Dis-assembly continued rear light, horn and rubber bits

I have been continuing with the dis-assembly in preparation for some cleaning and de-rusting.

Today I took off the rear light and rear shock and found some rubber bits which I have soaking in brake fluid to see how supply they will become and if they can be used again.

Here are some photos and comments on the progress.

Original front horn and gasket.  The gasket is in good shape and will soften up with a brake fluid soak and be re-usable.

Check out these pictures of the switch.  If you look closely at the harness on the left you can see it is hand tied together with string.  There are so many signs of this being hand built it is crazy.  I was not sure if the wiring harness could be saved due some wear and tear at the engine end but the front end is in great shape so maybe with a little love it can be used.  Sadly the string tying the wires together is falling off and will not make it very much further in the process.

For my own good I am recording here the order of these wires as they go in to the terminals.  This order is from left to right in the picture below. green, yellow, black, maroon, pink, brown, white is on the far right for the horn.  Red is the incoming power which hooks up to its own terminus and is not part of the switching mechanism.

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After taking off the rear shock I was pleased with how clean it looked inside the rear fender.  Not the normal ton of grease and dirt you would expect.  There is some grease in the front section of this rear fender but not much.  Not sure how much ride time was on this engine before it got separated from the scoot.  Very sad they were not reunited.   That black "T" is the rubber buffer gasket between the rear shock and the frame.  The gasket is in perfect condition supple and ready to roll.

Rear light inside and out.  A beautiful simple design.

If you look closely you can see there are little tabs which hold the white license plate light lens in place.

Rubber parts soaking in brake fluid including the horn gasket, bellows and the grey housing which guides the harness wires in to the switch.  I think that piece is still going to find a home on this scoot.