QuestionI am trying to get this bike in running order and am working on the electrical. There is a resistor mounted on the headlight bracket. I had the headlight case off so I removed the bracket to paint it. When I removed the resistor it just fell apart in my hand. It is a ceramic tube with wiring wrapped around it. Not having any luck finding one online. Do you have any suggestions where to find one or how I might replace it with something else? Below is a link to a parts diagram. Part 11.
http://www.hondapartsnation.com/pages/oemparts?aribrand=HOM&gclid=CPLr34ug07ACFQ
Thanks for any help
AnswerDan, the part number 35400-329-671 is used on XL175, XL250s and probably a few other models.
I see that it is Discontinued from Honda parts warehouses.
Here's one that is kind of expensive, but the listing shows all the other models that it fits.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-1970s-Resistor-fits-26-models-xl250-mt250-motospor
The wiring diagrams here:
http://oldmanhonda.com/MC/WiringDiagrams/MCwiring.php#class XL250 selection.
show the resistor to be 3.61 ohms, but I don't know the wattage/current rating figures. Check for some ceramic resistors of that value and composition on line or keep searching Ebay to find one from a bike that people are parting out.
Bill Silver