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79F Standard Rescue in progress
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...centerfold to some of us...in some ways
Pete I'm not even sure it can be trusted as accurate yet .. For Sure !Now THAT would be handy if you could scan it as a .pdf Randy....
But maybe
I'd be happy with a better, flattened, correctly oriented pic. We could work with that. I've collected up pretty much all the wiring diagrams I could find but don't have that one, only a '79 Special/Special II one. From looking at your current pic, I can see one difference already, the light checker. Your pic shows the simple 3 wire unit. The Specials have the more complex 7 wire unit.
Well there seems to be some demand here then. I'll work on this. Scanning & converting to PDF is not my forte however there are some very competent folks here in this US Digital Company.... will do
There is a better phone pic. Good as I can get here at the desk.
Looks pretty good to me Randy. Its all about how big you print it (I'd do it on 11" x 17" paper).
Great, I have to actually work for a little while here.. dammit, they're on to me again 
A few in color the first is pretty close to your 79 major diff is the 77 has a headlight on off by the throttle.
these and more, found in the tech section.
these and more, found in the tech section.
Next question. Have any of you wondered about why there seems to be two different manufacturers of the turn signals ?
I've found both the IEMCA made in Japan, kind and the Stanley (made in Japan ) kind
The Japanese ones do have original Toshiba bulbs. Just as the original gauge bulbs are Toshiba. Replacements seem always to be Stanley.
In the turn signals, the Stanley versions do have slightly different sockets as well.
Even the lenses which are interchangeable have different molded lettering. This 79F is Stanley equipped throughout. My 78E is the other .
I've found both the IEMCA made in Japan, kind and the Stanley (made in Japan ) kind
The Japanese ones do have original Toshiba bulbs. Just as the original gauge bulbs are Toshiba. Replacements seem always to be Stanley.
In the turn signals, the Stanley versions do have slightly different sockets as well.
Even the lenses which are interchangeable have different molded lettering. This 79F is Stanley equipped throughout. My 78E is the other .
Hmmmm....interesting!
I think all I've ever encountered is the Stanley stuff (bulbs, lenses, housings) but I'll look closer now.
By the way, those small BA9S twist-lock instrument bulbs are dirt cheap and readily available on eBay now (from China) .....
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...A0.H0.Xba9s+bulb.TRS0&_nkw=ba9s+bulb&_sacat=0
By the way, those small BA9S twist-lock instrument bulbs are dirt cheap and readily available on eBay now (from China) .....
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...A0.H0.Xba9s+bulb.TRS0&_nkw=ba9s+bulb&_sacat=0
but I want them in LED.....
I have a small stash of Toshibas.
I'm a scrap yard scavenger by nature
I'm a scrap yard scavenger by nature
Those bars would be much more comfortable if they were rotated just a little more, so that the ends point down. Upside down those bars are great, and just the right width for leverage on these small bikes.
Scott
Scott
Like this ? Tempting to use on my other bike. Still undecided. They are actually nearly as wide as stock bars. Just a little wider than "Emgo Euro" bars I've really liked before .
