[Celtfire]

I'm planning a crap ton of riding this year that is going to take me far from home. I've only had my Sportster since April of last year and I am attempting to get more intimate with her. I have already done several of my own upgrade swaps like forward controls, suspension, battery, seat, and tires. While working on the front of the bike I noticed a wire coming from the wiring harness and terminating just behind the left forward control that seems to not be plugged into anything. I have consulted my Clymer manuel and cannot find reference to this anywhere. These were the best pictures I could get. Can someone please tell me what this is or what it is used for? Thank you in advance.
Bike is a 2008 HD Sportster 1200 Low.

 

[Kainam]

Ditch the Clymers. You now see why they arent worth a damm.

That connector appears to be the Canbus termination plug.
Is there a plug connected to that socket?

 

[Celtfire]

Ditch the Clymers. You now see why they arent worth a damm.

That connector appears to be the Canbus termination plug.
Is there a plug connected to that socket?

it appears that there is something plugged into the connector. The arrows are pointing to what I think is a connector or maybe a cap?!? It is attached to the frame with one of those plastic mounting screws.

 

[Kainam]

it appears that there is something plugged into the connector. The arrows are pointing to what I think is a connector or maybe a cap?!? It is attached to the frame with one of those plastic mounting screws.

That's what a Can-Bus termination socket looks like. A HD Service manual would show that.

 

[1/2 Ton]

Clymers is not your friend when it comes to HD!
Search for a used Harley Davidson Service manual for your exact bike (Year and model) to save some $.
Otherwise order one from your local dealerships parts counter. They run about $140 or so. But it will pay for itself the first time ya use it. No arbitrary torque values and no multiple guess on what model they are describing. Just solid know how on your specific bike.

Clymers and Haynes pack multi year and multi model into one book. They also use torque values based of "industry standard values" Not the values that were specified by the HD engineers. Nor does the aftermarket books have any updates from the first print. They will lead you down the preverbal rabbit hole on many occasions.

IMHO its the best upgrade you can get for "YOUR" bike! Everything else is just glitter.

EDIT: The online or PDF versions are pirated from HD manuals... NOT to be copy / pasted or posted to this forum. I'm pretty sure its still in the user agreement policy on the forum page. In all honesty it's been a long while since i had read it. I know the pirated versions are very much frowned upon here.

The ordered manuals from the service desk can take a few months to get to you. It's not a real fast service. Just so ya know.

 

[Celtfire]

That's what a Can-Bus termination socket looks like. A HD Service manual would show that.

Thank you. I will have to get an HD service manual.

 

[Chief191]

+1 what 1/2 ton said ….
Search eBay or Craigslist if you want one faster or your local dealer can order.
Next to my bike it was the best purchase I made for it…

 

[Kainam]

A HD Service manual will pay for itself the first time you use it to do any work on your bike.

 

[Celtfire]

Thank you so much 1/2 Ton. Right after Kainam said to ditch the Clymer I started searching for Service manuals and the downloaded ones were tempting at a fraction of the cost but I would much rather, A. be honest amd B. have a book in my hand. I didn't know about the torque specs. Thats kinda scary since I have done a lot of work already on my bike using the Clymer. Thank you so much for all the great advice.

 

[Old Road Dog]

The Factiry Srvice Manual will show the schematics but may not describe what the connectors are. For that you need the Electrical Diagnostics Manual.The Parts Manual is also invaluable as it shows the relationship/ location of the particular part your working on. No, owning an HD is not cheap.

 

[SCHMIDTY]

Considering the location of that connector I'd hazard a guess it's for a jiffy stand switch for HDI Harleys.