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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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bike has been stripped and blasted, in the process of mocking up some new ideas and putting everything back in its place. not planning on using any gauges or lights other than head light and tail light, and not a big fan of the cluster f*** in the head light housing from factory. any creative suggestions?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 79xlh1000
... not planning on using any gauges or lights other than head light and tail light, and not a big fan of the cluster f*** in the head light housing from factory. any creative suggestions?
How's this? ... [The solenoid is incorrectly labelled "cyl"]
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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hi !!
i am rebuilding a ironhead 79 to!
but i do not have the manual book
do you have a pdf of the owner manual or a wiring diagram by any chance ?
thx
good luck on your bike !!
stephane
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dark venom inc
hi !!
i am rebuilding a ironhead 79 to!
but i do not have the manual book
do you have a pdf of the owner manual or a wiring diagram by any chance ?
thx
good luck on your bike !!
stephane
Please do like all of us have to do....... shell out some of your hard earned cash for a manual. We had to buy ours. No reason you cannot do the same. The wiring diagram you need will be in the manual as well...... pg
 
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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thx buddy!!
but i have the user manual but no electric diagram ,the manual is from 1979 and the electric part had been taken off it !!
so it is for that i need a wiring diagram!!!!!
thx anyway
dvi
 
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dark venom inc
thx buddy!!
but i have the user manual but no electric diagram ,the manual is from 1979 and the electric part had been taken off it !!
so it is for that i need a wiring diagram!!!!!
thx anyway
dvi
Put ironhead wire diagram into the Google search and you will get 3 or 4 results right away. Here's one ...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...num=2&ct=image
 

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Any update?
 
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here is the site that I dwn loaded for my parts and service manuals it only cost me 7.00 each
I have a 1979 XLS
its a great place to down load older manuals
http://www.motorcycle-manual-download.com/
 
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