2007 TE450 USA model questions:

I'm working diligently on my "new" bike and the questions as I go are piling up. So, I'd like to ask about these things befoe I get bogged down with doubt.

By USA model I guess I'm saying, I have no ignition key, smog stuff, coolant temp.sensor in the back if my cylinder.

1) The black plastic neutral switch below the C.S. sprocket..... I guess it's sole porpose is to illuminate a neutal light on the stock instrument guage?
2)What is the little brass nipple next to the intake manifold .... screws into the cylinder... for ? A vacuum test port? Or does a hose from somewhere plug on there? (I was gonna remove and plug it).
3) What's is that black rubber cylendrical shaped electrical thing, under the gastank, behind the ignition coil? Parts list calls it a 'condenser".
4) And how about the flat 2" square aluminum "box" with 4 wires out of it,... mounted on the right side of the steering head? Maybe the flasher?

Last.... does anyone make a nice compact multi-function switch housing for the handlebars. Switchhousing for t/signals, horn, headlight on/hi/lo / Thanks, Dave

1. Do not remove, it has varied resistance for each gear selection effecting the ignition.
2. The smog system plugged in there, remove and pot the correct size screw in its place.
3. not sure what you mean.
4. Voltage regulator.

Oh, ok then.

1) Leave that switch alone. I wonder if a description on that gear position switch found somewhere in the owners or service manual?

2) I plugged it with a short 5mm bolt ...red locktite.

3) It's 3" long, 1" diameter, cylindrical shape and has two wires coming out from the back of it. The end is epoxied where the wires exit and it looks like it is slid into a rubber shell. It hangs from a bracket under the frames top backbone. Under the gastank...right behind the ignition coil for spark. Looks like it actually could be just as the parts list describes... a condenser, but why a condenser?

4) Ok.

Dave

I looked at their switch... it look ok. Might stop down to the bike boneyard and see whats there but wanting something compact, the Baha ones prolly the best out there.

Horn, t/sig's, headlight on and hi/lo .... what else is there?

Thanks, dave

The only thing I'm not sure about is where the clutch safety switch is that disables the starter without pulliing the clutch level. Otherwise, I think the only handlebar controls/switches you have not mentioned are the right side On/Off button and starter button. Good Luck!

I'm doing away with the "clutch-out/ won't start switch, ... actually the PO did. (Fine with me).

I'll still be using the single starter button and the single on/off button.

I think I'm missing a lights on/off button .... not part of the left side hi/lo beam switch.


Still need the little Brembo front brake light switch that fits into the levers perch. The PO removed it .... man he stripped a lot of the stock stuff off. He used this TE for hare scrambles. I need street legal. Any one know of an alternate switch ... hydraulicly activated like the rear switch or maybe someone has a stock switch?
Dave

I have had big problems with a BD switch on my DRZ.

The US models don't have the on/off switch for the lights,just the EU models. The whole EU style switch is around 85$ from halls. That includes,turn sigs,high/low,h/l at the same time,horn,and on/off for headlight.

My local bike shop, non-franchised, had in stock a left side bars switch assy, lights off-lo-hi, horn and t/sig's. From Rocky-Tucker I think DRS brand or something... $ 28 .... nice.

And in stock, a hydraulic switch to replace the Brembo micro switch at the front lever perch. Also DRS, $18 .... nice!

Thank you local shop.

The bikes coming together.

dave

KEEP the microswitch for the front brake- (my suggestion)
there are two types of hydro switches- one common on most rears (replaces banjo bolt) which won't work for the front do to clearence issues - the other works like one of the brass bushings and is squeezed between the normal banjo bolt- used for the front- That one used on the front has cause some bleeding grief- air- for many people...

Micro switches are cheap from yoyodine if you break it- 17$ or so

oh and I like the K&S multi switch for horn, hi/lo/of, turn signals- its about an inch wide

I broke my front micro switch. Where can I get a new one?

YOYODINE
$17.38
that's the link to the switch- I used it for my ktm with the brembo (should be the same thing)- fits right into the slots on the master- I think the OEM verision was $70.00+ at the time that's why I got it from these guys... they are a brembo parts dealer...