I wanted a reverse light on my sixfitty but didnt want a switch.i went into the wire harness behind the handlebar cover and found a wire(yellow)that went on and off(voltage meter)with the rev indicator light.so i tapped into it and ran it to a relay then i ran a 12v lead from the batt to the relay and then one to the light.it worked good about 3 times now the light stays on in all gears except neutral.did i find the wrong wire?cant figure it out,does any one have a schematic that could tell me what wire i should use?or if my idea is even possible.thanks for the help

 

yes, yello is somthin else. R/W is the one that is grounded by shifting to reverse, red with white stripe. You sould use it to provide signal for a small relay for your backup light. I can see that yello may have indicated voltage changes through a relay coil or something like that, but it is not directly responsible for what you want.

 

I figured you'd be the one to respond,hehe.ill try that,thanks much,master nyroc.BTW i tried to send u pics of my dial-a-jets and snorkles but i couldnt get the right format with my camera ill keep trying...later

 

Mudboger, please send me the dial-a-jet pics also. Thanks.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Yeah, I wanna post them.

Send them if they are jpg, gif, bmp, or tif. I will convert them and resize them to suit my needs on the website.

 

nyroc,could you tell me where the r/w wire is located?the only r/w wire i can find is constant with the key on.thanks again for all of your help.BTW,im waiting for my camera to get back my sis took it.

 

I'm sorry, I only looked in the repair manual. I didn't ever actually see that wire.

Try looking around the shift arm on the crankcase for the reverse sensor. My 650 is stuffed into it's corner where I can't look at that side at all. If you are still havind problems finding that wire tomorrow I may go out and take a look.

 

I can email the wiring diagram to you if you like. This set is for 02 I dont think much has changed. Let me know and I will scan them.

 

The wiring diag shows it at the Reverse switch,reverse light,Multifunction Meter and the Igniter.I would not use the R/W tap on the Igniter or the meter unless I had to.Hope this helps .[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Chaos if it's not too much trouble it would be nice to have wiring diag.my e-mail is mudboger1@yahoo.com.Nyroc ill tear into it in the pm i should find it alright,thanks for the help guys....later