British wiring

As the buildup continues, it's time to reinstall my wiring harness. That posed a problem, though, because the harness needed some repairs before going back in. I'm using a stock harness (actually it's a reproduction installed by the previous owner) and while the harness itself was in good shape, there were a large number of snap connectors that were broken and corroded. I also needed new rubber grommets for the frame and some new wire to repair some broken leads (alternator and brake switch wiring). British wire, it turns out, is sized differently than American wire - instead of the AWG sizes we use, they rate it by the number of strands. The Norton harness uses 14-strand wire, with each strand being 0.3mm in diameter. Can't find that at the local Radio Shack!

Of course I had no luck trying to find suitable replacements locally. Even the usual brit bike suppliers don't have a lot of the parts I needed. So I was really happy to find British Wiring, a family-run business in Olympia Fields, IL. They had everything I needed, and all at very good prices too. I emailed in my parts list, called in my credit card info, and two days later I had my parts! Truly excellent service.

Now I can move forward with the wiring. I'm happy!