Handlebars and gauge cluster

So one of the first things I did was remove all of the handlebar attached switches along with the gauge cluster, brake master cylinder, and grips.

Gauge cluster from front

Back of gauge cluster, here you can see the state of the paint and metal

The state of the grip controls

I stripped the whole gauge cluster and handlebar switches apart and cleaned all of the connections and switches and soda blasted the housings for repainting.  I repainted everything with POR Chassis Black paint which seems to have done a good job, we will see how it holds up over time on the bike.

Refinished Right control

Refinished Left control

All of the wires were checked and labeled, all I need now is to order some replacement PVC flexible conduit to replaced the cracked and broken conduit that was on these wires.

Refinishing the gauge clusters is still missing a few things to be finished.  I have all of the housings stripped and repainted, but when disassebling I noticed this:

This is supposed to be a bulb holder for one of the indicator lights in the gauge

This is what it should look like

It appears that the bulb and holder had rusted away from at least 2-3 of these signal lights.  Fortunately there is a company that makes replacements so I am waiting to make a bigger order to get the cluster reassembled.

That's all for now, I have a few more updates to get up to current on my disassembly process status.  Its slow, but good progress.