Roelof has been building wiring harnesses for a decade now, and every project reminds him of the same truth: no two motorcycles are alike. His latest work on a customer’s Yamaha XS1100 with a sidecar proved it once again.
The bike arrived with a tired, brittle harness, stiff from age, patched with whatever connectors had been used over the years just to keep it running. Instead of chasing faults, Roelof did what experience has taught him: strip everything out and start again. He fitted a brand‑new loom, upgraded the lighting with LEDX.1156Y and 1157R, and installed a new X3.M control hub.
For him, the value of the X3.M is simple: the original harness can be removed entirely, the wiring becomes clean and hidden, and everything works exactly as it should.
As Roelof explains it:
“Every motorbike is different and you’ll always come across something else that needs replacing too. So take everything out and start again.”
What he’s proud of isn’t the loom itself, but the outcome: the bike runs, the customer is satisfied, and the machine is ready for its next chapter. The frame is off for powder‑coating, the freshly painted tank is going back on, and the wiring, now hidden, quietly does its job.
“Without this wiring harness, the motorbike simply won’t run.”
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Roelof doesn’t work alone, either. His middle daughter, Marit, has grown up around motorcycles — riding on them as a baby, helping in the workshop whenever she’s off school, and recently completing work experience at two engineering firms, including a motorcycle workshop. This photo here shows Marit helping out with the customer’s XS1100, the same machine he rebuilt from the inside out.
Another shows her at the bench working on the wiring harness of a Yamaha TT600, already taking on real electrical tasks with patience and curiosity. It’s clear she loves the work, and it’s clear she belongs in engineering.
Roelof is already deep into the next project: a Honda CBR600 built around an X3.P and RECX.370. After years of using NWT components in his own workshop, he’s now officially a dealer for Europe and the United Kingdom — putting these systems into real‑world service every week.
For riders in Europe looking for someone who truly understands motorcycle electrics — classic or modern — Roelof remains one of the rare specialists who does the job right from the inside out. And with Marit already learning the ropes, the next generation is right there beside him.
