All4-1
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Ok folks..
I want to post this before bed because I have a few hours I should be able to work on the bike tomorrow-
I have a few final adjustments and I have to wire the cdi and the kill switch. I have seen people saying they ground the engine to the frame but it looks like they have a small mount on the end of the wire to put a bolt through the frame to attach it
My kit ( a zeda 66/80) has a harness setup that would plug in all the wires but I chopped them because where I want my cdi will require me about 2 inches of extention on the wires.
I'm planning on capping the white wire as well
But my silly wondering got me thinking- and just to be safe id like to know for sure I'm doing the right thing.
Someone on here told me I didn't have to drill the hole on the handlebars when mounting the throttle and kill switch. They said I could just unscrew the set screw in the throttle/ kill assembly--- this just now got me thinking that maybe that could have been the ground? Do all engines need to be grounded?
My kit had a snap in harness so I thought there was never even supposed to be a ground but just got to thinking I hope the handlebar throttle assembly with the set screw wasn't just to hold the grips in place but maybe it could have been the ground as well?
Also - since I'm extending the wires 2 inches should I solder the 2 inches on the cdi side and then solder to the engine- then heat shrink individual wires before heat shrinking the whole bundle- if you get what I mean..
But the main question is where should I splice the killswitch into it?
Should I put the killswitch and the 2 extended wires together in the same spot or should I hook the cdi to the kill switch and then run the extension to the engine?
To best try to explain what I'm talking about should I extend the wire and put the kill, the cdi, and the engine wires all in one spot or should I hook the engine to cdi and then strip another area of the cdi/ engine wires away from where I solder them together?
Also do I need to ground at all? It didn't seem to habe provision for a ground unless it was in the handlebar throttle and kill assembly?
Probably silly questions- and I probably won't have time to get back until atleast 12 noon - I'm just trying to learn the best and fastest that I can
Hoping to ride it this weekend so please Grace me with your infinite knowledge
Thanks guys for everything so far and I really appreciate it. I wouldn't be asking so many questions if I wasn't trying to learn a whole lot about this hobby while working 12 to 18 hours a day this time of year, you all are lifesavers.
I want to post this before bed because I have a few hours I should be able to work on the bike tomorrow-
I have a few final adjustments and I have to wire the cdi and the kill switch. I have seen people saying they ground the engine to the frame but it looks like they have a small mount on the end of the wire to put a bolt through the frame to attach it
My kit ( a zeda 66/80) has a harness setup that would plug in all the wires but I chopped them because where I want my cdi will require me about 2 inches of extention on the wires.
I'm planning on capping the white wire as well
But my silly wondering got me thinking- and just to be safe id like to know for sure I'm doing the right thing.
Someone on here told me I didn't have to drill the hole on the handlebars when mounting the throttle and kill switch. They said I could just unscrew the set screw in the throttle/ kill assembly--- this just now got me thinking that maybe that could have been the ground? Do all engines need to be grounded?
My kit had a snap in harness so I thought there was never even supposed to be a ground but just got to thinking I hope the handlebar throttle assembly with the set screw wasn't just to hold the grips in place but maybe it could have been the ground as well?
Also - since I'm extending the wires 2 inches should I solder the 2 inches on the cdi side and then solder to the engine- then heat shrink individual wires before heat shrinking the whole bundle- if you get what I mean..
But the main question is where should I splice the killswitch into it?
Should I put the killswitch and the 2 extended wires together in the same spot or should I hook the cdi to the kill switch and then run the extension to the engine?
To best try to explain what I'm talking about should I extend the wire and put the kill, the cdi, and the engine wires all in one spot or should I hook the engine to cdi and then strip another area of the cdi/ engine wires away from where I solder them together?
Also do I need to ground at all? It didn't seem to habe provision for a ground unless it was in the handlebar throttle and kill assembly?
Probably silly questions- and I probably won't have time to get back until atleast 12 noon - I'm just trying to learn the best and fastest that I can
Hoping to ride it this weekend so please Grace me with your infinite knowledge
Thanks guys for everything so far and I really appreciate it. I wouldn't be asking so many questions if I wasn't trying to learn a whole lot about this hobby while working 12 to 18 hours a day this time of year, you all are lifesavers.