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Hello fellow Ciao Fans from California, I hope you all are safe and still riding. I bought this 1968 Ciao c9n1t on craigslist and love it.I have a question. I dont know what this part is on my bike. Back left rear wheel. It looks disconected, maybe a hack from a previous owner. I know some Ciao’s wont start if the break light bulb is out. Maybe this is a way around that?
Wow, it’s a beauty…
But the European versions don’t have that specific part…
So I can’t help you with your question.
As @jelle says we don’t have a model with said part, but it looks like a capacitor. And do i see spring dangling from the other end? If it is a capacitor it’s ment for storing energy, maybe to accomodate for the brakelight as the original models for that time did not incorporate brakelights and the electrical system wasn’t “built” for that. Capacitors are a easy way to create a buffer, which in the case of sometimes braking is a excellent usecase.
The two connectors seem connected to eachother, which basically let the moped think you’re constantly braking. I’m interested in the other electronics of this thing. Post them here if you’ve taken them!
Thank you. That would make sense, I have a running light but no change/brightness when I use my brake. It looks like 1 piece is missing/broke/removed. I can find much info about it.
Thank you. That would make sense, I have a running light but no change/brightness when I use my brake. It looks like 1 piece is missing/broke/removed. I can find much info about it.
Hello there, and glad to see you here. Never knew a vespa could ride all the way to California !
As for your question, am really intrigued, coz I don’t have the faintest clue as to what it is. It looks like it’s ‘activated when something pulls on the spring? Is that correct?
If so, I could also only guess that it’s a simple brake switch. Where are the cables coming from and going to?
U could easily measure it with a multi meter or simply try and use it as a switch with a light and a battery
Mystery solved! It is a break switch. I noticed a sliding lock nut and attached the spring, then attached the wires and now the break light gets brighter with rear break lever. Thanks you for taking the time to answer my questions. Strangest brake
switch ive ever seen.
Wow. That’s really old-school
Look how big it is, lol. Perhaps u can make a more subtle and aesthetic one yourself.But having this original one working is pretty cool too
My first assumption was that it could be a break-switch.
The tail-light is also very different as we know it here in Europe. (ie I have never seen this)The way of mounting for me is very strange. Yes indeed very ‘old-school’.
As it is often with Vespa. Very simple but good working!I would like to do a smaller low profile version at some point, the wood screw were just to test. I will buy some nuts and bolts to fit when stores open again. While researching it I did come across a similar version for sale on a website. Maybe a newer or reproduction part. Thanks again, I’m going for a ride!
interesting! I initially thought it was some sort of killswitch when your brakelight isn’t working. So when a mandatory part on your moped is not functioning, you can’t take it out for a spin. Newer models incorporated the switch into the levers itself, but since this model uses V-brake style brakes that wasn’t possible i guess.
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