Back to the beginning, mostly

Another weekend approaches. Boom!

Wiring is still on the agenda, since, well, that's one of the few remaining tasks. I'm calling it a task since it's rapidly moving into that column about must-haves and must-dos instead of that other column that had all the fun stuff, like design choices and what looks cool and that sort of stuff.

I've moved from the good-looking category into the personality one. Which in the end is an important one, to be sure. Still, pretty pictures beats words every time in my book, er, of pictures and no words...

I digress. Please, I insist.

I looked up online and in my giant folder of 'stuff what might come in handy someday on this build' and found the original bike's wiring schematic.

See, once M-Unit showed up in all her glory, there was no other girl for me. I only had eyes for her. Still, it's becoming obvious that meshing this modern technology (oh, we only need 2 wires to do that part now) into the 35'ish year old technology (this will require 6 wires and a lot of praying for this to work properly) is becoming somewhat challenging.

So, I needed to retreat slightly back to that etiquette class and check out (looking at the diagram) just how to hold hands and open doors for her again.

Chicks.

This one is even more challenging, since it's a little like introducing your old girlfriend to your new one, and they are both sharing this look with each other like 'I know all about his shit and now he's your problem' type stuff. I can feel my M-Unit's eyes boring into me and saying 'you better do this right or else'.

And I'm trying, mama. I'm so trying.

OK, enough of the girl analogies for this morning.

So, it's with gigantic amounts of irony that the original wiring schematic is indeed going to help quite a bit. At least I hope so. I can of course replace all the original hand controls with modern ones that have the simple wiring connections and necessary components without the unnecessary ones, but I don't wanna. Partially because it's just more money thrown at this project and I'm done with that part as much as I can be. But also because theres a challenge in making this work out somehow. Others have done it before me, electrical engineer degree not-withstanding, so if they can do it, why not me?

(I keep telling myself that anyway)

In the end, if there's a way to connect and make all this work, I will find it. I shall prevail.

She's a special girl. I want her to be happy.

So Saturday is gonna lots of garage work and hoping for some things lighting up and flashing and doing what they are supposed to do, without all the 'oh I'm on fire' parts.

Sunday is a little bit reserved for some church time and Mom time and maybe who knows time.

Could be a fun weekend...