From: | Duane Taylor | e-mail: | duane-A-taylorclassiccycles.com |
Subject: | RE: Correct lens for 1948 S125 | Date: | Wed Feb 25 13:09:49 2015 |
Response to: | 20277 |
KEVIN: ASSUMING YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE 48-S 125 HEADLIGHT LENS. THERE WERE TWO. ONE HAD (RITEWAY) DEBOSSED (CAST) IN THE GLASS IN LARGE LETTERS. I HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE NOS IN ORIGINAL BOXES. THE OTHER TYPE HAD (SEE LIGHT) DEBOSSED IN THE GLASS IN SMALL LETTERS WITH (DRIVING LIGHT) CAST IN LARGE LETTERS. I BELIEVE IT WAS A REPLACEMENT LENS. IN MY 30 YRS EXPERIENCE LOOKING FOR AND BUYING PARTS, THE MOST COMMON FOUND IS/WAS THE RITEWAY LENS. I DO HAVE SEVERAL OF BOTH TYPES BUT NOT FOR SALE. THESE LENSES ARE 5 1/2 IN DIAMETER THE GUIDE HH-58 LENS WAS USED ON THE 59 AND LATER MODELS AND IS A SMALLER DIAMETER THAN THE 51-58 GUIDE CYCLERAY LENS. IT IS EASIER TO FIND THAN THE OTHER THREE AND FOUND ON E-BAY FREQUENTLY. THIS LENS IS 5 5/8 IN DIAMETER. THE HH-58 HEADLIGHT BUCKET WAS USED IN SEVERAL VARIATIONS FOR TRACTOR LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. DUANE TAYLOR -- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Is the correct lens for a 1948 s125 have the words guide-HH-58? just curious because I bought what I was told was a NOS lens for my bike and it looks nothing like the guide lens that I saw posted as an original. Thanks in advance |