3 Yellow wires plug, 5th gen

Yesterday I took the seat fairing off for the first time to do some minor stuff and decided to look around a bit while under there. The older Hondas have a WELL known problem with melting of the plug for the 3 yellow wires coming out of the RR and I really didn't think that this would still be a design flaw on a 98 model, but apparently it is:



The fix is easy and I caught this one early so no real harm done, but BOY was I surprised that they haven't fixed this with either a better plug and/or better materials. Guess I'd better check all the connections on my "new" bike and see if there are any more surprises.

 

A classic failure; no, they never fixed it !!

 

Likely the spade connectors got loose. Everyone should be checking these and crushing the females closed with a screwdriver and then it should connect back up super tight then this won't happen.

 

I did this when I replaced my stator and RR...

 

Well, I had to cut the plug entirely since it welded itself together. Wires are now connected with conventional crime style M-F connectors--- a semi-permanent fix but the connections are quite solid now and reasonably protected from moisture. I plan to keep an eye on these for now and may do a more thorough fix later in the year. I Finally got the new chain on it yesterday and need to do some RIDIN!