Put a dab of dieletric grease on each connector to prevent future corrosion.
Does the dielectric grease also waterproof it at all? I dont see myself riding in the rain much .. but, when it rains and your bike is not snug in bed.... "you gotta do what you gotta do". Maybe where these wires are all hidden behind the plastic .. it is pretty weather proof already?
Looking good! Your first repair!
Ahh Karen... I wish it was the first repair! As you may recall:
+ recovered my seat when the snow was flying.
+ foot brake went to the floor.. had to figure that out... she stops now
+ ABS issues (I couldnt figure that out yet so I just ride with the light on)
+ some kind of engine stumble so I:
- cleaned the gas cap doing that disassemble repair hoping it was a vent issue
- pulled the fuel pump to inspect the in-tank filter, and checked the flow
- pulled and cleaned the fuel filter (I have one of those glass filters... works well)
- ultimately pulling the carbs to clean everything (found some gunk which I think was the problem... no problems since!)
- sync'd the carbs with my home made manometer
Im not afraid to try things... my success record I think over the years is good. I can BS my wife and dazzle her with fancy part names to the point where she says.. "ok ok... does it work now?".
I like tinkering with the bike (and boat, jetskis, cars)... but I have to admit, I had hoped I wouldnt have to fiddle with this toy. Just wanted to ride. But the tinkering leaves me at ease knowing that these areas of the bike are more familiar and now work. And happily the troubles all happened close to home! When you buy a used vehicle you are usually buying someone elses problems. I dont think the PO was unloading it cause it was trouble.. but it seams that I now have a bike that was due for some TLC and Im happy to give it some.
2 known issues I want to address....ABS (eventually) and some hard shifting... clunking. Ive pre-loaded the shift and tried other methods. Im going to pull the lower plastic and inspect the clutch slave and see what's going on there.