1966 CA77 replaceable headlight bulb

tobysdad · Post by **tobysdad** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:32 pm

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but where can I find a replaceable headlight bulb for my 1966 CA77? I have a few CA95 6 volt bulbs that fit but naturally they burn out after 5 minutes being only 6 volts.

I've tried EBay, Ohio Cycle, Google and all the others but no luck. All I need is the stupid bulb. Thanks

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:17 am

CA is a big state; come on, you can to better than that!

You're one of the lucky ones, it seems, with a replaceable-lamp unit. There must be places in the US (perhaps Retro Bikes?) that sells them. Can you post a pic of the lamp and / or back of the beam unit separately? Possibly APF (American Pre-Focus) fitting.

Paul Goff (Goffy) carries most in stock, in the UK. Here's a chart of lamps for your guidance.

tobysdad · Post by **tobysdad** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:02 pm

Alamo, California to be precise. Here's a pic of the light housing. It's stamped Stanley 60194 12V 35/30W.

The bulb fitting is bayonet-like. What you see there is a 6 volt bulb from my CA95. It fits perfect but wrong voltage of course. Thanks!

davomoto · Post by **davomoto** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:15 pm

If worse comes to worse, I believe that you can use a diode to reduce the voltage going to the headlight.

Davo

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:17 pm

I'm working on locating a 12v for ya. .........lm

tobysdad wrote:Alamo, California to be precise. Here's a pic of the light housing. It's stamped Stanley 60194 12V 35/30W.

The bulb fitting is bayonet-like. What you see there is a 6 volt bulb from my CA95. It fits perfect but wrong voltage of course. Thanks!

FAST FRED · Post by **FAST FRED** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:33 pm

I have some old weird headlight bulbs that look like that.

Part Description = BULB (12V35/25W) - (replaces 34901-292-003)
Model Count = 5
CB350 1968 350 Super Sport 350 Street
CB450-K1 1968 450 Super Sport 450 Street
CB450-K2 1969 450 Super Sport 450 Street
CL175 1968 175 Scrambler 175 Dual Sport
CL350 1968 350 Scrambler 350 Dual Sport

Is this what we are looking for.

Fast Fred

tobysdad · Post by **tobysdad** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:43 pm

Thanks guys for the quick replies. Fred, I'm just not sure what you have would fit. I think what the previous owner did, he took the bayonet fitting from an old bulb and fitted it to a regular bulb. I might give that a try.

I had a similar situation with my CA95 and lucked out one day with a guy in the Mojave Desert who had eight of the bulbs. I think the diode idea might just be the way to go. I still would rather have the proper bulb.

I have a loooong way to go with this bike.

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