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Peter

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Hi this is my first time on here 

three weeks ago I brought 2001 cbr 1100 blackbird 

I need to replace the wiring harness and I found one in nsw but it’s off a 2003 model 

will they still be compatible 

Ok the problem I have with it is the f1 light is on so I took it the the bike 🏍 repair shop so they could fix it two hours later and $200 nothing 

I brought the bike to travel to and from work which is a hour each way and it has been using $60 a week in fuel ️ 

so the bike shop told me they will have to pull the harness apart to find the full or by a new one at a cost of $800 plus $800 for them to fit it 

they said it would take 8hours to fit it 

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My question would be why does it need to be replaced?  Why are you not suffering like those of us that have had to repair our OE ones? 🤣

In all seriousness, buying an 18 year old harness may not be much better than fixing your 20 year old harness.

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On 10/1/2021 at 4:44 PM, Peter said:

Hi this is my first time on here 

three weeks ago I brought 2001 cbr 1100 blackbird 

I need to replace the wiring harness and I found one in nsw but it’s off a 2003 model 

will they still be compatible 

 

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Peter, first off, let me say that if you allow the dealer to mess around with replacing the wiring harness you will end up spending more than the bike is worth and no promise that the issue will be solved, IMO.

 

Anyway, the bike is showing an FI light. To find the code: bike running, in neutral, side stand down. FI light will flash a 2 digit code (or series of codes if there is more than 1). 

What is the code?

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I can't answer your question, and I think you should stop thinking that a harness replacement is the correct action.

 

The problem might be at the test connector, a pretty common problem, fixing it is much easier than a harness replacement.  If it's a broken wire to one sensor it could be fixed by adding an external wire to bypass it, also much easier than replacing the harness.  Hopefully the shop told you what fault code(s) the bike had, if not you can easily pull them.  If there's more than one fault my money's on the test connector.

 

Test connector faults are most prevalent in '99 and '00 models, but it happened to my '01.  The procedure for fixing them is the same, but the '01 model's connector is in a slightly different location.

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