Hi,
I am the (rare) owner of an Ascot here in the UK which I am mildly converting owing to my dislike of the original angular headlamp, dashboard and rear lamp assemblies. However so that the bike can be easily returned to original, spec., nothing I'm doing involves cutting or welding and I'm using snap connectors onto the original wiring loom.
Unfortunately the Shop Manual which the vendor supplied with the bike only has monochrome wiring diagrams which are rather hard to follow and so I was delighted to find a thread on this forum with a coloured diagram which will hopefully make life easier
. One question though, my new instruments (see pic encl) do NOT include a temp gauge but I wish to wire in a warning lamp instead: can I connect this to the 'Thermo Switch' on the radiator and if so, which should be the 'live' wire and which to earth?
Also, I ordered paint for the custom made parts from a UK supplier which I was assured was Candy Bourgogne Red, but turns out to be much darker (see other pic, alongside a side panel). The paint supplier's code was/is 9083, although Honda's paint code is, I understand, RC107cu. Can anyone confirm this and/or recommend a supplier of the correct shade?
Finally, can anyone tell me the process used for plating the exhaust system? I want to replace my cracked and rusty muffler heat shield with a used one I've sourced in the UK, but it's quite badly scratched and dull.
Many thanks – Markysimon