____ Coincidentally, it seems you started writing-up your second-post just after I had begun editing mine.
[quote= Knutsonbm ...
" I suspect you are correct and I've probably been calling it a scrambler incorrectly "
____ Actually I hadn't made any conclusion to be right or wrong about,, but from your picture, we now know that your 450-frame must be a 1970 450-Scrambler ! _ But then your engine ought-to have a tach.drive [instead of the plain bevel-cover] !
Does your cyl.head also have a 'DESMO' cover (seen opposite-side), or rather '450' ?
" Charred Coil Winding. "
____ If it's truly "Charred" (as can only happen when a near fully charged battery has somehow been allowed to short-circuit though it long enough to make it smoke), then indeed it probably can no-longer be used (as is).
However if the windings are merely browned, then it may still be in a fully operational state of condition.
__ You can check which possible state is really the actual condition, by doing an ohm-meter test on each of the pair of stator-windings. _ But you'd need an ohm-meter that's capable of taking readings under 1.0-ohm.
" there is ALWAYS the possibility of stop & go traffic, "
____ Assuming you don't rely on just a little itty-bitty battery, the battery is expected to get you through a non-
overextended trip through such riding conditions,, especially if you retain the stock 30-watt HL.sealed-beam, (which should get you through an entire day of such
near-idle running) !
" Regarding the 45watt headlight......
I will NOT run a headlight greater than 45 watts . "
____ You could get-by with a 65/45w 12v.bulb, but you'd then have-to keep your average-RPMs above 4.5-grand whenever riding with the high-beam left constantly activated for over a half-hour at a time.
" It will always be on when riding. I've had enough close calls of people pulling out in front of me even WITH a headlight on "
____ One of those damn blind-drivers once totaled a freshly restored 1966 250-Scrambler I was riding with headlight at
full-brightness, (by making a lefthand-turn directly into the left-side of me,, at an intersection, back in '77) ! _ That was fortunately my worst example, of a number of such instances !
__ It seems that headlights are-not sufficient, (and-so we rather need hologram-projectors that make ya look like a brightly multi-colored semi-transport TRUCK) !
But what I found that more-so helps (than a steady lit headlight), is to employ a winker-blinker option within the headlight-circuit (for daytime use).
" Electrically uninclined I am, "
____ Unfortunately, it has seemed that many of even those who have thought they had nothing left to learn about Ducati-electricals, still had significant information yet to learn from me.
So you're fairly far from being alone in such regard.
" what stator do you recommend I purchase? "
____ Unfortunately there's not much of any choice to speak of, (if you wish to keep both arms & legs).
If you would never consider rewinding your-own stator, then hopefully your existing unit is still good enough to pass an ohm-meter check.
Hopeful-Cheers,
-Bob
