Topic: Drag bars on my cb550

[jesus freek]

I got a great deal on this 75cb550 and I want to CAFE it.Starting from the top and moving downward. I loosend  the controls only to my supprise to find that its wired from the inside.I picked up some drag bars{no pre drilled holes} so I will have to run the wires outside of the bar,that to me is ok.I just dont know how to remove these controls without cutting or damaging the wires any help would be appreciated
thx

[Gordon]

You'll have to disconnect the wires where they hook up to the main wiring harness inside the headlight bucket, and then pull them through the handlebar. 

[jesus freek]

  Gordon thanks for the reply.Sounds like a hard job.I have never attempted anything like this before. This is my first time pulling apart a motorcycle.Any tips on doing this?How long should a fix like this take? Last thing I wanna do is screw it up.
thx
Gordon

[ekim98]

Gordon thanks for the reply.Sounds like a hard job.I have never attempted anything like this before. This is my first time pulling apart a motorcycle.Any tips on doing this?How long should a fix like this take? Last thing I wanna do is screw it up.
thx
Gordon

Just down load the wiring diagram and check all the wires before you disconnect anything. And your only a quick post away from all the help you will ever need right here on this forum. You can do this easily. If your like most of us you have more time than money, don't worry about time just double check first.

[Donzon]

I normally tag the ends of the wires with a bit of masking tape and number them along with the wires they connect to.  Being largely color blind, it works for me and prevents any mistakes when hooking things back up.

Good luck with the project.

Don

[Gordon]

I normally tag the ends of the wires with a bit of masking tape and number them along with the wires they connect to.  Being largely color blind, it works for me and prevents any mistakes when hooking things back up.

Good luck with the project.

Don

That's a good suggestion, and I've used that method before, too.  It's more of a peace of mind thing, though, (at least for those of us who can see colors )  because Honda did a good job of color-coding all the wires, so it's just a matter of plugging them all back into their corresponding wires in the harness. 

It's really not a tough job at all.  Just pull out the headlight, and unplug the wires that match the ones that come from the inside of the switch housings.  The hard part comes when you go to re-thread the wires back through the handlebars, but since you're going to run them on the outside, that's not an issue. 

[jesus freek]

  I JUST WANNA SAY THX IN ADVANCE TO ALL THAT REPLIED TO MY POST.I WILL BE  ATTEMPTING IT THIS COMING UP WEEKEND.I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE GOING INTO THIS WITH ALL YOUR ADVICE.I WORK NIGHTS SO MY TIME IS LIMITED DURING THE WEEK.JUGGLING MY WORK SCHEDUAL ALONG WITH A 3YEAR OLD AND A 17 MONTH OLD LEAVES VERY LITTLE TIME OUT IN THE GARAGE.THAT TIME IS SAT AND SUN  NIGHTS WHEN ALL HAVE GONE TO BED.[THE WIFE INCLUDED] I WILL TAKE A PIC THIS WEEKEND WHEN I COMPLETE IT AND POST IT.[HOPEFULLY I COMPLETE IT] AGAIN THX VERY MUCH.  IF I DO RUN INTO PROBLEMS I WILL AGAIN TURN TO MY NEW FRIENDS HERE AT SOHC4 
GORDON

[marz450]

I had some of those address label sheets for printing return address labels, it works great for labeling wires but I am not sure if they will make the journey through the holes on the bars without tearing.

[jesus freek]

MY WIFES GOT SOME OF THOSE ADDRESS LABLES BUT I AM GONNA GO WITH THE "DON" AS IN DONZON WITH THIS ONE. MASKING TAPE HAS THE 'STICKY STUFF' THAT I FEEL WILL HOLD UP ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THOSE HANDLE BARS. I COULDNT FIND ANY IN THE HOUSE OR GARAGE SO A TRIP TO THE DEPOT IS IN ORDER.MAYBE SOHC4 COULD ALSO BE THE "YOU CAN DO IT WE CAN HELP

[Gordon]

Another thing that always helps tremendously is to take a couple of close-up pictures with a digital camera before you start unplugging anything.  That way when you get thoroughly confused trying to put it all back together, you can look at the pictures to see what it's supposed to look like. 

[jesus freek]

YEAH MY LUCK I'LL GET IT BACK TOGETHER AND THE HEADLIGHT WONT FIT.