Electric Shield Wire location

[sx600]

Where is the best place to splice in the electric shield? I've had it in the oil wire before - but when the shield is on, the oil light comes on (kind of a PITA).

 

[MrSled]

I have tapped it in under the seat in the tail light wire and I have tapped it into the hand warmer power wire or one of the blue hot wires under the handle bar cover....If you want me too look, I can tell you the wires I tapped into on my sx-r.

 

[Brad]

heated shield splice

I hookded mine up in the handle bars in the high and low beam light switch plug.start the sled check for the wire that had 12 volts wheather high or low beams are on.unplug the harnes take a very small flat screw driver or a pick and undo and take that spade temenal out of the plug solder the power wire for the heated sheild to the metal termenal and put it back into the plug attach the groung wire to the handle bare hold down bolt and you have a nice factory looking install

 

[sx600]

I've put it into the hand warmers before on my vmax and the warmers wouldn't work when the shield was on. What about the light too? I wonder if it makes the light dimmer?

 

[MrSled]

I will check tonight...I can remember what wire I am using now...but it all works ...let be get back to you.

 

[Danger Dog]

Do as brad said it works fine.

 

[actionjack]

I did it exactly as Brad says. I think that the regulated 12v wire is black with a solid blue stripe.

 

[MrSled]

I check my hook up and I have the power coming off the blue with yellow striped wire on the dimmer switch plug and I grounded it at the black wire on the hand grips. Been working that way for about 3 years

 

[sx600]

thanks for the help!

 

[sx600]

Here's what I did - viper has a blue with white hot wire for the high/low beam switch. I spliced the shield wire into that and grounded it to the handlebar bolt. Everything works great.

 

[PJVMAX]

Where is the best place to splice in the electric shield? I've had it in the oil wire before - but when the shield is on, the oil light comes on (kind of a PITA).

The best place I've found is the plug for the reverse beeper. Usually found near the foot well on the chaincase side. 12v constant, ground other wire to frame.

 

[MrSled]

I spoke with a Yamaha Rep they recommend to use the Blue+Red wire coming out of the fuse box for heated shields and acc. That way whatever you hook up is fused. Worse case you would blow the fuse for the blue+red wire, it won't shut you down, you only lose carb heaters, maybe grip warmers, and "convenience" items. You can still ride home.

Part of this was taken from the RX/RS Forum