Good afternoon, I've recently acquired a 1995 916SP, 23K miles and in really nice condition.............. except for the electrics! Several of the connectors were very frail on the crimp and I've so far replaced around a half dozen. Main problem as you'll probably guess is the two yellow wires from stator to reg/rec, which are part fried. When I first looked at the bike I didn't think they were but closer examination revealed that the final six inches of wire to the reg/rec had been replaced and the original wires upstream from there are not great. I've obtained some #10 gauge yellow, silicone coated cable to replace the whole run but am finding that original stuff is soundly trapped somewhere in the centre of the bike and is refusing to budge. I'll reroute the replacement away from the hot bits and I have some heat resistant sheathing to keep the new stuff as cool as possible. All connections will be soldered. OK I could just chop off the old stuff as much as possible and leave it there for now, but I'd prefer not to operate that way and get it out if at all possible. So, any ideas please where the old cable might be trapped and what do I need to remove to free it? The other inevitable problem is that the charge light doesn't work. I believe that most after-market reg/recs won't operate the light but are there any which do? Many thanks for any help available.
If you are new to Ducatis, starting by recommissioning a 30 year old 916 with problems is very brave indeed. Good luck with that.
Thank you. I've fully restored several (mainly) BMWs of various types and still have four, plus a 1290 KTM. So the 916 will never be a daily-user but is a welcome and refreshing change of scenery, which I'm enjoying so far. It's the tricks I need to learn to achieve what I need, without over-dismantling every time. I've done the cam belts and that went OK. But lots to learn.
Personally I like working on my 916, I comes apart in seconds and was designed to be worked on, unlike most other Ducatis which can take hours just to remove the fairings!
