Recent Jobs Archives – Page 5 of 7 – Rupe's Rewires

As adorable as a new puppy. But it didn’t run

You can make a Boxer cafe racer with bolt-on bits – or you can do this

A Yamaha 350 Power Valve with some very trick stuff on it

Before Ducati made Panigales they made things like this

Honda’s XR650 enduro wasn’t designed as a round-the-world bike. But it can be adapted

Most cafe racers are disguised roadbikes, but this one has a genuine racing frame

There’s a strange thing about BMW Boxers. They develop a fondness for pyrotechnics in their old age

A 45,000-mile Harley chop gets a total electrical refresh

Looks lovely – but even pure race bikes get bodged. Fortunately it can all be fixed

After 47 years, this beach bike’s electrics need a thorough overhaul

Nice to see a really exceptional special getting the recognition it deserves

One of the best specials of the 1990s lives again

Trials engines are almost impossible to stall, so you really do need a dependable kill switch

Fitting a body kit meant making all the electrics homeless. Then squeezing them into a few tiny spaces

MVs have trick electrics. Which is fine until they start going wrong…

Why is this bike dead? Because some oaf wrecked the loom, then hid the evidence

A nice easy job to start the new decade: just make it work

A beautiful restoration of an early Ducati bevel, with some very subtle upgrades

Flat track-style XS650 with a dead loom. Can it be brought back to life? Of course it can

One of a pair of BMW R series custom builds, both of them beautifully screwed together

A lightly customised Hinckley twin, with some hidden horrors which needed evicting

Another gorgeous Laverda steps into the 21st century

Long-neglected Suzuki trail bike gradually comes back to life

Amazing what you can do with Yamaha’s little custom commuter

Beautiful bike, nightmare wiring. The new loom woke the engine up from years of poor running

A clever mix of different Yamaha parts built around the 1970s thumper – plus a Rex’s Speedshop ignition and 12V alternator

A lightly customised Honda twin with a pattern loom. How hard can it be?

A much neglected old Zed comes back to life with a new dash, keyless ignition, and immobiliser

A report on a rewired BMW, from the Czech Republic

Zed’s dead, baby. Or it was until it got a new loom, ignition and alternator

New loom and minor electrical upgrades for a much-loved, high-mileage workhorse

Two old British thumpers get the once over, and some sensible upgrades

A few tweaks to make a good bike even nicer

New loom to suit a custom Zeeltronic ignition for a highly competitive drag racer

New loom and new Ignitech ignition for a 40 year-old Italian

After three years of racing in Europe and New Zealand, time for a new loom

A bike I rewired in 2015 finally gets finished

Nothing to do with me – RR customer Brian breaks new ground in motorcycle electrics

It’s not the greatest bike in the world. It’s just a tribute. To my friend John.

Knackered old Suzuki gets modern lights, reg rec, switchgear, speedo and loom

Gorgeous Brit single with an almost unique engine – and now an electric start

High quality Sixties-style cafe racer with detachable electrics under the seat

Baby BMW boxer gets fancy lights and a custom wiring loom

The big styling decisions have been taken. Now make the electrics fit

1980s two-stroke runs for a mile then conks out. What is the matter with it?

A 1973 BMW finally commits electrical hara kiri, and is rushed over from France for emergency surgery

Stripped-down uber commuter with a tidied-up loom

12V electrics and LED indicators for a 1950s Matchless

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