| Author | Message | ||
     Chadhargis |
Just a heads up. I know several of you found the O2 sensor wire tight against the head, and some have found chafing on other wires. I've been lucky and not had any wire chafing issues other than when the dealer relocated my BAS, they didn't push the wire harness back down far enough and the seat rubbed it. I caught it and corrected it. I was changing my oil filter and noticed that there is a loom of wires which the lower fairing presses against one of the oil lines. This oil line is getting hot enough to melt the wrap on the wires. I used a zip tie as a standoff, and no damage had been done to the wires. Just wanted to give you guys a heads up so when you do your next oil change you can take a peek at those wires. To be fair, this is not a Buell only thing. I've had wire chafing on nearly every bike I've owned. Part of my service ritual is to inspect the bike and correct things before they become problems. My wife came into the garage the other day while I was laying on my back look up at the bottom of the engine. I was inspecting for leaks or other problems. She thought I was crazy....well, she ain't far wrong!  | ||
| Flynuly |
2nd the inspect your wires...the bomb is ticking. I inspected and fixed my wires this last weekend. Took me a while to pop er open and inspect under the hood. Here is what I found.  idle adjust against top motor mount  Idle adjust cable  right side throttle body wires are fixed  O2 sensor wire laying on top of rear cylinder head If you ride long or far I would make this my highest priority before leaving. This has been previously posted. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/247868.html THE BAD WEB IS GREAT!! THANKS to those who first posted this info it saved me $ and time. | ||
| Adrian_8 |
Listen to Chad my boys...if you have not checked this you better do so immediately..the sooner the better before the damage is too severe. | ||
| Stevenknapp |
I agree with Chad to keep an eye on things. But my bike was in much better shape than I expected looking at the posts here. The idle cable was worn, but honestly that doesn't worry me much. It's just a big metal cable, it's not an electrical wire. I did tie it back. | ||
| Reepicheep |
That O2 sensor wire was lying right across my head as well... I slapped a piece of cable armor on it, but it was in remarkably good shape for such remarkably bad routing | ||
| Glenn |
Hi, I like the cable armor but have never seen it before. Where did you get it? Thanks | ||
| Teeps |
Try Radio Shack or a local electronics supply store. I got some from Torrance Electronics (Torrance Electronics Co. Inc. 1545 W. Carson St. phone: 310-328-2501) for a few pennies a foot. It's a small "old school" supply store, give them a call they may do a mail order for you. | ||
| Chadhargis |
I typically drag out a zip tie and tie the wire away from whatever it's rubbing. But if I have no choice, I'll go with split loom or cable wrap. Spilt loom doesn't work well in high temp applications as it melts fairly easily. |
