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19 Jul 2021 03:41 - 19 Jul 2021 03:42 #851998 by motoaddict
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I bought and installed a new reproduction right hand controls for my kz900. The blue wire connectors from the controls are a little different from the originals and do not directly connect. Anyone else have experience with how to properly hook this up? Currently have no functioning headlight but this might be unrelated. 

 

 

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19 Jul 2021 04:00 #851999 by 73z1
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Plug the two male connectors into female connector.
 

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19 Jul 2021 04:01 - 19 Jul 2021 04:02 #852000 by hardrockminer
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Try connecting that blue male to the blue double female.  Then take the blue male from your left control and connect to the blue double female on the right control.

By the way...that control is for a Z1, not a KZ.  There should not be any "ON-PO-OFF" on a KZ.  But it will still work.

I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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19 Jul 2021 04:41 #852003 by motoaddict
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Thanks, I will try that out. It was advertised as for a Z1 or KZ. What do the blue wires even do?

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19 Jul 2021 05:10 #852005 by 650ed
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Try connecting that blue male to the blue double female.  Then take the blue male from your left control and connect to the blue double female on the right control.

By the way...that control is for a Z1, not a KZ.  There should not be any "ON-PO-OFF" on a KZ.  But it will still work.

 
Not exactly true. My 1977 KZ650-C1 came new with the ON OFF switch.  It was somewhat later (1978?) that the headlights came on automatically when the ignition was turned on.  Ed

 

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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19 Jul 2021 05:59 #852007 by 73z1
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What do the blue wires even do?

Blue wires power tail light and speedo light
 

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19 Jul 2021 06:11 #852009 by jwfels
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hi, switched lighting or unswitched? if unswitched, in your old switch wiring under the sleeve, they spliced brown. (12v feed) to blue/white and brown/white, to return to fuses for lighting, the blue wire are switch legs from light switch (ring out), what did you do with the 4 pin connector on new switch?  remove and splice direct?  brown feeds ignition and lighting,   single blue is feed for light switch, some how splice to brown, (bullet connectors are best), plug blue/white and brown white into double blue, which,, will feed lighting fuses, good luck

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19 Jul 2021 16:48 #852055 by hardrockminer
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Try connecting that blue male to the blue double female.  Then take the blue male from your left control and connect to the blue double female on the right control.

By the way...that control is for a Z1, not a KZ.  There should not be any "ON-PO-OFF" on a KZ.  But it will still work.


 
Not exactly true. My 1977 KZ650-C1 came new with the ON OFF switch.  It was somewhat later (1978?) that the headlights came on automatically when the ignition was turned on.  Ed

 

I suppose it depend on the original market.  Here in Canada the change was in 1975.  I had a Z1B back then with no lettering.  US market may have been different.

I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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20 Jul 2021 03:43 - 20 Jul 2021 03:49 #852093 by motoaddict
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Try connecting that blue male to the blue double female.  Then take the blue male from your left control and connect to the blue double female on the right control.

By the way...that control is for a Z1, not a KZ.  There should not be any "ON-PO-OFF" on a KZ.  But it will still work.

The original right hand KZ900 controls were switched unless someone at some point swapped it from a Z1? Also thanks for the wiring advice, I was able to get the headlight to turn on by experimenting with the blue wires. The headlight is not all that bright but the engine was not running. Maybe brighter then? Also the flashers and hazards dont work so I need to replace the relays for those. Also the turn signal indicator lamps to not seem to work. Do I even need these?



 

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20 Jul 2021 04:12 #852095 by hardrockminer
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I have two Z1Bs (1975).  One was built in Sept/74 with a RH control like the one you removed.  The other was built in Jan/75 with the control in the photo below.  If you look carefully you will see a tiny piece of plastic across the slit between the two halves of the control.  I also owned a Z1B back in the day with a control like the second one.

Just a guess, but I suspect the US market didn't require the headlight to be on all the time until a later year.  In Canada it was 1975.

 

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20 Jul 2021 05:30 #852099 by slmjim+Z1BEBE
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motoaddict post=852093

Unless the internal switchboards are broken or completely trashed, that can very likely be restored.

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20 Jul 2021 08:03 #852107 by motoaddict
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Great! I will sell it you :)

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