Ignition controlled wire colour please

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:51 pm

My Suzuki had (as all Suzukis do) the orange wire in the loom as the designated colour for ignition controlled live.
I am about to fit some heated handlebar grips and need to know which colour Honda use please before going at it with a mutimeter and probe.
Any ideas?
Cheers

skidonald · Post by **skidonald** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:33 pm

Don't know if this helps because I'm a novice with electrics but from the ignition switch ....Red goes to Battery and Odometer....Red & Black goes to lights and ignition....Blue & Orange to fan motor.

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:00 am

Thanks. Sounds like the red/black is the one I might need.
Cheers.

beckster · Post by **beckster** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:29 pm

According to the haynes manual,the RED AND BLACK wire is your ignition wire

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:33 pm

Just to confuse issues the Acumen website (digital gear indicators) say that the power/ignition wire colour is Black with a Brown tracer. Maybe that's an alternative?
Some investigation required I think. Never damn straight forward is it?

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:06 pm

Just photocopied and expanded the Honda owners manual wiring diagram to fit A4 size paper. I mean, can anyone really read that thing as it is clearly?
The ignition wire here is identified as RED WITH A BLACK TRACER so well done guys.
Acumen need to check out their suspect info I think!!!

Update:- They are right about picking up from the black with brown tracer for the Acumen. I checked it out with a meter and it is fine for their purposes. It means all the connections for the digital gear indicator are connected under the instrument console so very short wiring and incredibly neat. I have though used the thicker red/black tracer for the heated grips.