"Parts Bike" a '77 rebuild thread

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Re: "Parts Bike" a '77 rebuild thread

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its nice to be back!
will try a test spot of gasoline on the adhesive. didn't think of that.
pictures are just taken on my samsung 10 phone.
more to come
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here is everything i am replacing. this should get the motor running then i'll add dash lights and handlebar switches later. motogadget and wiring kit, start button, spark plugs, wires & coils, reg/rec, starter solenoid. hope the starter motor and stator on the bike are still good. dyna ignition was on the other bike. still need a battery. out with the old...
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old electrics.
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Check your solenoid. They dont last as well as other parts due to the current they carry (and location near the battery).
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solenoid is going in the bin. new one is bottom left in the pic.
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Starter solenoid. BTW, I went with electronic flasher solenoid on mine, so LED/incandescent mix doesn't effect it. Buy mine at NAPA.
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Eliminating flasher relay. All lights will be LEDs. (Except headlight)
no gauges. GPS. relocating dash lights.
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Okay, if the flasher is gone, is it just the blinker fluid that boils, and makes them flash on and off?
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https://technicalarticles.revivalcycles ... ng-Diagram

owner's manual is actually a pretty interesting read. an aftermarket unit from germany setting the standard as far as i know for what a "smart motorcycle" could potentially do. looking at new bikes now and have not seen anything like this.
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That is a very interesting unit. It would be fantastic for faultfinding with an LED to show the status of each input and output.
The only thing I do not like about the unit are those darned spring clamp terminals. I hate them. They are used all the time
now in industrial connection systems, which tend to be in indoor controlled environments, or at least enclosed in some kind of box.
I have reservations about them being used on vehicles that would be exposed to dampness.
Just my opinion, i am an old fashioned electrical craftsman that grew up with screw connections.
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Using ferrules and heat shrink.

my thinking on the dampness is that the new stuff is going in the same spot as the old so it should be okay.
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Mocked this up on a box to get a feel for it.
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this will be the new layout. only 2 components. Probably try and get the solenoid close to the starter to keep the wire run short. desk is junky i'll post a better pic later.
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offline until june 18th. rubber side down, y'all. ttyl.
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