Fixing up a wiring mess on the Dyna

[@RichardFriedrich-m7y]

Just keep being you. Because that's what makes the show. Always stay true to yourself. Richard

[@robc1961]

Your dad is a blessing for sure. It's getting closer !!!

[@ardyrides834]

The wire routing, splicing, soldering process is tedious, time consuming and can be frustrating also. It takes skill and patience to do it correctly. Your Dad is a great mentor...

[@paulsilson2148]

From one wireman to another, nice job sir, on staggering connections , soldering , and shrink wrap

[@genefogarty5395]

Your dad definitely does it right, reminds me a lot of the guys I used to hang around with as a kid, a genuine bike guy. It also made me miss the time I spent working with my dad, he passed last year from cancer, but I have a some of his ashes in a little crystal cylinder and I epoxied it on the nacelle of my bike so he's always around on my rides, lol. You and your dad are awesome!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

My condolences for your father 💐

[@genefogarty5395]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC Thanks, Angel. Keep up the awesome videos!

[@RichardFriedrich-m7y]

Just keep being you. You will go places in this world, richard

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

🙂

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

🙂

[@bruce1816]

Red, you are so dam cute !!! Your dad does an awesome job. It's great to see real craftsman are still out there !! When i get out the soldering iron and shrink tubing, friends will say, " what ya doing, just do the crimp fits!!" They think it's old school. Well, i never have issues like broken, loose wires !! Your doing great with these videos Red, keep up the good work.

[@jerryspencer5453]

Red, I like what I see and I do like you and I like your bike, both your bikes. I like what you do, too. I want to remind you how lucky you are that your dad is still around so all that experience has a chance to rub off on you. Wiring sure can be a pain sometimes. Keep up the good work. Gotta love it baby.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you 🙂

[@colinthomasse6261]

Angel nice work again, nice to be working with your dad. Good job 👍🏻❤️

[@peggymulvihill9286]

Always happy to see my big brother on your videos. ❤️

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

🤗 💕

[@douglas9607]

Thanks Red Angel and Hey to Dad.

[@markh.harris9271]

"The Darn Dyna" hahahahahah lol I think its a pretty fabulous Dyna, and getting better by the day; your dad did a bang up job on that wiring... I would have done it the same way totally! Great job. marcus

[@13260daniel]

Thank you for being informative , fixing the birds nest wiring to factory spec ,Great team together, You and Dad are Legends 👊👊

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@zippitydooda9112]

Always enjoy seeing the two of you working on the bike.

[@paullee4042]

Nice an clean wiring fix, next ones your turn.

[@cowdudeable]

Red, Your videos are getting better and better. Especially the little things you do at the beginning and end of them. Very cool.

[@bigiron8831]

I hate wiring but I Love riding.... Stay safe out there Red ✌❤

[@dirkg7062]

Your father is your best teacher, as was my father. I've learned from him up until he passed several years ago now. Thanks for the video. This cheered me up just watching you work with your dad.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

I’m glad you could enjoy it 🙂

[@ronevans260]

Hiya Red . Remember the golden rule when doing wiring. Red 2 Red. Black 2 Black or Blue 2 Bits.!!!!!!!! 🤣 ride and be safe Ron from Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@jeffhughes6167]

Angel you have a great teacher, the quality of his work is fantastic, it’s great for you to have a video text book to refer back to if need to do some wiring on your own sometime. Your Dad is a Master Craftsman !!!

[@tommylitchfield3450]

You guys are getting there one step at a time! Those little helping hands for holding the wires are a lifesaver! I don't know about your Dyna, but it's possible that your module had the self-cancelling feature. Now you have to..(GASP!)... turn off your signals YOURSELF!! Oh, the horror! :) Honestly, most of the problems that we all face on working on older, but still relatively modern vehicles is dealing with the totally unnecessary crap that the factories added to cars and bikes to add new whiz-bang features that last year's models didn't have. A lot of that stuff isn't even made anymore, so people like your dad have to eliminate the "latest-greatest" parts to tried and true parts that will always be around.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

You absolutely got that right, it’s such a pain working around all the new technology on a newer bike! It makes working in my shovelhead a breeze haha.

[@ridingonruby3287]

You will have just about a new bike when your done. Great work awesome dad. Great video.

[@wvbiker746]

Never seen anyone wire their scoots up the same. Myself, just a few hot wires there and there and everything grounds through the frame. Not the way the big companies wire theirs, but it works.

[@jd9308]

Slowly but surely you are turning a pile of junk bike into a good reliable and safe ride! I just have to shake my head when I see the work of some shade tree mechanics! I have enough sense in that if I don't know, or if a job is way outta my ability, just to leave it alone and take it to someone who I trust to do the job. Glad y'all are getting that old Dyna crash bike in proper order! Can't wait till you get it going down the road! Stay safe up there in beautiful B.C.!

[@juniorcopeland9082]

Another good old school lesson video, Angel, your dad is so talented and is so much like me the way he does things, and I agree that solder connection's is much better than butt connections any day, as long as you use the right resin core solder, and the way he staggers the connections is spot on !!...keep up the good work and keep the video's coming...you are a great apprentice...and will be a great mechanic some day with your dad being a great teacher !!...I would love to meet you and your dad someday !! ✌✌😘

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

If you are ever nearby let me know! ✌️

[@almonjacob3496]

I just did the same job on my 93 FXDWG, I did cut and solder, I re pinned and used the factory plug. Your dad did a great, clean job.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thanks! My dad does do some nice wiring eh 😀

[@BillTheHarleyGuy]

i had the same issue with the wires on my 1988 sporty 1200 took me awhile to go thu it all. you and your father make a great team working with each other and that alone is pretty awesome. you both Rock! 👍

[@michaeltier657]

Haven't seen that trick in years . that's a cool little jig for holding your wiring work while you work on it.that module may also have your headlights, turn signal s, and Speedo in it that cancels the turn signal s . I've had the same problem before with those kinda modules . another great how to video from red rider production.

[@tmack1]

Nice wiring. One FYI, some years of Harley's have the security alarm built into the turn signal module, which would explain the horn. You may want to google the part number you have on it to see what pops up.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Yep, you are right about that!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Nice job! Nothing more frustrating with an older bike than wiring gremlins. Possible disaster averted.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Them darn gremlins 👀

[@raysimon1368]

You and your dad done another quality repair job keep em coming old dude

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thanks!

[@yankeeryder7430]

Another OUTSTANDING video.. showing the knowledge has gained over the years. I might have to come up to BC to have the chance to shadow your dad to soak up some of his knowledge. !!!! Great job on the wiring... thought you might go with mini apes or possibly apes (12") since you have drag style bars on your shovel..... looking forward to the finished product on the Dyna...!! Stay safe....😎😎

[@gregorykucera4235]

That's really good wiring work there .what a great Dad he is .have a great day

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you 😊

[@keesheijkamp2083]

Hello, Angel; It's - hurtful - to hear you name your dyna 'carbage'. One day it will be your trusting and happy friend! It's just been neglected for a long time! Look ahead at its (reborn) future. Hopefully you will once enjoy it. It's great you give this bike a second life and it looks pretty nice. Stay cool and patient, please! - Greetings from Kees H. (Holland/ Europe).

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Greetings!

[@samuelw1311]

Another good video Lil Red. In my experience, most/many Harley problems are electrical and stock wiring is a nightmare. I have simplified wiring on all of my bikes and diagnoses and repair when needed is a whole lot easier.

[@lawrencebrandt8448]

before extended wire kits for changing to higher bars we learned to do just what your dad did stagger the solder joints .

[@rockercover]

Solder connections look clean and lump free. Way to do repairs‼️ ||| Add-on comment: The 1970 era 350 I had; was sold to me due to the main battery wire ,(20 amp max. capacity possibly), to the headlight, had a melt-down. Previous owner placed metallic foil over the fuse and reinserted the new combo. back into the fuse holder. (Not safe to write the least here). If remembering correctly, it was the headlight switch and or related wiring on the handlebars, that shorted to ground.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank ya! That’s one thing about doing your own wiring, you gotta make sure you aren’t screwing up!

[@thomasjefferson4492]

HERES a new WORD..POWER RELAYS,starter,horn,you can't send a burst of power through your handle bar switches,it will burn them out,I learned that the hard way...

[@johnpayne6196]

Always interesting, useful and incisive. Also, well presented. From the UK.

[@williammoore7727]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving day???? Nice job on the wiring repair looks great!!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you!! I had a thanksgiving feast two days in a row 🦃 🥧 😋

[@frankzimmerman2194]

It's a good thing Father and Daughter!

[@hokaheyrider059]

When i was wrenching in shops we absolutely dreaded it when someone came in with an old rat bike that was having any kind of electrical problem. 90% of the time, the wiring would be a total disaster from owners trying to fix shit themselves. I remember one Sprotster in particular. Every flippin wire on that bike was black! What a nightmare.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Sounds horrid!

[@weldings]

Arrrh that’s how’s it’s done properly! I need a wire clamp device now ! 😊👍

[@leojetdance]

Always enjoy your videos and I like how calm your dad seems to be. And you’re a darn good mechanic. 😊

[@garnettlloyd]

Great job your dad did fixing the wiring, he's amazing.

[@lucgagnaux3155]

BRAVO LA ROUQUINE ET BRAVO AU PAPA GOOD!!!!!!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you!!

[@billvandyne4685]

Nice electrical work!

[@jamesshonk565]

Nice job on the wires Red. Very clean.

[@pb68slab18]

Harley wants an arm & leg just for some of the connector blocks they use in their harnesses, IF ya can get them. There are several motorcycle wreck -stripping companies on Ebay and they offer complete harnesses stripped from wrecks. As you found out, soldering and heat-shrink several wires at the same point can make a lump in a harness, making it hard to run inside handlebars. I try to offset the joints about an inch of so apart, when I can.

[@tommydemis9094]

Wiring can be a real bug-a-boo! Because people don’t want to do it correctly like your Dad did it! Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Happy thanksgiving! 🦃 🥧

[@sfdirtyharry]

Thank you for all your help 🤠

[@arjaran]

Very nice work Red. I have to do wiring cleanup on a Sporty Im restoring. The staggered solder connections are important and it just tidies it all up. Im enjoying your cinematic adventures :)

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

The wiring makes being done right makes a big difference to the look of the finished bike.

[@Mike-mp7gr]

Great job. I hate when you unwrap the tape and find the dreaded BUTT connectors.

[@hogmanbaker9853]

ANGEL YOU and your DAD did a excellent job on the wiring. DAD SHOWS YOU HOW TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY GREAT. KEEP VIDEOS ROLLING OUT.🕸💀☠

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thanks!

[@davidcoyote8921]

👍

[@blipco5]

And if you do any custom wiring, make sure you use an internal reamer on any drilled holes. Plus, pulling your hair up totally changes your look.

[@johnwarr7552]

The wiring on my FXR had been butchered so often and so badly over the last 30 years I had to re-wire from scratch this summer. Worth every little solder burn :-) Never buy a cheap crimp tool.

[@triumphrider572]

Cracking video! Ask your Dad if he's heard of Joe Lucas, (The Prince of Darkness) No relation to Ozzy! We riders of old British iron know him well. I used to have a sticker on my Bonnie with his company motto: Domus Ante tenebre' Home Before Dark!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

I’ll ask him about it!

[@rsbharley4766]

Excellent work, job well done. Ride safe, Cheers

[@lawnboyfromhell]

Over the years I have seen some horror stories on bike wiring and I have learned a lot over the years as well, I was working on a Shovelhead that I had rebuilt the top end on about 15 years ago, it came back fro some other issues about 2 years ago, the wiring was horrible, so I asked the owner "Who was the a$$hole that wired this?" He looked at me and said "You did!" I guess we all start somewhere!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

😂

[@shaunmiller7370]

❤

[@pieceworkstudios]

Nicely done. I for one would love to listen to you guys banter as you're doing stuff. Maybe you sped it up to omit on the conversation but if you did that thinking we wouldn't want to watch it all in real time...🤔 I would, juuuuust sayin' 😁

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Lol I’ll see about leaving more banter in future videos 🤔

[@Boysenberr]

Well-thought out and cleanly done! I noticed that you have not yet mentioned your dad's rate of pay for all his assistance; probably a simple oversight, eh? ( :

[@dangalli1]

Good to see your pops again and to hear him speak! He's definitely super bad ass. That pic of him back in the day in your "short" video was way cool! I'm curious, what is that charm on your necklace?

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

The charm is a pterodactyl pendant that my brothers kids picked out for me from a gift shop at a museum :)

[@dangalli1]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC I thought so, but wasn't positive!

[@dudleydorite7678]

looks nice. the bike is coming along too.😄

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thanks!

[@59redwing]

Been subscribed to your channel for a while now started watching more of your content recently and what do you know a 1200 Sportster followed me home last night LOL. Guess it's time to start riding again! keep up the videos!

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

That’s awesome, congrats on the new toy! 🎉

[@gitworm7846]

arghhhhhhh spaghetti wiring i feel your pain lol ........great job you guys .....Gitworn (Scotland)

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you! I would pick spaghetti over this mess any day lol.

[@gitworm7846]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC 😂😂 very true and much more tasty

[@booiedeus8539]

Thanks for the video red

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@trentsteck4937]

Keep up the awsome red i love your videos

[@robertgwinn8406]

Cool... Ty for sharing

[@Cstoreri]

Great RR!

[@nordland2235]

Been there...done that....cept I went longer...6 riser and 6 bars.

[@ПетрПетров-с8э]

Confusion with turn signals is a common occurrence, I also had this, you turn it on, and the lights just burn, sometimes this is also due to the fact that there is no additional light bulb between the turn signals and the relay. I confess honestly, on my motorcycle in the wiring, the devil himself will break his leg :))

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Wiring is a pain! I like my shovel head, it has hardly any wires Lol.

[@shaunmiller7370]

A rad your dad can work hell of a quick or was it timelapse just funny

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

😆

[@JT-gw5vz]

Hi Angel great video thank you. is that a stock 5 and 3/4 headlight on the Dyna? I'm looking for a replacement for my FXR and it's hard to find.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

As far as I know it’s stock. I don’t think I’ve got an extra headlight that size kicking around or I would send it your way!

[@ford1546]

Hello. Do you use shrink tubing with glue? importance since you then get it waterproof

[@scuzzytwo7556]

Sounds like you ran in to some of my work.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

😂

[@leicmick]

Proper Job 😀👍👍

[@jukeboxheros7021]

I guess I missed the video were you decided not to swap the tank for the sporty tank. I'm going to do the swap from the 5gl to a small sporty tank. I gotta figure out what to do with the speedo, ignition switch, etc.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

I may still put the sporty tank on, but the plan was alway to get it ready for an inspection and safetied before I do any major fabrication on it.

[@jukeboxheros7021]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC cool, I didn't think of that. carry on🙂

[@shaunmiller7370]

How’s life treating you and your dad

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

It good, thanks 🙂

[@wolfman3970]

🥰

[@davidlarson3920]

✌️😁👍

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

💯👍👌✨🏍️👋

[@benderbender1233]

✌😘

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

✌️😁

[@benderbender1233]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC 💗

[@chenote1]

오.. 저 길다란 주황색 토치 마음에든다. made in canada?.

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Made in the US I believe. The company is called Blue Point, my dad has had that one for 20 years or more.

[@chenote1]

@@RedRiderCanadaBC 미국도 저렇게 작은 제품을 만드는구나. 탱크만 만드는줄 알았더니..

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

@@chenote1 lol you are funny!

[@dennytuma]

holley recommends no solder they want you to use bare butt connectors and shrink wrap so i figure if it's good enough for holley it's good enough for me no more solder

[@bigiron8831]

@denny tuma I don't care what holley recommends..... I prefer solder and I prefer Edelbrock.✌

[@dennytuma]

@@bigiron8831 that's fine but i''ll be done sitting there drinking whiskey while your still farting around soldering plus have a better wire job, i never said i like holley so there

[@joegelencser2571]

Awesome but why would you drive such a piece of junk

[@RedRiderCanadaBC]

Lol I haven’t ridden it. The point is that I’m turning the junk into something rideable, so that I won’t be riding a piece of junk.