electrical taping exposed wires on my XR200

So i got 3 days off this week, so I thought of fixing my motorcycles ignition... The job was really easy but it got pretty tough because of my little assistant that keeps on jumping at my back while soldering..

After connecting the ignition wires I saw few exposed cables. I have an old XR200 Honda so this was a by product of age and abuse:).. so electrical taping is essential to avoid short circuits.

Here are some tips I learned from an old buddy who works at CFG Banilad. Same technique was also used by another electrician who rewired my bike when I tore it down few years back.

Picture below is quite simple to understand:) So what you need is to transfer or roll the electrical tape to another smaller roll:)

I use 3M Electrical Tapes all the time:)

Sample 1.

comes handy when insulating wires too:)

Sample 2.

this is the bikes main harness.. take the  old tape and re-tape

Sample 3.

Advantage of using this practice is that you avoid the annoying thing that happens when you cut the tape first then tape.. yup! it sticks anywhere.. when this happens the tapes sticky part would accumulate dust.. Hope this helps!

Daddy's advise when working with little kiddo's is to do a visual check before using them bikes.. You might have some toothbrush stuck somewhere...