Kawasaki K53020-381 - Manual (Page 2)

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Route the wires down from the rearside of the tachometer
housing through the upper fork clamp wire and hose guide and
into the rear of the headlight shell.
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Connect the black and red tachometer wires inside the headlight
housing as indicated in the schematic below.
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Route the green tachometer wire under the fuel tank and to the
bottom of the front ignition coil. Remove the black wire connector
from the front coil and install the green piggyback spade
connector from the tachometer on the coil and reinstall the black
coil wire onto the piggyback connector’s male spade terminal.
Secure the wire with the supplied cable tie. Reinstall the chrome
coil cover and tighten the set screw.
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Reconnect the 3-pin headlight plug onto the back of the headlight
and reinstall the headlight assembly onto the headlight shell,
making sure to hook the top edge first and firmly snapping the
bottom edge closed. Align the mounting holes and re-secure the
headlight ring with the two cross-point screws.
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Start the engine and check the operation and lighting of the
tachometer.
Be sure the ignition to the motorcycle is
turned off prior to making any electrical
connections
NOTICE
Care and Cleaning: Do not use abrasive cleaners; wash with mild soap and warm water.
Please check / adjust all screws in regular intervals. Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., June 2009
VN900 Coil Wire Connection VN2000 Coil Wire Connection
Coil
Black Coil
Wire
WIRE SCHEMATIC FOR VN900
Tachometer Wires: Motorcycle Wires: Notes:
Red Red / Blue Stripe (Turn signal side) Cut off supplied bullet connector, and attach with
supplied blue quick splice connector
Black Black / Yellow Stripe (accessory
ground) Insert male bullet connector into double female
bullet connector inside headlight shell
Green Black Coil Wire Green spade piggyback connector on to pin on coil
where stock black wire was installed, reinstall black
wire on to piggyback connector on coil
WIRE SCHEMATIC FOR VN2000
Tachometer Wires: Motorcycle Wires: Notes:
Red Red / Blue Stripe (Turn signal side) Cut off supplied bullet connector, and attach with
supplied blue quick splice connector
Black Install on to acorn nut inside of
headlight shell Cut off supplied bullet connector and attach ring
terminal to wire. Be sure paint is removed from
headlight shell attachment point for proper ground.
Green Black Coil Wire Green spade piggyback connector on to pin on coil
where stock black wire was installed, reinstall black
wire on to piggyback connector on coil