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CL77butcher
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Front brake switch?

Post by CL77butcher » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:38 am

Hi all, new to the forum so please forgive the newb format.

First, thie bike is a 1968 CL77 that was chopped and bobbed back in the 70's. A lot of non stock parts were used and a lot of stock parts were discarded. The bike is now getting re-chopped, streched, re-bobbed and hard-tailed currently.

My silly question is a request for Photos of the front brake electrical wiring, I have none and can't find any mention of it in my climber manual. Can any of you show me what i am missing? at this point it looks like the front brake has no effect on the tail light.
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Post by mike1969 » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:14 am

It never had a front brake light switch.

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Post by G-Man » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:15 am

Hi

Welcome to the forum!


These bikes never had a front brake switch, to my knowledge. The stoplamp works off the rear brake.

If you want to use a front brake switch, just find a suitable switch and copy the wiring for the rear switch.

I think that the CB350K may have a front brake cable with a switch in it.

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Post by Snakeoil » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:30 am

Intersting frame config. You might want to wear a cup when you ride that thing.

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Frame config

Post by CL77butcher » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:58 am

I will only get a shakedown ride. I am building it for someone else. He wanted a hardtail with a drop seat height at 21". Looks extreme with the 3" stretch but we dig it.

Edit: BTW thanks for the fast responces!

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Post by brewsky » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:53 am

Kinda looks like Gurney's Alligator style...
I'm hoping the black panel in front of the seat is a cushion?
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Post by CL77butcher » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:33 am

yes it is a chunk of the armaflex that i usually use for seats. Seat is planned to be 1" thick padding with an old school quilted and buttoned black vinyl (from the old 70's long seat that was on it) and clamped at the edges with polished aluminum and stainless screws. E-bay has similar style seats that gave me the idea.

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