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Offline Way Way norcal

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Need a pic please of where this thick black wire in the pic goes? Honda CB 550
« on: May 07, 2015, 07:35:13 AM »
I am winding down on a long build on a CB 550.  Can someone tell me where this wire goes??
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Offline jamesbekman

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Re: Need a pic please of where this thick black wire in the pic goes? Honda CB 550
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2015, 08:04:16 AM »
Goes to the starter solenoid.
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Re: Need a pic please of where this thick black wire in the pic goes? Honda CB 550
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2015, 08:24:42 AM »
+1, starter solenoid
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Re: Need a pic please of where this thick black wire in the pic goes? Honda CB 550
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2015, 09:11:17 AM »

The starter solenoid is the cylinder just left and above center in this pic. You can see the thick black starter wire snake up the left side between the frame and the electrical panel and to the terminal on the solenoid. The other terminal has a thick wire to the + battery terminal. The solenoid is a big switch that connects the battery to the starter.
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Offline Way Way norcal

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Re: Need a pic please of where this thick black wire in the pic goes? Honda CB 550
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2015, 06:46:11 AM »
that would make perfect sense why I can't find where it goes.  All that stuff went in the scrap heapl
i decided to pull my electric start and eliminate that wire and use the kick start only.
thanks for the pic and info
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