my wiring harness FRIED. Need a brief tutorial on replacing main harness
 

I made a post earlier about my fuel pump no priming. Well, I did some more digging and I found out my wires have melted, from the relay boxes across the wires hugging the fairing frame. It cannot be saved so I'm going to replace it with a used one.

I've been digging around the internet looking for a guide or someone who has done it and wrote his process on a forum but I couldn't find anything.

Can anyone walk through the process of replacing the harness briefly? I am particularly concerned about the airbox. I think I have to remove it to access the negative ground but do I really have to remove the driveshaft and swing the subframe up? Any advice or tips are more than welcome.

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The battery negative ground is attached to the top of the transmission housing.
If I can remember, it's just foward, and under, of the battery box, and under the ABS unit and Motronics unit.
No need to touch the driveshaft and swing the subframe.

I have no advice but would like to know how did that happen? Looks like a bunch of wires smoked.

it shorted on the fairing frame. tight zipties.

Both R1100S I saw last year on COPART were salvaged due to similar harness issues. Is this a known aging problem for the R1100S?

I'm installed a couple, Some mechanical disassembly will be required. The sheathing on these harnesses is crap after time. I pulled it off and wrapped in in friction tape. You'll also need to get under the battery tray...good luck...

Ditto on this, I just went through my 2000 R1100S and spent some time removing disintegrating wiring harness covering and wrapping with electrical tape, I was surprised with how vulnerable the fuel system wiring was, I’ll definitely do more of this next winter for sure. Not surprised if more of this crops up.

Bxr

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