Topic: wiring harness of death.... need help....

[Steve_K]

+1 on Vintage Connections.

Great service and that crimping tool is a pleasure to use!!  I

Steve

[lucky]

The worst thing that can happen is that an engineer worked on the motorcycle.

Sorry engineers but engineers just have a knack for messing things up.

If that was my bike I would pay $75.00 and get a brand new 1975 OEM style harness from Parts-N-More. And do not modify it at all. Modify switches but not the harness.

Plug and play.

[Brantley]

The worst thing that can happen is that an engineer worked on the motorcycle.

Sorry engineers but engineers just have a knack for messing things up.

If that was my bike I would pay $75.00 and get a brand new 1975 OEM style harness from Parts-N-More. And do not modify it at all. Modify switches but not the harness.

Plug and play.

Parts-N-More is exactly the inferior quality I mentioned. Maybe it's different now, but I ordered one in '06 for a 750 K3, waited a week, opened the box, took a long look, shook my head, retaped said box, sent email, waited two days for a reply, paid return shipping for a refund. I spent fewer days with a soldering iron in my hand with two used harnesses that I did on that debacle.

[bollingball]

well i found 2 places on the net that still have "supposedly" OEM NOS cb550k1 wiring harness.

im going to call them tomorrow to find out if its legit

32100-374-000 is the part # for the harness

www.cycledesignonline.com for $77.86

and

www.lakecityhonda.com for $77.86

found another one but it was for $120ish

both stores are only open tues-fri so i will call tomorrow to find out.

pricing out to repair my harness is more than $77

wire stripper
fitting crimper
shrink wrap
all the connectors

and my time..... 

Don't forget one of these real handy

http://www.cms-tools.com/CTGY/Insertion_Removal_Tools.html
This is not where I got mine Mine is round with several tools coming out

Ken

Ken

[SohRon]

Don't forget one of these real handy

http://www.cms-tools.com/CTGY/Insertion_Removal_Tools.html
This is not where I got mine Mine is round with several tools coming out

Yikes! After looking at those prices, I'm thinking $35 for a crimper at Vintage Connections isn't such a bad deal after all! $400 - $2,000 for a crimper?!?!

I got the harness from DSS and have to say it is first rate all the way. Well worth the money, IMO.