Austin Cafe Racer Blood, Sweat, Tears and Grease
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So you might have read my last post and asked yourself: Where did he put the starter switch? Well, the truth is I had no plan or strategy for the switch, just some vague ideas that I never put into action. In the end it all worked out though.

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I had replaced the original switch with a mini SPST momentary switch. The switch measured small enough to actually fit inside the bar but I had no real intentions of attempting to mount it inside so I kinda just stuffed it in the existing hole I had made last summer for running the wires. I figured I would worry about it later but it turned out that after I had installed the new throttle the switch kinda just worked the way it was (haphazardly stuffed at an angle in the bar hole). The hole is underneath the bar so you can’t see the switch from any angle, but I can still reach it with my thumb when I need it. It’s out of the way, works, and doesn’t look half bad. I’m keeping it that way until a better alternative comes up. As far as I’m concerned I’m done with the right side of the bars.

3 Comments

txcyclist76

October 17th, 2009

Any chance you have part numbers/sources for some of your parts? I’ve got a cb500 cafe project that I’ve been working on for a while, almost finished, and I’d like to replace the right side switches, but I’m completely ignorant when it comes to wiring…

Any diagrams, or at least, detailed instructions (red/yellow wire to positive, black to ground, etc.) would be really helpful as well. Thanks so much, and great job on your bike!!

admin

December 25th, 2009

I could have sworn I posted detailed instructions on my re-wiring. hmm. Maybe I never posted it. In any case, all my replacement switches were easily rewired. I just followed the existing wires from the old parts and popped them into the new parts. If you have the Honda Clymer manual, that will help as well. Oh… I will be posting a detailed wiring diagram soon. I’m making it in Adobe Illustrator so it will take some time.

Chris Miller

June 12th, 2010

I picked up my 550 with no right side controls just wires hanging out the little hole, now I plan on doing the same as you. thanks for the idea.

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