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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joedrum" data-source="post: 159457" data-attributes="member: 98"><p>welcome to classic....ive been going through the same stuff lately ....the bike im dealing with has shown electric system voo doo from the get go ......the honda stock spaghetti actually can degrade im talking the wire itself ...honda made many connections inside the black wrap wiring harness ......lately i hook up my sense wire from the regulator-rectifier to the positive battery ...ive been on it a short week now so far so good ...battery cook off while on a 1000mile trip really about toasted the battery when sense wire was hook to the ...ignition switch hot wire ...so many connection so much voltage drop battery was under constant charge ...this is not a uncommon problem but most just replace stuff ...but some are so bad theres no way ....the wires themselfs and connectors are basicly shot ....and new part will go out quick ......my wiring i dont even trust to operate a relay right ...the last one was fluttering in and out while in operation...long story short ..most things on my bike are rewired by me and go through no old honda wiring ...so far the starter is still doing good on honda old wiring ....seems like you said you were shunting the ground back to battery ...mines not like that ...just the sense wire is wired direct to battery ....its not relayed or anything so far thats been no problem ......</p></blockquote><p></p>