How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
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The connector for Cruise Control sounds like this, but I recall it being nearer to the clutch pedal and the fuse box than the instrument cluster.
That might be Common Connector X-17. It carries the rear headrest speakers, some cruise control stuff, the fuel tank gauge, the seat belt light, and the turn signal indicators on the dash.
Knowing the wire colors in it would be really helpful.
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I'm also thinking about maybe doing away with the dash completely in the future, once it's less daily driver, and more fun car. I'm sick of broken clips and tabs. I'm on my second cluster hood and this one is now completely clipless. Who the **** designed those goddamn things. The clip sits on little fragile posts that are easily broken or split. Also sick of the center surround flopping around. I really would like to just rip the skin off the dash, remove ALL of the under dash ****, blower motor, heater core, everything a/c related, tuck the harnesses the best I can, and just run with the dash support. Maybe have it powder coated black and make some mounts to mount either the stock cluster or run aftermarket gauges fastened to the tube. Think I've seen interiors like that before on race cars. Probably not street legal, but we don't have inspections around here, and cops would probably never say anything about it.
About to start shopping for a new roll bar and door bars, some seats and harnesses.
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Goddamn cedar trees. Leave the top down for a few hours and I get a handful of needles in each floorboard. Pretty much done, still need to find a place for the ecu for now, and do something with my fog light wiring as well as the parking brake wire. The other main harness on the passenger side tucked under the door sill plastic piece very nicely. I see some seam sealer I really wish I had taken care of. The big square hole in the passenger foot well was covered over, but I noticed it was spongy after it dried. I didn't realize it was a soft cover, or else I would have pulled it off and cleaned up the sealer around it. Oh well.
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PS, why did Suzuki have to go and stop selling the DRZ400SM in the US!? Well, I understand why, but it sucks. I really want one, and finding a used one is tough. Finding a used one in good shape is even tougher.
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Yeah, Katzkin. I fucked up the driver seat by trying to "improve" the foam, and ended up making the seat pad too thick, and it took all of the wrinkles/bunching out of the leather like the passenger seat has.
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I may have to go with a much lesser bike... a Yamaha WR250X. It costs more too! I just really want a dual sport/motard bike. More practical than sport bikes, better economy, to me, easier to ride and handle, and you can take them more places. Plus I've only ever really been on dirt bikes, so I'd feel more at home. I have driven cruisers, but not much. Even though the Yamaha is only 250cc, it's still enough of a bike for me I think, for my intended purpose of fuel economic way to and from work, and a little fun back road cruising on the weekends.