Use a marine grade switch. Order from ebay, radioshack, whatever. But on an off bike/atv you want marine switch so the mud and water won't cause bike to start shorting out and shutting off ir worse, won't start in middle of nowhere. Great how-to man. I just wanted to put my $.02 where it may help someone who rides FAR from the truck/trailer parking spots.
@zx8401ztv Yeah they are definitely worth the effort, these things are bulletproof! When I toggle the switch to off while it's running it stays running, I always have used the kill switch on the hand controls to kill it. It did the same thing when I rebuild that ignition the first time, I guess it never contacted the engine kill wire or whatnot. thanks for watching!
@paradoxdesigns oh yeah i've seen people get zapped before, this was a little 400 watt psu that blew up about 2 years ago in a crap computer I had, I usually try and save the fans and switches on stuff because they come in handy sometimes. I'm prolly gonna make a vid of me frying this fan though. thanks for watching man!
i think they were meant to be connected. if you test one wire, it will have positive voltage and the other will test as leading to ground (but maybe not a dead short) so... before you connect them, they are effectively polar opposites at that point in the circuit. just like cutting a positive battery cable and testing both cut ends. even though it's your main positive cable, one will show pos. + and the other neg. -.
@marcelstjean yeah I graduated from the screwdriver to the fancy pants toggle switch. Gonna have to wire one up for your ford's ignition lol thanks for watching man
great idea with the PSU switch. i've never thought to re-use tho. i always toss out old ones. gotta let those old PSU's sit for awhile before taking them apart, they can hold a huge charge for quite awhile and zap the holy hell out of ya
If there are only 4 wires and you touch 2 and they start burning what would be the correct 2 that I should use for the toggle. If you could help out that'd be 👍
hmm, ive robbed bits from switched mode psu's to fix lcd tv's, that rocker switch will be fine. The other unused wire is the engine kill wire, and connects to the handlebar kill switch, earth it to stop the engine. Looks like the machine is getting cleaner and cleaner with every part painted, good old honda's worth the effort. :-)
Badass and simple, i thought the same while tracing wires on a quad I'm working on and you confirmed pretty much everything, did you just leave the other wire from the ignition taped up separately and what if there's six wires... lights perhaps that don't follow all the way through the wiring of course to make it look extra complicated! Lol, Cheers bro and thanks!
What is the application of the green and black with white line ? looks like a ground to turn of the engin ? but what happens if you turn off the button while the engine is running ?
Can anyone help me I have 2006 yamaha raptor 660 I have no ignition. Power to sart it ive hadnmy bike to so many so called bike. Macanics please. Help me
@EricTehRedneck Hello, Can you help me? I have a 1993 yamaha 350 moto4. I have a new ignition switch for it, but the wire colors aren't the same. The old one had red, black, brown, and a black wire with a white stripe. The new switch has Brown, Yellow, White, and green. Could you clear this up for me?
got a 200m "dead battery" When I pull the cord the neutral light lights up but doesn't seem to be a spark on the plug. Where do you think the issue could be?
Wtf this happen to me I just have the wires and the plate I took off it off and I just have have the wire do you need those black wire to connect the to the switch
@EricTehRedneck I wouldnt shell out loads of cash for a true honda switch as most small cc motorcycle ignition switches work the same as your atc's, Off / On / On with lights. :-)
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Coop-YT_Gaming _______ I know a lot of people who leave their ATVs outside with keys in them half the time. Cheap people with old stuff aren’t worried about that. I personally keep my machine in a locked building behind my house. And if that’s the case no one is going to steal it
Use a marine grade switch. Order from ebay, radioshack, whatever. But on an off bike/atv you want marine switch so the mud and water won't cause bike to start shorting out and shutting off ir worse, won't start in middle of nowhere. Great how-to man. I just wanted to put my $.02 where it may help someone who rides FAR from the truck/trailer parking spots.
@zx8401ztv Yeah they are definitely worth the effort, these things are bulletproof! When I toggle the switch to off while it's running it stays running, I always have used the kill switch on the hand controls to kill it. It did the same thing when I rebuild that ignition the first time, I guess it never contacted the engine kill wire or whatnot. thanks for watching!
@paradoxdesigns oh yeah i've seen people get zapped before, this was a little 400 watt psu that blew up about 2 years ago in a crap computer I had, I usually try and save the fans and switches on stuff because they come in handy sometimes. I'm prolly gonna make a vid of me frying this fan though. thanks for watching man!
thanks man. i was reluctant to twist the red and black wires together.
aerial wheel I've been doing that on a lot of my garage projects; what are some of the potential cons to connecting the black and red?
i think they were meant to be connected. if you test one wire, it will have positive voltage and the other will test as leading to ground (but maybe not a dead short) so... before you connect them, they are effectively polar opposites at that point in the circuit. just like cutting a positive battery cable and testing both cut ends. even though it's your main positive cable, one will show pos. + and the other neg. -.
@marcelstjean yeah I graduated from the screwdriver to the fancy pants toggle switch. Gonna have to wire one up for your ford's ignition lol thanks for watching man
great idea with the PSU switch. i've never thought to re-use tho. i always toss out old ones. gotta let those old PSU's sit for awhile before taking them apart, they can hold a huge charge for quite awhile and zap the holy hell out of ya
If there are only 4 wires and you touch 2 and they start burning what would be the correct 2 that I should use for the toggle. If you could help out that'd be 👍
the ticking sound usually means your battery is close to dead. try throwing a charger on it and see if that helps. check your fuse too.
yup the two wires will just pop together and work, but you will have to pull them apart to stop your batt going dead when your done
hmm, ive robbed bits from switched mode psu's to fix lcd tv's, that rocker switch will be fine.
The other unused wire is the engine kill wire, and connects to the handlebar kill switch, earth it to stop the engine.
Looks like the machine is getting cleaner and cleaner with every part painted, good old honda's worth the effort. :-)
Badass and simple, i thought the same while tracing wires on a quad I'm working on and you confirmed pretty much everything, did you just leave the other wire from the ignition taped up separately and what if there's six wires... lights perhaps that don't follow all the way through the wiring of course to make it look extra complicated! Lol, Cheers bro and thanks!
That's pretty smart I had one of those on my lawn mower and the switch blew up but worked good for a few runs after I had to rewire the whole mower
@redneckbryon I always use the kill switch that is on the hand controls thanks for watching man
thanks loads man... I just finished a rebuild an put mine up for sale.. lost the key 2 hours later.. lol
thanx exactly what i needed to know for the exact atv much appicated
how did you modify the ignition to use a screwdriver. Can you make a video?
Do you remember what the green and the blk/w wires wet to?
awesome glad I helped somebody! thanks for the sub!
I have a 2006 honda trx500tm has 1 black .1red w/black stripe .1 pink .and 1solid red. Which ones do I put together
What is the application of the green and black with white line ? looks like a ground to turn of the engin ? but what happens if you turn off the button while the engine is running ?
what did the black wire go to?
Can anyone help me I have 2006 yamaha raptor 660 I have no ignition. Power to sart it ive hadnmy bike to so many so called bike. Macanics please. Help me
Is that it. Just those two wires?
I have 2002 yamaha 660 raptor I have no power at the ignition switch on handle bars do you have any clue what can cause this or how to fix it
Hey I got the same problem but my little circle thing is ripped right off so IWHATS THE GREEN WIRE ?
good job works good.
Got a super pocket bike ignition wires are cut thanks I didn't want to cross black and red
Would this work (or a different switch) if my mini quad has no key barrel at all when it should?
@EricTehRedneck Hello, Can you help me? I have a 1993 yamaha 350 moto4. I have a new ignition switch for it, but the wire colors aren't the same. The old one had red, black, brown, and a black wire with a white stripe. The new switch has Brown, Yellow, White, and green. Could you clear this up for me?
Does anyone know how to to wire four wire for older Honda cb360. I bought with no key. Black red brown and brown with white strip. Thanks
That's only a 2 wire switch, how do you turn off the engine now?
got a 200m "dead battery" When I pull the cord the neutral light lights up but doesn't seem to be a spark on the plug. Where do you think the issue could be?
the starter
Ryan - The spark plug. lol
Yea I learned to not leave a sock in it 😂😂
hey eric, does this switch kill the atv once its running?
i have a cg125 rep with something similar, can get it fired up fine, but it wont die
Wazzz up good idea but just lost my key from watching this lol now what do that suziki250 quadsport 2004
all the wires melted together on my switch can't tell which is which any suggestions
Pull the red and the black wires completely out and connect them together
+Zerdict HD yes that's the most simple way so far haha
Is there a way to get ahold of you!
Bad ass ! Freakin gangsta!
Could I guy just twist the to wires together or dose hafta be a toogle?
kirk szakacs that's what I do
Can you do that with a 2007 Kawasaki prarie 360 atv
Wtf this happen to me I just have the wires and the plate I took off it off and I just have have the wire do you need those black wire to connect the to the switch
can i do this to a 87 honda rebel?
Go
@EricTehRedneck I wouldnt shell out loads of cash for a true honda switch as most small cc motorcycle ignition switches work the same as your atc's, Off / On / On with lights. :-)
Can I do that to a kawasaki ignition switch
Wouldn't want to have to explain to the cops why my ignition has a screwdriver shoved into it. Perfectly legal, just wouldn't want the drama...
making shit work with what I got, that's engineering right? hahaha thanks for the comment man
Why not just site it on always?? Kinda waste of time to add a toggle imo
Guys i Lost The Keys To My Quad! I'm Not Sure What To Do! I Was Wondering If someone Could Help?
Comment DownBelow Please If You Know What I Should Do!
thats not a toggle switch
Replace the key and save yourself future problems
kyle wr yes but ignition switches for these older bikes are very ex
Expensive
No one would want to do this because it’s the best way to get your quad stolen
Coop-YT_Gaming _______ I know a lot of people who leave their ATVs outside with keys in them half the time. Cheap people with old stuff aren’t worried about that. I personally keep my machine in a locked building behind my house. And if that’s the case no one is going to steal it
Too much Time for 2 min effective vidéo . Why too much speaking . Vidéo ISA not stable
Can I do this with a 3 prong toggle switch