so i'm planning on taking off all the plastics tomorrow...including the lights, gauges..etc..etc.

and from what i understand, if the gauges and lights aren't there, the bike won't turn on?

i already got some crocodile clips,test leads and connectors....

what do i have to do so the bike turns on? which wire goes to which?

 

I dont have any of that **** and my bike runs like a champ

 

i guess gixxers are different?

 

same here!

 

Hmmm... My friends f4i didnt have lights or guages and it ran.. Dont THINK he messed with anything either..

 

Search for the f4i tip over sensor thread. Disable sensor from the headlight wiring harness or from the main harness ( if your plan to remove the headlight harness).

 

ive already read that thread so i'm familiar with it....but wait, your saying that disabling the tip over sensor ALSO takes care of this problem?

 

Yes, that is the point of wiring off the tipover.. I explained this to you Saturday...

 

ya but i forgot which wire goes to which.

i remember you said something like red-to-white and something else-to-something....

but the tip over sensor trick is to join red&green.

 

I said red with white stripe to green.

 

ohhhhh, that explains it

 

yup thing will run fine

 

okay, i finally finished doing this.

installed acerbies...both high beam and low beam work fine, and the bike turns on fine.

but now my signals don't work.

any idea why?

 

first things first, check the fuse box, I had a similar problem with my brake lights.. that's what it was.

 

jump the red to green and leave the white one off on the tip sensor

 

because your signals (who needs them) needs the relay thats in the front harness

 

there is no way in hell that i'm gonna open that thing up again.

besides, i'm talking about the REAR signals....do those go through the front harness as well?

 

yes thats where the turn signal relay is

 

is there anyway to jump that (like the tipover) ?