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Offline Vintageguy

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Directionals Question
« on: January 01, 2024, 03:24:43 PM »
Have a 1978 CB750F. Bought some directional signals on Ebay that are in better condition than mine. The ones purchased have 1 wire. The ones one the bike have 2 wires. I get the plug in positive lead. What is the other one? Ground that stays with the housing?
Thanks for any and all responses.
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Offline Alan F.

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Re: Directionals Question
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2024, 03:57:57 PM »
The 2-wire directionals will have sockets for 1157 dual-filament bulbs. These are front directionals, one filament is always on (except when your turn signal is on) as a running light, and the other is the turn signal.
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Re: Directionals Question
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2024, 05:19:36 PM »
As Alan said, the 2 wires are for the front, running light and turn signals on the other wire.
The single wire are turn signal only, for the rear(stock configuration)
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Directionals Question
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2024, 05:21:40 PM »
You can pull the guts out of your lights and swap the housings and have the 2 wire, 2 filament sockets and bulbs up front.
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A
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