Cable & wire chafing

[enu06]

Its been a few months since I posted this one so many of the newbies wont have seen it.
Cutting a long(ish) story short I found that the bolt that secures the handle bars was eating its way through the wiring harness, which apart from obvious problems could have caused a fire!
To solve this I cut up an old inner tube and zip ties it around the cables, after six months use on inspection the other day, I am happy to report it seems to have worked, just light chaffing to the inner-tube. When I get my new bike this is one job I would do from new on assembly, I would advise anyone to check theirs too.

[Simar]

Theres nothing worse than chaffing

[enu06]

'specially on the nuts!

[jialing]

ooooooo no not da nuts avoid the nuts at all costs :-)

[px166bajaj]

I bought a bike off eBay which had had a fire in the wiring harness. I traced it to exactly the area you are talking about. It was a Chunlan 125
(This one)

[enu06]

Shame no one told the previous owner, still you would not of got it then though!. Proves my point then.

[Scootin]

Thanks,
I should check my harness.