CBG Workshop
Electrics put the fear into many old bike enthusiasts who would be otherwise happy fixing complex parts like engines. Unnamed wires go into unnamed black boxes. But, as Mike from Abel Motorworks shows us, there’s no need to feel like that about the wiring system of your bike.
British singles and twins have almost no wiring – just a lighting circuit and the charging system. Later bikes may have an alternator and regulator/rectifier, or even electronic ignition as an after-fit, but it is still just a few wires, and it’s often easy to spot or find problems.
The later the bike you’re looking at, the more complex the wiring loom will be. And as we look at bikes up to the mid-1990s now, things can get quite complex. Numerous unnamed black boxes hide under the seat or shelter inside the frame, and sensors and other gubbins all have their place in a loom, making this collection of wires a thick bundle just waiting for
