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Offline John Lang

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Mystery ground wire
« on: July 10, 2025, 09:06:02 AM »
I am curious as to why there is a brown (assume is it a ground) wire attached to one of the bolts securing the (non-ABS) brake fluid reservoir to the handle bar of my K75. Static release? I just noticed it had been unconnected for a few years. I do not see it on my wiring diagram.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Mystery ground wire
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2025, 10:43:13 AM »
This quote is from an Inge K post years ago. The shorting condition made the throttle stiff to operate.

Early in the life of the K it was some issues with front brake switches that shorted, and the only way
the current could find ground, was through the throttle cable.
So since then (05/84) the K`s got an additional ground wire on RH lever assy.
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Offline John Lang

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Re: Mystery ground wire
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2025, 10:50:07 AM »
Thank you, Laitch. So it's a workaround for something unexpected.
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