Electric Avenue!
Time now to look at the electrics and there were no surprises here. The wiring was generally in pretty good shape apart from one or two points…
As long ago as the early 1970s, Japanese wiring systems were made to a very high standard compared with those which were typically found on contemporary British bikes, and despite the fact that they were designed to last for maybe 10 years or so, after nearly 50 years they usually are still capable of working satisfactorily.
In this case the problems were where the insulation had been damaged (Photo 1) or replaced by something slightly dodgy (Photo 2). The other issues were in the inevitable corrosion or oxidation
