Way back at the end of the last century, facing the inevitable mid-life crisis, I found myself the new owner of a then 23-year-old 1977 H-D Sportster. It had been mildly modified with fat tanks, flat handlebars and a freshly bored-out top end. One of the mods was the removal of the stock turn signals. My first summer of riding in twenty years was made even more exciting by negotiating traffic while using hand signals in place of turn signals.
Winter found the Sporty on a lift in the basement with tanks removed and the wiring harness exposed. Upon inspection the fix was not going to be an easy weekend of patching in the missing parts. The connectors were broken or missing. Wiring was cracked and crumbling. The decision was made to replace all the wiring. The J & P catalog revealed several custom wiring harness and turn signal options. This book would have saved me plenty of time frustration and money.
Flash forward to the present day. New Harleys are using CAN-bus Technology, Throttle by Wire and in addition to your basic idiot lights there are different switches and gauges at play. Advanced Custom Motorcycling Wiring Revised from author Jeff Zelinski covers all these and more.
In addition to the above systems covered in the revised book there is a thorough section on basic D. C. electricity, batteries, starters and alternators and the latest in audio. Filled with over 350 color photos and wiring diagrams on 144 pages, this book is a must have for your do it yourself shelf.
Wolfgang Publications
Stillwater, Minn 55082
www.wolfpub.com
ISBN-13; 978-1-935828-76-1
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