Simon’s KTM cycle race lights
Adding a cycle race flashing light system to KTM’s brilliant 790 Adventure
Les’s Yamaha XS650
A Vape charging and ignition system for a 45 year-old Yamaha
Mark’s Suzuki GSX1100EFE
Push-button switches and an M Unit for Suzuki’s mid-1980s battering ram
Michael’s Triumph T100
What’s the best way to fit high tech indicators to a 2003 Triumph?
Warren’s Aprilia RSV Mille
Eventually a Mille will bake its own wiring system to full brittleness. At which point you need to go onto a dark room and concentrate
Jane’s Z1000 LTD
How long does a Z1000 loom last? About 40 years, it turns out
Simon’s Suzuki GS850G
40 years of wiring grot banished – plus some tasty upgrades
Simon’s Rickman 650 Metisse
Adding some very modern roadbike electricals to a 1960s dirt racer
Gavin’s Bimota Strada Squalo V-Due 500
A bike built from a single A4 sketch. One of the most amazing machines I’ve ever worked on
Dan’s Enfield 350 Bullet
20 years old, only 350km on the clock… and electrically out to lunch
Simon’s Triumph Trident T160
Last upgrade for a lovingly restored old Brit
Colm’s Aprilia Moto 6.5
New wires for the only bike designed by a kitchenware guru
Kevin’s Yamaha XZ550
A decent-looking loom hides a multitude of horrors
Scott’s Royal Enfield Bullet 500
A new body kit means a new loom – and a chance to make the electrics simpler and brighter
Chris’s Sportster hardtail
Girder-forked hardtail V-twin requires electrical functionality
Tom’s Suzuki Katana rebuild
A ten-year Katana rebuild topped off with a loom built by owner Tom
Dave’s WR450 special (finished)
Dirtbike of the year, easily
Michael’s Rickman Triumph
Another customer uses the Rupe’s Rewires manual to build their own loom
Cy’s Yamaha XS650 hardtail
Hardtail bobbers and wiring looms don’t mix easily
Roger’s Laverda 500 Alpino
A delicious restoration of the bike which led to the 500 Montjuic
Rupe’s BMW R1150GS
Sometimes the simplest job opens up a world of horror. Solution: let sleeping dogs lie
Roger’s Laverda 500 endurance racer
Probably the loveliest motorcycle I’ve ever had in the workshop
Roger’s Laverda Formula 500 racer
A genuine factory racer from the 1970s, restored to perfection
Angus’s Laverda Jota
Turning a box of bits into a finished bike is always a massive effort. But this Jota is getting there
Dave and Ian’s TDR250s
All TDR250 looms are knackered. And you can’t buy new ones. Except here
Bob’s Yamaha R1 problem
Why won’t this immaculate R1 start?
Bob’s mate’s Fizzy
Not many mopeds are valuable enough to get a custom loom build. But a Fizzy is
Carl Cox’s Harris Suzuki XR69
Rebuilt after a colossal smash – all it needs now is a robust, easily-removed ignition loom
Bob’s Honda CB450 K1
Beautiful resto needs wires
Craig’s Kawasaki Z1R (by post)
Loom help needed – but I live near Edinburgh
Simon’s Simoto NX650 Supermono
One of the three best motorcycles I’ve ever worked on
Joe’s Honda XR250 street tracker
Another case of an old CDI ignition going pop
Dave’s Yamaha WR450 Malle Mile bike
A dirt racer designed for the Malle Mile, with loads of trick bits
Mark’s Kawasaki H1 CDI ignition
A drag bike looking for foolproof ignition connections
Ian’s Honda RVF400
Dragged out of a ditch and lovingly restored
Graham’s Dunstall Suzuki GS1000
Pure 1970s excess, immaculately restored
Stuart’s Triumph Bobber
A hardtail bobber for sunny days
Mark’s Tiger Cub
A rewire without a bike: it can be done
Saul’s Yamaha XT500
New electrical arteries and 12 volts for the classic Japanese trailie
Chris’s Steam Punk Suzuki LS650
If Lord Byron had ridden a bike, it would have looked like this
Mike’s R1 streetfighter (slight return)
How can a chromed engine cover stop the ignition working?
Gary’s Triumph Rocket 3 (slight return)
Rewired last winter, now running like a dream
John’s Norton Commando 750
A newly-built Commando in need of a newly-built loom
Murray’s Triumph 650 Triton
How to wire up the classic Brit cafe racer
Russ’s GSX-R1100 bobber
Most GSX-Rs are blue and white. For some reason this one isn’t
Tony’s TR6/Bonnie Triton
Every Triton is different, including this one
Gavin’s Suzuki TS400
New ignition and charging for a very old-school Suzuki
