Richard’s Harley chop
A 45,000-mile Harley chop gets a total electrical refresh
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
A big-budget Z900 special that didn’t quite run right
Heavily modified to handle and brake vastly better than standard, with modern electrics too
Made in the Ural mountains, used in Yorkshire. Until the electrics started giving up. Fixing them was a big job
A stripped down Moto Guzzi with some trick bits: Motogadget speedo, Silent Hektik ignition, bar end indicators and a headlight that cuts out on cranking
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A newly restored BSA Bantam with a few niggly faults that need chasing away
43 year-old Suzuki four approaches the end of a loving restoration
Classic Guzzi cafe racer with a sensible riding position, superb detail fabrication and a custom-built loom