OverfedFish
New Member
I know there are multiple threads addressing this and I have read a little bit through the simplified wiring diagrams thread, however, I want my bike to be even simpler.
I came into ownership of a 1974 Honda XL100 for free through a neighbor which had owned when he was younger. He had crashed it a long time ago so he dented the tank and the fenders, so he decided to turn it into a race bike(plastic tank/fenders/upgraded shocks/rear sprocket), but he also ripped out nearly all of the wiring and accessories(lights, blinkers, mirrors, everything) . I have a decent amount of mechanical knowledge and have experience with cars, but none with motorcycles, and very little with wiring. Because these bikes run off a 6V battery, I have been unable to start the bike or get a spark because I am so lost with the wiring. I have the original diagram but everything is so cut up that I don't know what to wire the battery to. I want to do the bare minimum of wiring on the bike, as I just want kick start. It seems he had the bike set up without a key too, as there is no ignition lock and key on the bike, but rather in the box of parts that came with the bike.
Can anybody help me in the right direction?
I came into ownership of a 1974 Honda XL100 for free through a neighbor which had owned when he was younger. He had crashed it a long time ago so he dented the tank and the fenders, so he decided to turn it into a race bike(plastic tank/fenders/upgraded shocks/rear sprocket), but he also ripped out nearly all of the wiring and accessories(lights, blinkers, mirrors, everything) . I have a decent amount of mechanical knowledge and have experience with cars, but none with motorcycles, and very little with wiring. Because these bikes run off a 6V battery, I have been unable to start the bike or get a spark because I am so lost with the wiring. I have the original diagram but everything is so cut up that I don't know what to wire the battery to. I want to do the bare minimum of wiring on the bike, as I just want kick start. It seems he had the bike set up without a key too, as there is no ignition lock and key on the bike, but rather in the box of parts that came with the bike.
Can anybody help me in the right direction?
