Best way to replace the stock harness on a 77 FLH?

[John Jolley]

I've never done it before....Should I just lay the new harness over the old and replace wires until the old harness comes free? Any tricks, suggestions?

Best harness manufacturers? I Googled FLH Harness and several manufacturers came up...

Thanks for your time.
John

[jim d]

Take lots and lots of pictures of the old one from different angles. Then you can blow them up to see details later when installing the new one.

[dukekleman]

John,
I agree there are a lot of companies selling wire harness kits for older motorcycles.
It would be very helpful if a person could see them all in person, laid out on a table top to inspect.
I'm hoping others share their insight and experiences with whom they believe makes nice harnesses...

[gitguy]

I've never done it before....Should I just lay the new harness over the old and replace wires until the old harness comes free? Any tricks, suggestions?

Best harness manufacturers? I Googled FLH Harness and several manufacturers came up...

Thanks for your time.
John

Years ago I needed a harness for a 1980 FLT but one was not available from any vendor so I did exactly what you described. I would remove one wire at a time and cut/re-crimp each individually and replace it in the connector block. If this is the route you choose I would recommend a proper crimping tool and correct connectors. Buy all the wire and have everything ready to go before you start cutting. Once installed and powered up, I was tickled that everything worked.

[John Jolley]

It appears as if there are 4 parts to the harness. The main, two handle bar harness and a rear fender harness.

There's a connector block inside the headlight cowl and another behind the coil bracket.