For over a year, I withdrew from the public, refraining from writing relationship tips as Wing Girl Kim and slowly withdrawing from people I already knew. Visiting my alma mater for my class’s 20th-year reunion seemed daunting at first. Because of this, I didn’t register. But the welcome back to New York by strangers, neighbors, … Continue readingReunion Weekend and Promising Discoveries
In February, Jason got me a 1981 Honda CX500 Custom. I named her Molly and rode her instead of Georgia, which was too small to pass big trucks on the highway. Molly had some electrical issues, but I fixed them. It also seemed that one of her forks might have been bent, and she veered … Continue readingFirst ride in the rain
She works! Two nights ago, after getting home from the shop, I looked at the Honda manual’s electrical diagram thinking about why the front brake, headlight, and running lights work, but not the rear brake, turn signals, oil and clutch lights. The problem with figuring it out was that the harness did not match the … Continue reading1981 Honda CX500c wiring
So, I have to replace some wires on old Molly. She’s a 1981 Honda CX500c. It looks like someone replaced the entire wire harness, because on her model, the flasher relay should be located in the headlamp fixture, but the gray wire to connect it runs to the back like in newer Hondas. Some bloke … Continue readingWire gauge