{"id":47019,"date":"2018-08-31T10:28:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T01:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=47019"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:05","slug":"gsx1200s-oil-cooled-katana-inspection-main-harness-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180831\/everyday-events\/gsx1200s-oil-cooled-katana-inspection-main-harness-swap","title":{"rendered":"GSX1200S Oil-cooled Katana Inspection Main Harness Swap (Adapted)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-2193222284\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s swap out the main harness with an adapted one before the OEM harness becomes unavailable.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7955.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nOriginally it was a GSF1200, so let me verify the details.<br \/>\nThe main difference at first glance is whether the igniter connector is waterproof or not. (There are a few other differences, but&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Only the later waterproof version is sold anymore, so we&#8217;ll adapt that one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7957.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nThis time the rear side is mostly the same. The issues are the left and right switches, meter, and ignition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThe generator connector had melted. Safe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7982.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nEven a little flux residue left behind will cause corrosion, so clean it well before installing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThe later igniter connector. Same number of pins, so it&#8217;s easy to work with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7981.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7980.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nI made a bracket to snap the starter relay in place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s swap out the main harness with an adapted one before the OEM harness becomes unavailable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[214,169,120,122],"class_list":["post-47019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gsx1200s","tag-main-harness-replacement","tag-oil-cooled-katana","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}