As therapy I have been sorting through my parts boxes fro parts to work on when I am back 'up to speed'. First up was a choice of three headlamps. The original one had a great big aperture for an ammeter drilled in it and I may still restore that one as a bit of history. Someone though it necessary to put an ammeter in there so they were obviously having some sort of charge issue.
The best part - the red one - had a couple of small dents but really nice paint. Almost too good to strip, so the other two were treated to a coat or two of 'industrilal strength' paint stripper.
The interesting thing about these early headlights is that the speedometer is held in with a long spring that attaches to a little hook at the bottom of the shell. There are no screwholes in the top of the headlamp shell (like later models) or in the alloy mounting hoop like the 1962 bikes.
With the hedlamps pickling away, I turned my attention to the other electrical parts. I found the two original 'green' coils but managed to break off a LT terminal. Happily I hfound a 'few' more and was able to remove all of the crumbling terminal boots and fasteners.
Out of the grubby tangle of coils and plug wires came these two genuine Hm marked plug caps. I think they will clean up nicely.
They have an ingenious way of attaching the plug lead which means unscrewing the plug terminal from inside. More investigation and careful application of the 'right-size' screwdriver necessary.
G
