Motorcycles | Grant Tiller

Your Bike’s Charging System – Regulator/Rectifiers

4 July 202629 January 2021 by Grant Tiller

Regulator Rectifier | Regulator Rectifier Guide: Types, Brands and Common Faults | For classic British motorcycles: every regulator rectifier type explained, all major brands compared, plus fault diagnosis and wiring diagrams.

Harness Making – Positive Feed Bus

27 May 202614 January 2021 by Grant Tiller

lucas motorcycle positive bus | Lucas Motorcycle Positive Bus Wiring Harness Guide | Lucas Motorcycle Positive Bus build a central fused feed rail for Lucas motorcycle wiring to maintain factory routing and prevent voltage drop.

Bad Earth

27 May 202612 January 2021 by Grant Tiller

norton commando bad earth | Norton Commando Bad Earth Wiring and Grounding Guide | Norton Commando Bad Earth wiring explained — grounding points on the Boyer ignition, headlamp shell and battery negative are the usual culprits.

Custom Norton Commando Wiring Diagram (Thomas Maurer)

27 May 202610 January 2021 by Grant Tiller

norton commando wiring diagram | Norton Commando Wiring Diagram for Negative Earth Builds | Norton Commando Wiring Diagram s cover negative earth conversion, Pazon SureFire ignition, Lucas alternator wiring, and kill switch routing.

Custom Norton Commando Wiring Diagram (Bob Bartholomew)

27 May 20262 January 2021 by Grant Tiller

norton commando wiring diagram | Norton Commando Wiring Diagram with Pazon and PODtronics | Norton Commando Wiring Diagram s cover Pazon ignition, PODtronics reg/rec integration, and common earthing faults on the Commando.

Custom Norton Commando Wiring Diagram (Corey Levenson)

27 May 202619 December 2020 by Grant Tiller

norton commando rectifier wiring | Norton Commando Rectifier Wiring with the Shindengen SH847 | Norton Commando Rectifier Wiring diagrams show correct SH847 connections, AC input terminals, and DC output routing to prevent stator damage from overcharging.

ETX 66C – the next chapter (part 3)

27 May 20261 December 2020 by Grant Tiller

norton dominator wiring regulator rectifier | Norton Dominator Wiring Regulator Rectifier Upgrade | Norton Dominator Wiring Regulator Rectifier Upgrade – replacing the original selenium regulator rectifier with a Shindengen SH775 to prevent overcharging.

It is important to use the correct value fuses and cables when you are working on your bike.

If you are rewiring a bike from scratch, put some thought into how you are going to set about it.

The Lucas wiring on our bikes is fifty years old and still going strong – that’s testament to excellent quality and well thought through (usually!) design.