Motorcycle Repair: 1976 Honda MT125 Resistor, ceramic resistors, ebay


Question
I 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

Answer
Dan, 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