Rubber wire wrap (housing) falling apart

[Jeffreydas]

Hello All,

The black wrapping that covers and bands all the wires together from the dingle pit is starting to crack and fall apart. Anyone else dealt with this issue? and what are some good strategies, albeit, simple ones, to fix it. Otherwise, I would have to rewire the whole wiring harness just to replace the protective band.

Thanks,
jeffrey 2002 r1150r

[tlwood28]

I have been using Magic Wrap which I think you can get at Home Depot or Lowe's. It is like electrician's tape but thicker and more rubberized. I reach all the places I can, and where I can't I haven't had any problems despite being in the rain.

http://www.glasgowmfg.com/pages/magicwrap.html

Tom W.

[Arbreacames]

After removing the wire ties, I re-wrapped with standard electrical tape, but I then covered the tape with liquid electrical tape. Although some prefer to leave the wire ties off, I put them back on: relatively tight where there is no movement, and progressively looser towards the locations where the cables must slide with respect to each other when the fork turns.

[challey]

The rubber outer covering of the wire harness seems to be a low quality material and is not very long-lasting. It only covers part of the harness however with friction tape covering the rest.

The Magic Wrap suggestion seems appropriate but I'd guess that any good quality electrical tape will be sufficient. I'd strongly suggest that you put extra insulation, even if it's just a couple more wrappings of tape, on the top of the bend of the harness that's nearest to the fuel tank so that it is well insulated in the event it rubs against the tank. You can see why I say this by looking at this photo:



Another spot to check is where the red primary wire splits off from the main harness to go to the postive terminal of the battery. The wire takes a 90 degree upward turn at that point and passes near the corner of the battery tray, where the insulation is easily cut into by the sharp corners of the tray. You may want to use some spiral wrap plastic sheathing at this location since it's all but impossible to prevent the wire from contacting the edge of the tray.

Charlie