Welcome Rob, happy you found it here. You will find us a wealth of knowledge and willingness to share it. This forum also doubles as out digital campfire. For the times between rallies and rides when we meet up.

Yo friends and riders,
Old fart here just retired and got me a 1990 1200 3cv model thats had a weary and uncared for life.
Been standing outside in UK weather for 5 years after the owner died.
It's tired, corroded, rusty, dirty, and generally a fun project for a while to get tidy and running properly.
Hopefully I'll glean some tips and stuff looking through here.
Good to say hi to all...
Rob... 66 and getting older.

You are an animal Dan. Your threshold for pain is off the charts.

I woke up, couldn't breathe, and knew to stay still until help came.
My MOS 91B2 training kicked in...

Fuck that hurt....(although, no road rash)

Before and after drilling.

Quote from: Troyskie on Yesterday at 04:49:32 AMWe didn't do anything on the rear at all Travis, it slipped in like a banana on stage. But we did um-and-ah as another Oz member did the same thing and had the same issue as you.
Perhaps the 4AY motor being an early bird, this one is VIN # ...204, makes some difference?

I thought my bro had replaced the bottom half of the case with a later model as the lower frame rails are 1200, but when I asked he said it was the top, but that doesn't make sense as the engine # is the same and not 're-stamped' 

 The hole in the bottom rear engine mounts of the xjr engine and I think the 89 and later fj rubber mounted engines are about 13 mm and the holes in the fj1100 and early fj1200 are 28 mm. I drilled mine out to 28 mm. Maybe your engine was already drilled out

Quote from: Pat Conlon on May 12, 2025, 07:08:54 PMYears back, I had a low side where I got separated from my FJ. I got slammed hard broke 4 ribs and I couldn't get to my bike to turn it off. My lovely FJ just lay there idling on her side with no oil pressure...ruined the engine. My riding buddy came back after 5 minutes or so but the damage was already done.

I like the idea of a safety teather shutting off the engine, fuel pump and inflating a vest air bag.

That said....I don't see why you couldn't use that fuel pump safety switch.

Oh come on Pat 4 broken ribs. That's like a slap on the back. Lol.
I broke all of the ribs on my left side. One on both ends.  Partially collapsed lung and broken scapula. Got on my bent raptor 700. And road one handed 36 miles of trails back to my buddies truck. Then the hospital in the U.P. sent me to the Froedert trauma center in Milwaukee. And you couldn't even save your fj.
Lol. I just think I'm too stupid to know when I'm really hurt. Lol.

No pump relay is needed, you run your pump directly off the safety switch.

Did you ever find out what circuit the green plug was on?

I ordered the safety switch. I have a used fuel pump from an 89 that was running rather recently. I also ordered an in line fuse that can handle 5-20amps which maybe I don't need anymore since the safety switch has a built in 7.5 fuse or maybe I still use the in line fuse and put a 10 amp fuse in it just to be safe as a back up? other than some 14ga or 16ga wire is there anything else I'm missing? Do I need a fuel relay or does the safety switch I ordered resolve the purpose of a fuel relay?

The fuel pump safety switch module assures you that the fuel pump is shut off 3 seconds after the switch module sees no rpm signal from your tach lead.

On the other hand...As long as the teather is plugged in, your fuel pump is on.

That's the difference that I see.

I see no complex wiring problem using the fuel pump safety switch. If you are not sure about the amperage capacity of the green plug circuit, go ahead and plan on running a dedicated circuit from your battery. No big deal.

Pat (and everyone), looks like Pingel makes a motorcycle kill switch. Would using something like this save me from a bunch of fancy wiring when trying to wire the fuel pump on my 86"?

If the fuel pump is powdered by the ignition being ON and I wire this kill switch into the ignition so that if the switch is pulled the power turns the ignition off that should shut the engine and fuel pump down, right?

https://www.pingelonline.com/safety-kill-switches/641-two-piece-handlebar-mount-safety-kill-switch-7-8-normally-open-circuit.asp