Hello
Anyone who knows if its safe to remove the ground (earth) cable from the engine block on a vf1000f2.
Hi. Not really understanding the question? Why do you want to remove the earth? I personally would say no as you really want the best possible earthpath. Most electrical prblems are caused by poor earthing.
What frew168 said…why…?? Honda put it there for a reason…
Smithy.
I have bad charging and want to clean all connections from battery to all points before I will search other problems. Do you think it´s a stupid idea?
Sensible approach,now we know what you are doing,you can loosen the bolt on the engine block that secures the earth cable but can’t remove it because the rear cylinder head stops you.
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Is there anyway you can remove it?
I want to check the earthcable if it is in bad shape.
By all means its 39 years old.
You should be able to inspect the cable by following it from one point to the other. Check and clean both ends and clean the area around were both ends attach. These cables don’t usually cause too much trouble but were they attach to can if they get dirty or loose.
One end is bolted to the cyl block behind the rear cyl head on the right side of the bike, the other end goes to the battery negative terminal, it’s pretty simple, just check the cable for poor contact etc. The bolt cannot be removed with the rear head still on the bike, as Bif mentioned…the bolt is too long.
One way to replace it is to cut the “eye” open and remove the cable then use an open ended or slotted “eye” to replace it…either way, the bolt cannot be removed.
Smithy.