The stop light switch mounts to the chain guard and on the 52's and 53's, the wire goes into a hole about an inch above the switch. My question is where does the wire go from there? Does it go inside the fender and come out through the 7/16" hole on the left side? Does the 42166 grommet used for the fender also get used for the hole in the chain guard?
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There are early 1952 factory photos that do not show the brake light switch wiring leaving a hole in the chain guard. On those machines; the brake light switch wiring is routed like it was on 1951 Chiefs. On the later 1952 and 1953 Chiefs; there are two wiring clips spot-welded to the sheetmetal. On is on the backside of the chain guard, and the other one is on the rear fender. The purpose of the two spot-welded clips is to keep the brake light switch wiring in the middle of the final drive chain loop, and away from the chain. Late 1952-53 brake light switch wiring clip on chain guard.jpgLate 1952-53 brake light switch wiring clip on fender.JPG For more details, please contact me at baiste@sgu.edu Steven Bailey -
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Well, I have to retract my earlier comment. In the following three photos, which are likely a 1952 Chief prototype or close to it; (from the January 1952 issue of the 'Motorcyclist') the wiring can be seen leaving the brake light switch and heading under the chain guard. Where exactly the wires went is a mystery, but that area is deadly dangerous as the drive chain is right there. Clearly, that routing was a bad idea, so Indian moved the wiring into the area above the lower run of chain. Having the wiring go through a hole in the chain guard was not the best idea either service-wise and many Police bikes have been seen with the wiring moved to the outer location - similar to the 1946 through 1951 routing. The outer location is much better for servicing the wiring. Notice that the license plate on the early 1952 Chief is a 1951 plate. Production for the 1952 Chief likely started in the Fall of 1951 or possibly closer to December of 1951. Very early 1952 Chief - likely prototype A.jpgVery early 1952 Chief - likely prototype B.jpgVery early 1952 Chief - likely prototype C.jpgComment
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