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Offline jaguar

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how do you hide all the wires?
« on: July 19, 2007, 03:42:25 AM »
ive seen a few cafe builds that dont have side covers but there isnt the rats nest of wires.   where did you guys put them?  seems like alot of stuff back there.  i like the look but dont know where to start.  is there some kind of mini wire kit that makes it easyer?
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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2007, 09:00:02 AM »
Dr. Frankenstein(Gene Wilder): "Wasn't your hump on the other side?"

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This is what I think of every time I hear the word "hump".
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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2007, 09:08:05 AM »
I'm having this made right now so I can hide all my electric junk.


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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 09:12:53 AM »
Dr. Frankenstein(Gene Wilder): "Wasn't your hump on the other side?"

Igor (Marty Feldman): "What Hump?"

This is what I think of every time I hear the word "hump".

Naw dude, it was History of the World, Part 1.

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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2007, 06:27:22 PM »
where do i get a solid state regulator/rectifier

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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2007, 05:17:57 AM »
i put all the electronics under the seat and the batt is under the hump
i used all the stock wire's and stuff. it just takes a lot of patients
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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2007, 07:27:36 AM »
im finding out that my harness is on the brittle side and also been rigged one to many times so its going to need to be replaced as well. 
i would like to cut down on the wire mess and clean everything up as much as poss.

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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2007, 09:40:02 AM »
I (like the others) moved all the electrics on my CB450 under the seat, and put the battery under the "hump" of the seat...


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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2007, 10:12:54 AM »
your 750 is still going to need an oil tank, so unless you get creative I don't think that area under the seat will ever be totally open. Cycle exchange sells oil tanks that also hide your battery (pricey at $270) and that will clean up a lot (espically since they are low profile oval shaped. Considering you will pay about the same amount for a cr750 replica tank and your frame will not be totally clear anyway this doesn't seem like a bad option.
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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2007, 11:06:20 AM »
im ok with keeping the stock oil tank right now.   but where do you get a CR oil tank?  might look good with my seat and tank

it just seems like i have wires everywhere and i look at alot of finished bike and dont see any.  i like the clean look

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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2007, 11:10:17 AM »
Here is another option, this was what was on my bike when I bought it.  It is a thin piece of plastic.


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Re: how do you hide all the wires?
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2007, 09:20:21 PM »
Dr. Frankenstein(Gene Wilder): "Wasn't your hump on the other side?"

Igor (Marty Feldman): "What Hump?"

This is what I think of every time I hear the word "hump".
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