It’s pretty much plug n’ play for wiring harneses. If you are placing the replacement while removing the original one, it’s hard to go wrong. The wiring harness that I bought for my CBR was a little wonky; the service manual covers 2007-2012, but they made some very minor changes for '11-'12. One of those changes was moving a single pin where the harness connects to the ECU. The result was that I had an engine code–knock sensor malfunction–and I had to re-pin that single wire. It was a bit of a pain in the ass. It was annoying mostly because the person that sold it didn’t realize that there was a difference.
Lots of 2nd hand motorcycle parts are just fine. Things that are damaged in crashes are usually catastrophically damaged.
multi-part disassembly and - more critically - correct reassembly challenges me.
That’s fair. I’m in the process of trying to turn a naked sport bike into a cafe racer, and just to change the headlight assembly, I need to remove the wheel and then the fork. It should be a 10 minute job, but instead it’s several hours. When I was checking valve clearances on my CBR, I ended up having to nearly remove the engine to get to the cam shafts. I hadn’t thought I was particularly mechanically inclined, but I guess I kind of am?
It’s pretty much plug n’ play for wiring harneses. If you are placing the replacement while removing the original one, it’s hard to go wrong. The wiring harness that I bought for my CBR was a little wonky; the service manual covers 2007-2012, but they made some very minor changes for '11-'12. One of those changes was moving a single pin where the harness connects to the ECU. The result was that I had an engine code–knock sensor malfunction–and I had to re-pin that single wire. It was a bit of a pain in the ass. It was annoying mostly because the person that sold it didn’t realize that there was a difference.
Lots of 2nd hand motorcycle parts are just fine. Things that are damaged in crashes are usually catastrophically damaged.
That’s fair. I’m in the process of trying to turn a naked sport bike into a cafe racer, and just to change the headlight assembly, I need to remove the wheel and then the fork. It should be a 10 minute job, but instead it’s several hours. When I was checking valve clearances on my CBR, I ended up having to nearly remove the engine to get to the cam shafts. I hadn’t thought I was particularly mechanically inclined, but I guess I kind of am?
Go you! I think skill in that area may not make you rich, but would be guaranteed work.