Red Wire, what now …

ST1100Y · Thursday at 7:28 AM

Oldbikefixr said:
I inspect mine several times a year.

Ditto... and have good experience with ACF-50 as corrosion inhibitor...

kiltman · Thursday at 7:54 AM

I just make it a monthly check. On my 1990 I ended up using individual spade connectors, and it’s lasted 12 years and still going strong.
I wouldn’t bother with the red wire bypass, do the splicing repair as JHeath suggests, and you’ll be good for another 10 years.

ST1100Y · Thursday at 8:17 AM

kiltman said:
I wouldn’t bother with the red wire bypass, do the splicing repair as JHeath suggests, and you’ll be good for another 10 years.

Never had that starter relay connector burned (like so many here)... neither on the '92 (sold), the '94 or the '00...
The '92 did suffer a stator connector meltdown though... (likely water/humidity caused corrosion...)
So did my GF's '07 NT700VA very recently BTW, despite having a protective "sock" placed over that very solid 3-pin connector... :unsure:

Annual inspection of all connectors aboard is advisable... especially if you're out in heavy weather...

Andrew Shadow · Thursday at 10:51 AM

ST1100Y said:
but down here washing a vehicle on private or public property is prohibited

You are not allowed, by force of law, to wash your own vehicle on your own property!
Is that because of a serious lack of water situation in your area? It seems pretty extreme.

ST1100Y · Thursday at 11:03 AM

Andrew Shadow said:
You are not allowed, by force of law, to wash your own vehicle on your own property!
Is that because of a serious lack of water situation in your area? It seems pretty extreme.

Environmental protection...
Possible contamination of soil and ground water...
Preservation of drinking water is also used as argument...

ddiez · Thursday at 6:20 PM

Andrew Shadow said:
You are not allowed, by force of law, to wash your own vehicle on your own property!
Is that because of a serious lack of water situation in your area? It seems pretty extreme.

Crazy left politicians and stupids laws. Soon we will not be aloud to do anything, even here in Canada

Ron · Thursday at 9:46 PM

ST1100Y said:
Never had that starter relay connector burned (like so many here)... neither on the '92 (sold), the '94 or the '00...
The '92 did suffer a stator connector meltdown though... (likely water/humidity caused corrosion...)
So did my GF's '07 NT700VA very recently BTW, despite having a protective "sock" placed over that very solid 3-pin connector...

Annual inspection of all connectors aboard is advisable... especially if you're out in heavy weather...

I don't think it is an age or model problem. I had an 1100 with over 220 K miles and not a problem. On another 1100 with 55+ K miles it melted down. I think it was a factory problem with a worn or poorly adjusted crimper leading to over heating due to a poor connection. Kinda like the "melted" spot on the bottom center of dash. Some have it some don't.

ST1100Y · 2025-06-06T01:32:53-0500

Ron said:
I don't think it is an age or model problem. I had an 1100 with over 220 K miles and not a problem. On another 1100 with 55+ K miles it melted down. I think it was a factory problem with a worn or poorly adjusted crimper leading to over heating due to a poor connection. Kinda like the "melted" spot on the bottom center of dash. Some have it some don't.

My sentiments exactly (plus that the NT was made in Spain...)
IMO its an either/or thing; bad crimping and/or oxidized copper strains to begin with, and/or water/chemical caused corrosion during usage later on...
Just inspect every now and then...