Just bought a ZXR 750 1991 J1 model and after some help

[RickTaff]

Hi guys bought the above bike privately, guy i bought it off has "streetfightered" it, looks pretty good to be fair to him

However one thing he hasn't touched yet is wiring in the aftermarket front fairing which includes headlight and indicators in it, and the rear tail light.

I have someone who can help me if i am really stuck, but my question is

On the aftermarket front fairing there are 4 lamps. 2 x headlight, and obviously 2x indicator. Indicator wires are green and black left hand, green and orange right hand

Headlight are both green, blue, and white. So as every lamp has a green wire attached that would be the ground wire right? Ages since i did electrical work

Existing loom has similar but instead of green, the wire is black with yellow stripe. So obviously green goes to black with yellow stripe for each lamp and then find the accompanying wire to make the lamp work properly.

With aftermarket parts, do they generally use the same colour wire for live or ground, and if so, what does it tend to be?

[Robby]

There is no standard for aftermarket parts, but that one appears to be copying standard Honda wiring colours. Green for earth, blue for high beam, white for dip beam.

[MarJay]

I'm surprised they have consistent colours at all to be honest! If there is nothing wrong and the bike works I wouldn't worry. Shame it's a streetfighter really - The J1 ZXR is a thing of beauty as standard. Also be careful as I think disconnecting the ram air can make them run badly. G had a problem with his 9R and I think he fixed it by gaffer taping a funnel to the nose of the bike or something like that.
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[RickTaff]