Went to the cmsnl.com website and found a ton of stuff that I don't currently have for the bike. I think I have two routes I can go with this stuff. Either I buy all of the small things that will get my bars on or save it and buy a new wire harness that will help the bike as a whole. I am thinking the harness might be a good decision for now. The bad thing is that even with a new harness, my father-in-law went crazy with other things on the bike and I am not sure that the wires for things like the headlight and signals are in good enough shape either for connection to the new harness. There are wires that I see in the harness and in the things that attach to the harness that, to my knowledge, have no correlation to what I see in the wiring diagram. An example of this would be the motorcycle alarm that he installed on the rear fender. It is basically a license plate holder with the alarm stuff in it. Pretty cool but not sure how that thing is wired up.
I am afraid at this point I am into something I won't be able to finish. I am not sure if the coils are still good or if the rectifier needs replacing. Also, I have found that there is supposed to be a fuse box on this bike but God only knows where that has gone over last 30 years of sitting in a garage. I won't bring myself to get rid of this bike since it is the last chance I have at owning a classic. All I can say for now is that it is going to take a lot of time and money to at least get this thing rideable in a very minimalist way. Meaning, not perfect and not pretty but functional.
If there is anyone in the Dallas area that might be willing to give me some pointers in person, I would be willing to feed them lunch or dinner and have a couple of rounds of brews. I hope I am not asking too much.
