Italian Rare Bit

Stage 5. Electrical wiring, Components

The electrical system on this machine is powered by a flywheel magneto with one coil for lighting and battery requirements and one coil for the ignition, with a battery fitted to give consistent voltage to horn, lights and brake light on some models. Pretty simple stuff. I decided to rewire the bike with more modern wiring and connectors, after all, the existing wires are getting on for 62 years old and even I managed to find a wiring diagram to work to in the MI-VAL manual.

The wiring diagram however did not quite fit the wires and switches that were in the headlamp, and there was no battery shown in the diagram as it was designed for direct lighting. One of the differences I think between the different models in the MI-VAL range,