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  • Clarkkk
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2022
    • 14

    Wiring Help! Momentary Start

    I’ve got my wiring a little screwed up and the bike will engage when i turn it to ign (3rd key position) more details in my video https://youtu.be/njjWvY9UKkgClick image for larger version

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    heres my diagram!

    Wiring up the momentary start has got me scratchin
    883c Sporty 2000
    Last edited by Clarkkk; 01-06-2022, 2:47 PM.
  • JBinNC
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2018
    • 2713

    #2
    Post up your wiring diagram.

    Jim

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    • Tattooo
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2012
      • 12407

      #3
      Originally posted by Clarkkk
      I’ve got my wiring a little screwed up and the bike will engage when i turn it to ign (3rd key position) more details in my video https://youtu.be/njjWvY9UKkg
      Where did you come up with that wiring diagram????????? It doesn't look right........ Also what is all the masking tape for????

      Plus if the bike is lunging forward when you crank it you have other problems........... That has nothing to do with wiring............
      Last edited by Tattooo; 01-06-2022, 9:53 AM.

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      • tzienlee
        • Apr 2024

        #4
        get a FACTORY manual for your year & follow the wiring diagrams in it,
        they break it down to various circuits not just the whole spaghetti wiring,
        real easy when you have the book,
        plus if you search the interwebnet, you will kind Large scale, laminated diagrams in full colour so a lot easier to read,
        making up ya own diagram only works if ya know what ya doing & what every wire is for,
        I have been building & wiring Harley since the mid 70's & still ALWAYS refer to the manual or enlarged diagrams.
        the diagram you have on youtube isn't clear enough to see what ya doing, but as said, something looks a bit hookey, scan it & post it here so we can see where you went wrong...

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        • Clarkkk
          Junior Member
          • Jan 2022
          • 14

          #5
          Originally posted by tzienlee
          get a FACTORY manual for your year & follow the wiring diagrams in it,
          they break it down to various circuits not just the whole spaghetti wiring,
          real easy when you have the book,
          plus if you search the interwebnet, you will kind Large scale, laminated diagrams in full colour so a lot easier to read,
          making up ya own diagram only works if ya know what ya doing & what every wire is for,
          I have been building & wiring Harley since the mid 70's & still ALWAYS refer to the manual or enlarged diagrams.
          the diagram you have on youtube isn't clear enough to see what ya doing, but as said, something looks a bit hookey, scan it & post it here so we can see where you went wrong...

          I've got a stock diagram yet i've still managed to mess it up lol

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          • Clarkkk
            Junior Member
            • Jan 2022
            • 14

            #6
            Originally posted by Tattooo
            Where did you come up with that wiring diagram????????? It doesn't look right........ Also what is all the masking tape for????

            Plus if the bike is lunging forward when you crank it you have other problems........... That has nothing to do with wiring............
            the masking tape is just to get the wires out of the way and a little neater for the meantime.

            it lunges forward not when cranked but in the 3rd position (ignition)

            1st position being BAT, which it stays on, next going left which is ACC, 3rd going 1 turn from BAT which is IGN, and 4th being the spring start (2 over from BAT)

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            • tzienlee
              • Apr 2024

              #7
              what year & model bike is it,...
              these are made by various companys for various models if this isnt yours, I got one for a Shovelhead FX & it's spot on, dead easy to follow & easy to ID the colours & where they go... have a surf on't google...
              Last edited by Guest; 01-06-2022, 2:16 PM. Reason: more info

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              • Clarkkk
                Junior Member
                • Jan 2022
                • 14

                #8
                Originally posted by tzienlee
                what year & model bike is it,...
                Sportster 883c 2000

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                • Tattooo
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2012
                  • 12407

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Clarkkk
                  1st position being BAT, which it stays on, next going left which is ACC, 3rd going 1 turn from BAT which is IGN, and 4th being the spring start (2 over from BAT)
                  Can I ask why you have the same 2 colors of wires running every where??
                  What happened to the original harness????
                  You really need to start from the beginning why did you start messing with the wiring in the first place????

                  Are you trying to make a car type switch work????? A spring start?????? What's that????

                  I'm not digging on you just trying to understand so we can help you....... But you really need to throw that wiring diagram you made up in the trash........

                  Way more info needed.......
                  Last edited by Tattooo; 01-06-2022, 2:22 PM.

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                  • Clarkkk
                    Junior Member
                    • Jan 2022
                    • 14

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Tattooo
                    Can I ask why you have the same 2 colors of wires running every where??
                    What happened to the original harness????
                    You really need to start from the beginning why did you start messing with the wiring in the first place????

                    Are you trying to make a car type switch work????? A spring start?????? What's that????

                    I'm not digging on you just trying to understand so we can help you....... But you really need to throw that wiring diagram you made up in the trash........

                    Way more info needed.......
                    what 2 colors?
                    this is the original harness im just simplifying it.
                    Its a momentary start like a car

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                    • Tattooo
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2012
                      • 12407

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Clarkkk
                      what 2 colors?
                      this is the original harness im just simplifying it.
                      Its a momentary start like a car
                      Ok I missed the pink one so there is 3 colors red, pink and white..... And the green one that you can't hook up..... I'm talking about the wires you have masking taped down.....

                      They sure don't look like original harness wires........ I've never seen Harley use yellow wire connectors.

                      So your simplifying it by using a car starter switch???????

                      Best of luck..........
                      Last edited by Tattooo; 01-06-2022, 5:54 PM.

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                      • JBinNC
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2018
                        • 2713

                        #12
                        You have, in the lower right side of your diagram, what looks like it says, 30A breaker, and it's grounded. THAT WON'T WORK!

                        Most everything else looks OK except the power feed to terminal 30 on the starter relay. That should be breaker protected in some way. (I like that feed from the load side of the main breaker, so always hot.)

                        Jim

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                        • Tattooo
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2012
                          • 12407

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Clarkkk
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                          heres my diagram!

                          That's a different diagram than the one you posted in your video............. It's good that you tossed the other one........
                          Last edited by Tattooo; 01-06-2022, 6:33 PM.

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                          • Clarkkk
                            Junior Member
                            • Jan 2022
                            • 14

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Tattooo
                            Ok I missed the pink one so there is 3 colors red, pink and white..... And the green one that you can't hook up..... I'm talking about the wires you have masking taped down.....

                            They sure don't look like original harness wires........ I've never seen Harley use yellow wire connectors.

                            So your simplifying it by using a car starter switch???????

                            Best of luck..........
                            The connectors aren’t stock but everything else is.
                            As far as simplifying I’ve actually done a lot. The momentary key switch bypasses a start switch. I also did away with the front brake switch, blinkers, instr. cluster including tach, speedo, horn, emergency stop switch, and bank angle sensor

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                            • Clarkkk
                              Junior Member
                              • Jan 2022
                              • 14

                              #15
                              Originally posted by JBinNC
                              You have, in the lower right side of your diagram, what looks like it says, 30A breaker, and it's grounded. THAT WON'T WORK!

                              Most everything else looks OK except the power feed to terminal 30 on the starter relay. That should be breaker protected in some way. (I like that feed from the load side of the main breaker, so always hot.)

                              Jim
                              Okay so isn’t my terminal (relay) 30 protected bc it’s going from ACC switch then being relayed into a 15A fuse then going to headlight, tail light, brake light.
                              Relay 30 is accessories. Isn’t relay 87 coming from the starter in the problem?
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                              Here’s the HD diagram…
                              I see here that one of the 87 relay terminals is being transferred from all the others (85, 86, and 30) so maybe the problem lies with one of their faults in my wiring.

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