

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